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Member of the European Parliament · Italy S&D

Alessandro Zan

MEP for Italy · Socialists & Democrats · Partito Democratico · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Alessandro Zan (S&D, Italy) has declared 11 lobby meetings this term - rank 574 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 5 other MEPs.

That is one of the lighter declaration records in the Parliament - against an average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 123 of 135 in the S&D group.

92% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - above the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.

11
declared meetings
current term
11
records since 2016
full dataset
92%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
574/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 5 others
123/135
rank in S&D

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Compared with the averages

Alessandro Zan, this term
11
Parliament average
100
S&D average
134

Transparency this term

Monthly declared meetings (bars) and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link, including diplomatic and government entries (line), July 2024 to November 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.

Current month, partial through 6 Nov 2026: 0 declared meetings in Nov 2026. Peak: 4 in Sep 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%04July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 1 declared meetingNovember 2024: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 0 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 2 declared meetingsJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 0 declared meetingsApril 2026: 1 declared meetingMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 1 declared meetingNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkDecember 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkMay 2025: 50% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkApril 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkOctober 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%04July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 1 declared meetingNovember 2024: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 0 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 2 declared meetingsJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 0 declared meetingsApril 2026: 1 declared meetingMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 1 declared meetingNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkDecember 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkMay 2025: 50% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkApril 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkOctober 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%04202420252026
declared meetings per month (left axis)all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)
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Declared meetings each month, and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link.
MonthMeetingsLinked
Jul 20240-
Aug 20240-
Sep 20244100%
Oct 20241100%
Nov 20240-
Dec 20242100%
Jan 20250-
Feb 20250-
Mar 20250-
Apr 20250-
May 2025250%
Jun 20250-
Jul 20250-
Aug 20250-
Sep 20250-
Oct 20250-
Nov 20250-
Dec 20250-
Jan 20260-
Feb 20260-
Mar 20260-
Apr 20261100%
May 20260-
Jun 20260-
Jul 20260-
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20261100%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 4 declared in September 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Alessandro Zan meets most

Counterparts are merged by resolved Transparency Register identity where possible. An entry counts as register-linked above only when the MEP declaration itself carries a Register link.

Where the meetings cluster

Both lists count this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, and committee pages show each member's current-term total across all subjects, so their figures for this member can be higher.

Most-met sectors this term

Human rights & humanitarian (6), Chemicals & manufacturing (1), Democracy & civil society (1)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
15 Oct 2026EUMANS⁠↗MemberFundamental rights
21 Apr 2026Civil Society Europe⁠↗MemberRule of law, transparency, fundamental rights
14 May 2025The European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association⁠↗MemberLGBTQI+
7 May 2025Global Equality CaucusMemberHIV epidemic
4 Dec 2024Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration⁠↗; ARCS ARCI Culture Solidali APS⁠↗MemberEU Migration policy
3 Dec 2024The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Intersex (LGBTQI) Youth & Student Organisation⁠↗MemberLGBTQIA people rights and impact on youth generation
21 Oct 2024MAIRE0 Group - NextChem⁠↗MemberEU priorities and policies
24 Sep 2024UNI Europa⁠↗Memberworkers rights and EU legislation
24 Sep 2024Amnesty International Limited⁠↗Membermeeting on the LGBTQIA rights in Bulgaria
24 Sep 2024European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine⁠↗MemberSituation in Palestine and humanitarian aids
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
12 Sep 2024The European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association⁠↗MemberLGBTQIA rights in Bulgaria

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Alessandro Zan held the seat, 606 of them the final vote on a text. A member with no vote recorded may have been on parliamentary business, ill, on leave, or present without voting - the published record does not distinguish these and gives no reason. Votes taken by show of hands or by secret ballot are not recorded by name and are absent here.

90%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
544
final texts voted on
of 606
98%
voted with the S&D majority
on 543 final texts
10
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Alessandro Zan606 final votes
80%9%10%
For 487Against 53Abstained 4No vote recorded 62

With and against the group

On the 543 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Alessandro Zan also voted. Groups are not bound to vote together: a Member's mandate is personal and exercised freely, so neither figure is a measure of performance.

Voted with the S&D majority53398%
Voted differently102%

Final texts where Alessandro Zan differed from the S&D majority

DateTextTheir voteS&D majority
8 October 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives B10-0465/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
17 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up B10-0386/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
21 January 2026Motion for a resolution seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part, and the proposed Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part B10-0060/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
16 December 2025Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia A10-0230/2025 · Hana Jalloul Muro · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
27 November 2025Establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries and amending… A10-0208/2025 · Adina Vălean · Commission proposalAgainstFor
13 November 2025Motion for a resolution seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore B10-0479/2025 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
23 October 2025Commission proposalAgainstFor
10 July 2025The future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness A10-0123/2025 · Hildegard Bentele · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
12 March 2025RC-B10-0146/2025/REV1 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0146/2025/REV1 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
23 January 2025RC-B10-0066/2025 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0066/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor