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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.

10
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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.

Socialists & Democrats330%
European People's Party220%
Greens/EFA220%
Renew Europe220%
The Left110%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).

2022
2
2023
1
2024
2
2025
3
2026
2

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

Villy Søvndal
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Martin Schirdewan
1 meeting · The Left
Karlo Ressler
1 meeting · EPP
Nathalie Loiseau
1 meeting · Renew
Robert Biedroń
1 meeting · S&D

The 10 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 May 2026Villy SøvndalUkraine
18 Feb 2026Nathalie LoiseauLutte contre les ingérences étrangères et la désinformation
16 Sep 2025Bernard GuettaFacing new theories against democracy
16 May 2025Antonio López-Istúriz WhiteCurrent situation of development policies in the United States
15 May 2025Nacho Sánchez AmorDemocracy and human rights
16 Nov 2024Karlo ResslerInternational Relations
4 Nov 2024Martin SchirdewanTheir work in Eastern Europe, points for cooperation, political situation in US and Europe
1 Mar 2023Iratxe García PérezThe important relationship between the EU and the USA
18 Nov 2022Robert BiedrońWomen's rights in Kosovo
22 Sep 2022Tineke StrikEU Accession Process of North Macedonia

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