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Member of the European Parliament · Portugal S&D

Ana Catarina Mendes

MEP for Portugal · Socialists & Democrats · Partido Socialista · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Ana Catarina Mendes (S&D, Portugal) has declared 45 lobby meetings this term - rank 418 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.

That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 107 of 135 in the S&D group.

60% 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%.

45
declared meetings
current term
45
records since 2016
full dataset
60%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
418/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 2 others
107/135
rank in S&D

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Compared with the averages

Ana Catarina Mendes, this term
45
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: 1 declared meeting in Nov 2026, 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 5 in Apr 2026.

0%25%50%75%100%05July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2025: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 0 declared meetingsApril 2025: 3 declared meetingsMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 1 declared meetingAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 2 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2026: 1 declared meetingMarch 2026: 4 declared meetingsApril 2026: 5 declared meetingsMay 2026: 1 declared meetingJune 2026: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 1 declared meetingOctober 2026: 3 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 1 declared meetingnew 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 linkJuly 2025: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%05July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2025: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 0 declared meetingsApril 2025: 3 declared meetingsMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 1 declared meetingAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 2 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2026: 1 declared meetingMarch 2026: 4 declared meetingsApril 2026: 5 declared meetingsMay 2026: 1 declared meetingJune 2026: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 1 declared meetingOctober 2026: 3 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 1 declared meetingnew 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 linkJuly 2025: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%05202420252026
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 20244100%
Nov 2024385.7%
Dec 20241100%
Jan 2025250%
Feb 20250-
Mar 20250-
Apr 2025375%
May 20251100%
Jun 20250-
Jul 202510%
Aug 20250-
Sep 20250-
Oct 20250-
Nov 202520%
Dec 202520%
Jan 202610%
Feb 202610%
Mar 2026425%
Apr 2026540%
May 202610%
Jun 2026540%
Jul 20260-
Aug 20260-
Sep 202610%
Oct 20263100%
Nov 202610%

Busiest month: 5 declared in April 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Ana Catarina Mendes 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 (9), Technology & digital (6), Democracy & civil society (5)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (8), European Democracy Shield (4), Culture and Education (1), Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
4 Nov 2026EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.) NOS Security TechnologyMemberSecurity, Defense and Resilience of Critical Infrastructures against hybrid threats
12 Oct 2026European Digital Rights⁠↗; Electronic Frontier Foundation⁠↗MemberEU Kids Act
7 Oct 2026EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union)⁠↗MemberAgoraEU Regulation for the 2028-2034 period
6 Oct 2026Apple Inc.⁠↗MemberNew Child Safety Features
28 Sep 2026IOM - International Organization for MigrationRapporteurAMI Regulation for the period from 2028 to 2034
17 Jun 2026EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.)⁠↗MemberTobacco Regulation
15 Jun 2026UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near EastMemberSituation in the Middle East
11 Jun 2026International La Strada Association⁠↗MemberAnti-Trafficking Directive & Migration policies
11 Jun 2026Sylvie JOSSERAND & Constance LE GRIP - Assemblée NationaleShadow rapporteurDemocracy Shield
10 Jun 2026Association des Jeunes Iraniens au Luxembourg - AJILMemberPolitical situation in Iran
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
12 May 2026GoogleMemberCSAM Regulation
28 Apr 2026European Network Against Racism⁠↗MemberGreetings
10 Apr 2026CEiiA - Engineering and Product Development CentreMemberEuropean Defense Industry
9 Apr 2026Maria Fernanda Lay - President of the National Parliament of Timor LesteMemberGreetings
8 Apr 2026CITEVE PortugalMemberEuropean Defense Industry
8 Apr 2026France Digitale⁠↗Member28th Regime
16 Mar 2026Taiwan Digital Diplomacy AssociationMemberGreetings
16 Mar 2026ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, AssociaçãoMemberStartup Nation Standards Report Presentation
11 Mar 2026Embassy of the People's Republic of China in FranceMemberRelations EU-China
5 Mar 2026European Council on Refugees and Exiles⁠↗RapporteurReturn Regulation and Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund within the Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034)
3 Feb 2026APDC - Digital Business CommunityMemberArtificial Intelligence
26 Jan 2026*Plataforma Portuguesa das Organizações Não Governamentais para o DesenvolvimentoMemberCivic space in the EU, Official Development Assistance and Education for Development and Global Citizenship
11 Dec 2025Mike Buckley - Independent Commission on UK-EU RelationsMemberRelations EU-UK
11 Dec 2025European Partnership for DemocracyMemberDemocracy Shield Priorities
11 Nov 2025Human Rights WatchMemberEU Migration Control and Externalisation in Mauritania
6 Nov 2025Associação Política Factual XXIMemberYouth Participation in European Politics
3 Jul 2025ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, AssociaçãoMember28th Regime
20 May 2025Civil Society Europe⁠↗MemberCivil Society and Democracy
29 Apr 2025ASD-Eurospace⁠↗MemberPolítica de Defesa da UE
29 Apr 2025ENPA; European Newspaper Publishers' Association⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDemocracy Shield Piorities

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Ana Catarina Mendes 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.

91%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
563
final texts voted on
of 606
99%
voted with the S&D majority
on 561 final texts
4
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Ana Catarina Mendes606 final votes
83%9%7%
For 504Against 54Abstained 5No vote recorded 43

With and against the group

On the 561 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Ana Catarina Mendes 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 majority55799%
Voted differently41%

Final texts where Ana Catarina Mendes differed from the S&D majority

DateTextTheir voteS&D majority
15 September 2026Amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards ceasing the invalidation of allowances in the market stability reserve A10-0230/2026 · Pierfrancesco Maran · Commission proposalAgainstFor
17 June 2026Council directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) A10-0161/2026 · Tomáš Kubín · Commission proposal to the CouncilAbstainedAgainst
17 June 2026Council directive amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products A10-0160/2026 · Tomáš Kubín · Commission proposal to the CouncilAbstainedAgainst
7 May 2025Discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023, Section III – Commission, executive… A10-0074/2025 · Niclas Herbst · Proposal for a decisionAgainstFor

Unlinked but matchable

10 counterpart entries in Ana Catarina Mendes's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 10 entries; the other 6 are not listed.

Matching is automated and can be wrong - see how matching works. Linking the register entry is the fix, and it is the MEP office's to make.