Lobby organisation
National Democratic Institute
NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: United States · website · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, National Democratic Institute appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 10 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2026 | Villy Søvndal | Ukraine |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Nathalie Loiseau | Lutte contre les ingérences étrangères et la désinformation |
| 16 Sep 2025 | Bernard Guetta | Facing new theories against democracy |
| 16 May 2025 | Antonio López-Istúriz White | Current situation of development policies in the United States |
| 15 May 2025 | Nacho Sánchez Amor | Democracy and human rights |
| 16 Nov 2024 | Karlo Ressler | International Relations |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Martin Schirdewan | Their work in Eastern Europe, points for cooperation, political situation in US and Europe |
| 1 Mar 2023 | Iratxe García Pérez | The important relationship between the EU and the USA |
| 18 Nov 2022 | Robert Biedroń | Women's rights in Kosovo |
| 22 Sep 2022 | Tineke Strik | EU Accession Process of North Macedonia |
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