MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Nesta

NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Nesta appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“We are Nesta. The UK’s innovation agency for social good. We confront challenges that affect millions of people, from inequality and ill-health to the climate crisis. We believe that innovation offers more potential now than ever before. We see opportunities to mobilise citizens and influence behaviour. Private and public capital that can be used more creatively. A wealth of data…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.

European People's Party3100%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2026).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
0
2025
0
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

Eszter Lakos
1 meeting · EPP
Christian Ehler
1 meeting · EPP
Axel Voss
1 meeting · EPP

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
19 Jun 2026Eszter LakosHorizon Europe
16 Apr 2026Christian EhlerFP10 and Meta Science
28 Sep 2020Axel VossDigital Policy

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