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Parliamentary committee

Foreign Affairs (AFET)

The Foreign Affairs committee (AFET) has 79 members on this site's record; across the 2016–2026 full record for current members, 3,156 declared lobby meetings are tagged to its dossiers. (As of 7 November 2026.)

Members and their declared meetings

Member cards use current-term meeting totals across all subjects; the committee figure above uses the full-record set of meetings tagged to this committee's dossiers.

ECRSebastian TynkkynenFinland · Perussuomalaiset1,093meetings21%linkedGreens/EFASergey LagodinskyGermany · Bündnis 90/Die Grünen374meetings39%linkedRenewNathalie LoiseauFrance · Horizons263meetings20%linkedGreens/EFAHannah NeumannGermany · Bündnis 90/Die Grünen250meetings17%linkedEPPWouter BekeBelgium · Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams240meetings41%linkedRenewHilde VautmansBelgium · Anders236meetings30%linkedS&DHana Jalloul MuroSpain · Partido Socialista Obrero Español223meetings13%linkedS&DNacho Sánchez AmorSpain · Partido Socialista Obrero Español208meetings6%linkedEPPMika AaltolaFinland · Kansallinen Kokoomus203meetings37%linkedRenewDan BarnaRomania · Uniunea Salvați România164meetings28%linkedS&DNicola ZingarettiItaly · Partito Democratico163meetings68%linkedRenewBernard GuettaFrance · Sans parti161meetings22%linkedS&DThijs ReutenNetherlands · Progressief Nederland157meetings20%linkedEPPDavid McAllisterGermany · Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands150meetings3%linkedGreens/EFAMounir SatouriFrance · Les Écologistes139meetings30%linkedEPPReinhold LopatkaAustria · Österreichische Volkspartei139meetings9%linkedEPPDavor Ivo StierCroatia · Hrvatska demokratska zajednica112meetings10%linkedRenewHelmut BrandstätterAustria · NEOS – Das Neue Österreich107meetings20%linkedECRMarion MaréchalFrance · Identité Libertés95meetings31%linkedECRCristian TerheşRomania · Partidului Național Conservator Român (PNCR)92meetings8%linkedRenewMarie-Agnes Strack-ZimmermannGermany · Freie Demokratische Partei92meetings28%linkedGreens/EFAVilly SøvndalDenmark · Socialistisk Folkeparti89meetings38%linkedS&DAndreas SchiederAustria · Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs83meetings44%linkedGreens/EFANela RiehlGermany · Volt83meetings68%linkedEPPAntonio López-Istúriz WhiteSpain · Partido Popular81meetings25%linkedEPPRasa JuknevičienėLithuania · Tėvynės sąjunga-Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai81meetings51%linkedPfEAntónio Tânger CorrêaPortugal · Chega79meetings10%linkedS&DChloé RidelFrance · Parti socialiste76meetings58%linkedS&DMarta TemidoPortugal · Partido Socialista76meetings57%linkedPfESilvia SardoneItaly · Lega76meetings48%linkedEPPŽeljana ZovkoCroatia · Hrvatska demokratska zajednica75meetings21%linkedThe LeftDanilo della ValleItaly · Movimento 5 Stelle74meetings3%linkedS&DTonino PiculaCroatia · Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske74meetings9%linkedThe LeftRima HassanFrance · La France Insoumise73meetings27%linkedS&DRobert BiedrońPoland · Nowa Lewica64meetings50%linkedThe LeftMarc BotengaBelgium · PVDA-PTB63meetings20%linkedEPPFrancisco José Millán MonSpain · Partido PopularSloppy60meetings17%linkedS&DTobias CremerGermany · Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands59meetings79%linkedEPPAndrey KovatchevBulgaria · Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria56meetings25%linkedRenewPetras AuštrevičiusLithuania · Liberalų sąjūdis55meetings30%linkedEPPOndřej KolářCzechia · TOP 0954meetings30%linkedESNPetr BystronGermany · Alternative für Deutschland50meetings11%linkedECRRihards KolsLatvia · Nacionālā apvienība "Visu Latvijai!" - "Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK"48meetings44%linkedEPPSebastião BugalhoPortugal · Partido Social Democrata48meetings51%linkedECRAlberico GambinoItaly · FRATELLI D' ITALIA43meetings7%linkedPfEKinga GálHungary · Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt41meetings18%linkedGreens/EFALeoluca OrlandoItaly · Independent41meetings66%linkedS&DElio di RupoBelgium · Parti Socialiste38meetings21%linkedRenewUrmas PaetEstonia · Eesti Reformierakond36meetings6%linkedPfEHarald VilimskyAustria · Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs34meetings18%linkedECRGeadis GeadiCyprus · Εθνικό Λαϊκό Μέτωπο30meetings82%linkedEPPRiho TerrasEstonia · Isamaa30meetings56%linkedEPPChristophe GomartFrance · Les Républicains24meetings69%linkedPfEPierre-Romain ThionnetFrance · Rassemblement national24meetings23%linkedESNStanislav StoyanovBulgaria · Revival23meetings24%linkedThe LeftÖzlem DemirelGermany · DIE LINKE.Sloppy21meetings29%linkedPfEMieke AndrieseNetherlands · Partij voor de Vrijheid20meetings5%linkedPfEJordan BardellaFrance · Rassemblement national16meetings42%linkedEPPSandra KalnieteLatvia · Jaunā Vienotība14meetings43%linkedECRAdam BielanPoland · Prawo i Sprawiedliwość13meetings31%linkedEPPŁukasz KohutPoland · Koalicja Obywatelska12meetings77%linkedPfEHermann TertschSpain · VOX11meetings0%linkedPfEJaroslav BžochCzechia · ANO 201111meetings54%linkedS&DLucia AnnunziataItaly · Partito Democratico10meetings60%linkedNon-attachedKostas PapadakisGreece · Communist Party of Greece5meetings0%linkedS&DSven MikserEstonia · Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond5meetings9%linkedS&DCostas MavridesCyprus · Democratic Party3meetings0%linkedECRJaak MadisonEstonia · Eesti Keskerakond3meetings100%linkedEPPLoucas FourlasCyprus · Democratic Rally3meetings67%linkedEPPMichał SzczerbaPoland · Koalicja Obywatelska3meetings80%linkedS&DClaudiu MandaRomania · Partidul Social Democrat2meetings0%linkedEPPIoan-Rareş BogdanRomania · Partidul Naţional Liberal2meetings0%linkedESNAlexander SellGermany · Alternative für DeutschlandBlack box0meetings–linkedECRArkadiusz MularczykPoland · Prawo i SprawiedliwośćBlack box0meetings–linkedThe LeftGiorgos GeorgiouCyprus · Progressive Party of Working People - Left - New ForcesBlack box0meetings–linkedNon-attachedGrzegorz BraunPoland · Konfederacja Korony PolskiejBlack box0meetings–linkedEPPMichael GahlerGermany · Christlich Demokratische Union DeutschlandsBlack box0meetings–linkedEPPVangelis MeimarakisGreece · Nea DemokratiaBlack box0meetings–linkedNon-attachedĽuboš BlahaSlovakia · SMER-Sociálna demokraciaBlack box0meetings–linked

Two labels can appear on these cards: black box for members seated at least two years with no lobby meeting on record at all, and sloppy for members who leave out the Register ID in at least 40% of the entries where they name an organisation that is in the Transparency Register (on 10 such entries or more, and at least 5 left out). Neither is a finding of a rule breach - how both are counted.