MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

NGO Monitor

Think tank / academic · Think tanks & research · HQ: Israel · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, NGO Monitor appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“NGO Monitor provides information and analysis, promotes accountability, and supports discussion on the reports and activities of NGOs (non-governmental organizations) claiming to advance human rights and humanitarian agendas.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European Conservatives & Reformists250%
European People's Party250%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
1
2025
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

Lukas Mandl
1 meeting · EPP
Niclas Herbst
1 meeting · EPP
Alexandr Vondra
1 meeting · ECR
Cristian Terheş
1 meeting · ECR

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
20 Nov 2025Cristian TerheşGaps in Oversight of NGO Grants
19 Nov 2025Lukas MandlActivities of NGO Monitor in the Middle East
3 Apr 2024Niclas HerbstHate speech in Textbooks in Palestine
6 Nov 2019Alexandr Vondrasituation in Israel

Meeting an MEP is a normal part of democratic life; the record is shown so anyone can see it.