Eszter LAKOS
PPE Hungary AFETEUDSITRESEDE Shadow rapporteur
Data updated 4 Jun 2026 · meetings 16 Jul 2024 – 4 Jun 2026 · official EP meetings page ↗ · official EP profile ↗ · report an error
Disclosure volume
107
meetings published this term · rank 220 of 718
10
held as shadow rapporteur
94
distinct organisations met
79%
of meetings with a counterpart in the Transparency Register
2 Sep 2024 – 5 May 2026
first and most recent declared meeting
Shadow-rapporteur compliance
2 of 2
shadowed files with ≥1 related meeting on record (100%) · rank 15 of 628
10
meetings declared in shadow-rapporteur capacity
Lower-confidence figures. Matching is by procedure code only — meetings declared without a code will not match, and a low figure may simply mean no lobby meetings took place on those files.
| Procedure | Title | Committee | Role | Appointed | Related meeting on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/0543(COD) | Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 | ITRE | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 20 Nov 2025 | ✓ yes |
| 2025/0544(CNS) | Establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034, laying down the rules for participation and dissemination under that Programme | ITRE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 5 Nov 2025 | ✓ yes |
Declared meetings (107)
Every row comes from the Parliament’s official meetings search; verify any entry on the MEP’s official meetings page ↗.
| Date | Capacity | Subject | Procedure | Organisation(s) | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Horizon Europe | 2025/0544(CNS) | European Regions Research and Innovation Network|INESC TEC - Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science|LINO – Lithuanian Science and Innovation Liaison and Competence Office|Europe Matters | registered ↗ |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Member | Revision of the TEN-E regulation | 2025/0399(COD) | Eurelectric aisbl | registered ↗ |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Member | EU research & innovation policy | — | Quebec Ministry of Higher Education | not in register |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | EU research & innovation policy | 2025/0544(CNS) | European Association of Research and Technology Organisations | registered ↗ |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Horizon Europe | 2025/0544(CNS) | Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO|RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB|VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | EU research & innovation policy | 2025/0544(CNS) | SINTEF AS | registered ↗ |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | EU research & innovation policy | 2025/0544(CNS) | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of view on security-linked R&I | 2025/0543(COD) | Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research | registered ↗ |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Member | EU energy policy | — | Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation International GmbH | registered ↗ |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Member | EU-Canada relations | — | Embassy of Canada to Hungary | not in register |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Member | EU climate & energy policy | — | National Society of Conservationists -Friends of the Earth Hungary (Magyar Termeszetvedok Szovetsege) | registered ↗ |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of view on security-linked R&I | 2025/0543(COD) | ASD-Eurospace | registered ↗ |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of view on security-linked R&I | 2025/0543(COD) | University of Lorraine | not in register |
| 2 Feb 2026 | Member | Defence industrial policies | — | Airbus | registered ↗ |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Member | Energy policy, innovation | — | WindEurope | registered ↗ |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of view on security-linked R&I | 2025/0543(COD) | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | registered ↗ |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of view on security-linked R&I | 2025/0543(COD) | European Organisation for Security | registered ↗ |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Rapporteur | Upcoming ERA Act | 2025/2951(RSP) | Initiative for Science in Europe | registered ↗ |
| 5 Dec 2025 | Rapporteur | Upcoming ERA Act | 2025/2951(RSP) | European Regions Research and Innovation Network | not in register |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Member | EU research and higher education policies | — | Corvinus University Budapest | not in register |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Rapporteur | Upcoming ERA Act | 2025/2951(RSP) | League of European Research Universities | registered ↗ |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Member | EU research policy, EU enlargement | — | Ministry of Education & Research of the Republic of Moldova | not in register |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Member | EU energy policy | — | eFuel Alliance | registered ↗ |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Rapporteur | EU-UK cooperation | 2025/2951(RSP) | UK Mission to the European Union | not in register |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Rapporteur | Upcoming ERA Act | 2025/2951(RSP) | European University Association|Young European Research Universities Network | not in register |
| 25 Sep 2025 | Member | Innovation policies | — | EIT Urban Mobility | registered ↗ |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Member | Electricity grids | — | GE Vernova | not in register |
| 16 Sep 2025 | Member | Circular economy | — | The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment | not in register |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Member | Digital policies | — | Microsoft Corporation | registered ↗ |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Member | Biofuels, CCS | — | ClonBio Group Ltd | registered ↗ |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Member | EU energy policies | — | MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company | registered ↗ |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Member | Gas & steam turbine industry | — | EUTurbines|GE Vernova|Siemens Energy AG | entry 1 entry 2 |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Member | Solar energy | — | EPIA SolarPower Europe | registered ↗ |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Member | biofuels, carbon capture & storage | — | PRM-CEE Kft.|Pannonia Bio | not in register |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Member | Pharmaceutical regulation | — | Novartis International AG | not in register |
| 15 May 2025 | Member | Automotive industry | — | Robert Bosch GmbH | registered ↗ |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Member | Automotive industry | — | TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE | registered ↗ |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Member | Research and innovation policy | — | Institute of Science and Technology Austria | not in register |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Member | Research and innovation policy | — | RIKEN Europe Office | not in register |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Member | Biotechnology policy | — | PTC Therapeutics | registered ↗ |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Member | Energy policy | — | Eurelectric aisbl | registered ↗ |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Member | Health innovation | — | EIT Health | registered ↗ |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Member | Research policy | — | EuroTech Universities Alliance | registered ↗ |
| 3 Mar 2025 | Member | Research policies | — | Vrije Universiteit Brussel | registered ↗ |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Member | Biosecurity | — | Pandemic Action Network | registered ↗ |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Member | Battery industry | — | Contemporary Amperex Technology Hungary | not in register |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Member | Defense sector (GE Aerospace) | — | General Electric Company | registered ↗ |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Member | Scientific publishing | — | International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers | not in register |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Member | Tech & digital policy | — | Intel Corporation | registered ↗ |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Member | Pharmaceutical and biotech policy | — | The Mission of Japan to the European Union | not in register |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Member | R&I policy, pharmaceutical sector | — | Novo Nordisk A/S | registered ↗ |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Member | EU Innovation Policy | — | European Association of Innovation Consultants | not in register |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Member | EU research policy | — | European Association of Research and Technology Organisations | registered ↗ |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Member | Solar energy policy & markets | — | EPIA SolarPower Europe | registered ↗ |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Member | Electricity markets | — | smartEn Smart Energy Europe | registered ↗ |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Member | Energy policy | — | International Association of Oil & Gas Producers Europe | registered ↗ |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Member | EU industrial and innovation policy | — | EIT Manufacturing | not in register |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Member | EU research policy | — | Euro-BioImaging ERIC|ELIXIR Europe|BBMRI-ERIC | not in register |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Member | Biotechnology policy | — | EuropaBio | registered ↗ |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Member | Clinical trials regulations | — | Eli Lilly and Company | registered ↗ |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Member | Retail market and competition policy | — | Allegro sp. z o.o. | registered ↗ |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Member | Tech and digital policy | — | QUALCOMM Incorporated | registered ↗ |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Member | Energy policy - lunch sponsored by PKEE | — | Polish Electricity Association | registered ↗ |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Member | Pharmaceutical industry - site visit | — | Johnson & Johnson | registered ↗ |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Member | Chemical industry | — | Hungarian Chemical Industry Association | registered ↗ |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Member | Digital policy | — | Mastercard Europe | registered ↗ |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Member | EU research policy | — | Universiteit Leiden | registered ↗ |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Member | EU retail market | — | EuroCommerce | registered ↗ |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Member | Research and innovation policy | — | US Department of State | not in register |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Member | Hungarian economy, sanctions, EU enlargement | — | Burson Cohn & Wolfe Sprl|OTP Bank | registered ↗ |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Member | Pharmaceutical sector | — | F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd|Johnson & Johnson|Novartis International AG|Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Manufacturers | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Member | EU energy policy | — | Equinor ASA|NOVE | entry 1 entry 2 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | Member | EU economy, EU enlargement | — | American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union | registered ↗ |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Member | Battery industry - Lunch hosted by CBI and KPMG | — | Consortium for Battery Innovation|KPMG | registered ↗ |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Member | EU energy policy | — | MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company | registered ↗ |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Member | Pharmaceutical sector | — | SANOFI | registered ↗ |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Member | Biotech industry | — | #SustainablePublicAffairs | registered ↗ |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Member | Life sciences industry | — | APCO Worldwide | registered ↗ |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Member | Energy policy - dinner sponsored by PGE | — | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA | registered ↗ |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Member | European strategic autonomy workshop | — | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik | registered ↗ |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Member | Automotive industry | — | Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles | registered ↗ |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Member | Competitiveness in Europe - Reception sponsored by AmCham | — | American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union | registered ↗ |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Member | Energy policy- Lunch sponsored by Exxon | — | ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical | registered ↗ |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Member | Pharmaceutical industry | — | Bayer AG | registered ↗ |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Member | Steel industry | — | The European Steel Association | registered ↗ |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Member | E-Mobility | — | AVERE - The European Association for Electromobility | registered ↗ |
| 18 Oct 2024 | Member | Raw materials | — | Glencore plc | registered ↗ |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Member | Metal manufacturing | — | Arconic-Köfém | not in register |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Member | Energy policy | — | ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical | registered ↗ |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Member | Energy policy | — | Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Member | Energy policy | — | Fleishman-Hillard|PAGE Coalition | registered ↗ |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Member | Transport industry | — | Airbus | registered ↗ |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Member | Life sciences industry | — | Acumen Public Affairs | registered ↗ |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Member | Life sciences industry | — | European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs | registered ↗ |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Member | Battery industry | — | Consortium for Battery Innovation | not in register |
| 7 Oct 2024 | Member | Life sciences industry | — | Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd (doing business as Cytiva) | registered ↗ |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Member | Energy sector | — | MVM Energetika Ltd. | registered ↗ |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Member | Research and Innovation | — | Universiteit Leiden | registered ↗ |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Member | Public health | — | Novo Nordisk A/S | registered ↗ |
| 25 Sep 2024 | Member | Public health | — | EuropaBio | registered ↗ |
| 25 Sep 2024 | Member | Public health | — | European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations | registered ↗ |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Member | Energy sector | — | Bioenergy Europe | registered ↗ |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Member | Retailer sector | — | EuroCommerce | registered ↗ |
| 12 Sep 2024 | Member | Defence industry | — | Rasmussen Global | registered ↗ |
| 11 Sep 2024 | Member | Public health | — | Eli Lilly and Company | registered ↗ |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Member | Automotive industry | — | RENAULT | registered ↗ |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Member | Research and Innovation | — | European Association of Research and Technology Organisations | registered ↗ |