MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Nike, Inc.

Company · Consumer & retail · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Nike, Inc. appears in 15 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

15
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€500k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Nike, Inc. based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading designer, marketer, and distributor of authentic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Wholly owned Nike subsidiaries include Converse, Inc., which designs, markets and distributes actions sports and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories.”

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“For more information, visit www.nike.com Nike's headquarters for EMEA are based in Hilversum, The Netherlands. The distribution and customer service facility for the same region is based in Laakdal, Belgium. The region covering EMEA accounts for more than 18,000 employees. Nike's mission is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world and fuel the passion for sport. Nike has a strict code of ethics for all employees ("Inside the Lines"). It provides the framework and essential behavioral standards we expect employees to follow.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 15 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party640%
Socialists & Democrats427%
Renew Europe320%
European Conservatives & Reformists213%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
3
2020
2
2021
0
2022
2
2023
2
2024
0
2025
4
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

Jörgen Warborn
2 meetings · EPP
Kathleen van Brempt
2 meetings · S&D
Axel Voss
2 meetings · EPP
Tiemo Wölken
1 meeting · S&D
Bernd Lange
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 May 2026Kathleen van BremptEU-Indonesia CEPA
23 Apr 2026Bart GroothuisTrade
12 Jun 2025Jörgen WarbornInternational Trade
7 Apr 2025Wouter BekeEU-Indonesia FTA negotiations
17 Mar 2025Kris van DijckCompany visit Nike
12 Feb 2025Tiemo WölkenOmnibus (CSDD, CSRD) (staff level)
8 Mar 2023Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
9 Feb 2023Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
23 Nov 2022Barry AndrewsCSDDD
8 Jul 2022Kathleen van BremptVisit to the European Logistics Center of NIKE & discussion on the transport and the Fit For 55
15 Jan 2020Bert-Jan Ruissenupcoming ratification of the EU-Vietnam FTA
14 Jan 2020Pascal ArimontEU-Vietnam FTA
18 Sep 2019Jörgen WarbornTrade policy
18 Sep 2019Bernd LangeGeneral exchange of views
18 Sep 2019Svenja HahnEU-Vietnam free trade agreement

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