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Member of the European Parliament · Sweden EPP

Arba Kokalari

MEP for Sweden · European People's Party · Moderaterna · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Arba Kokalari (EPP, Sweden) has declared 258 lobby meetings this term - rank 68 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.

That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 2.6× the average member, and it ranks 22 of 185 in the EPP group.

58% 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%.

258
declared meetings
current term
420
records since 2016
full dataset
58%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
68/720
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
22/185
rank in EPP

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Compared with the averages

Arba Kokalari, this term
258
Parliament average
100
EPP average
108

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: 27 in Mar 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%027July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 2 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 7 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 14 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 10 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 18 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 27 declared meetingsApril 2025: 21 declared meetingsMay 2025: 10 declared meetingsJune 2025: 9 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 2 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 7 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 14 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 10 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 20 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 9 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 12 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 15 declared meetingsApril 2026: 11 declared meetingsMay 2026: 2 declared meetingsJune 2026: 6 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2026: 9 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%027July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 2 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 7 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 14 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 10 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 18 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 27 declared meetingsApril 2025: 21 declared meetingsMay 2025: 10 declared meetingsJune 2025: 9 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 2 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 7 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 14 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 10 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 20 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 9 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 12 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 15 declared meetingsApril 2026: 11 declared meetingsMay 2026: 2 declared meetingsJune 2026: 6 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2026: 9 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%027202420252026
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 2024250%
Sep 2024787.5%
Oct 20241480%
Nov 2024580%
Dec 20241060%
Jan 2025662.5%
Feb 20251857.1%
Mar 20252761.1%
Apr 20252159.2%
May 20251080%
Jun 2025933.3%
Jul 2025333.3%
Aug 202520%
Sep 2025742.9%
Oct 20251450%
Nov 20251035.7%
Dec 20252057.7%
Jan 2026980%
Feb 20261266.7%
Mar 20261533.3%
Apr 20261158.3%
May 2026250%
Jun 2026642.9%
Jul 2026250%
Aug 202610%
Sep 2026944.4%
Oct 2026666.7%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 27 declared in March 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who Arba Kokalari 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

Finance (57), Technology & digital (31), Business federations & chambers (21)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Internal Market and Consumer Protection (120), Economic and Monetary Affairs (81), Employment and Social Affairs (21), Women's Rights and Gender Equality (17), Delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
15 Oct 2026Almega⁠↗MemberEmployment and Social Affairs
14 Oct 2026Internet Watch Foundation⁠↗RapporteurGender equality and digital policy
13 Oct 2026Essity Aktiebolag (publ)⁠↗MemberPublic Procurement
13 Oct 2026German Insurance Association (GDV)MemberAI in Finance
12 Oct 2026The Brussels Office of the Swedish Trade UnionsMemberEmployment and Social Affairs
12 Oct 2026World Economic Forum⁠↗MemberCompetitiveness and Financial Markets Legislation
29 Sep 2026Confederation of Swedish Enterprise⁠↗MemberDigital policy
28 Sep 2026Google Ireland Limited and its affiliates⁠↗MemberDigital policy
28 Sep 2026Sveriges Kvinno­organisationer⁠↗MemberGender Equality
28 Sep 2026Pink ProgrammingRapporteurDigital and Gender Equality Policies
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
25 Sep 2026SACORapporteurDigital and Gender Equality Policies
24 Sep 2026KTH Innovation centerRapporteurGender Equality and Tech Policy
18 Sep 2026STEM-delegationenRapporteurDigital policy
15 Sep 2026Mistral AI⁠↗MemberDigital policy
10 Sep 2026FolksamMemberOccupational Pensions
10 Aug 2026LovableMemberDigital Policy
8 Jul 2026Teknik­företagen⁠↗MemberDigital Policy
8 Jul 2026Women in TechRapporteurGender Equality and Tech Policy
24 Jun 2026Reset Tech GmbH⁠↗MemberDigital policy
23 Jun 2026TechSverigeRapporteurGender equality policy
23 Jun 2026Nationellt centrum för kvinnofridRapporteurGender Equality Policy
10 Jun 2026ZaplarMemberTech policy
9 Jun 2026Admin AIMemberTech policy
3 Jun 2026European Tech Alliance⁠↗; Adobe Systems Benelux bvba⁠↗MemberDigital policy
26 May 2026Confederation of Swedish Enterprise⁠↗MemberGender Equality Policy in Employment
5 May 2026Luxembourg Stock ExchangeMemberFinancial Markets Legislation
29 Apr 2026European Payment Institutions Federation⁠↗MemberFinancial Markets Legislation
28 Apr 2026Deutsche Börse AG⁠↗MemberMarket Integration and Supervision Package
24 Apr 2026FöretagarnaMemberEU Inc and employment policy
21 Apr 2026Almega⁠↗MemberEmployment policy and skills

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Arba Kokalari 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.

87%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
568
final texts voted on
of 606
93%
voted with the EPP majority
on 563 final texts
37
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Arba Kokalari606 final votes
78%14%
For 475Against 83Abstained 10No vote recorded 38

With and against the group

On the 563 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Arba Kokalari 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 EPP majority52693%
Voted differently377%

Final texts where Arba Kokalari differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
22 October 2026Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross-border cooperation A10-0264/2026 · Jacek Protas · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedFor
21 October 2026Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States A10-0260/2026 · Li Andersson · Commission proposal to the CouncilAgainstFor
8 October 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead in gunshot B10-0432/2026 · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedAgainst
8 October 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead in gunshot B10-0431/2026 · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedAgainst
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 monacolins from red yeast rice B10-0466/2026 · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
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 resolutionAgainstFor
6 October 2026With recommendations to the Commission on psychosocial risk, stress and mental health at work A10-0225/2026 · Estelle Ceulemans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
17 September 2026An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector A10-0168/2026 · Loucas Fourlas and Ruggero Razza · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
15 September 2026The implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council… A10-0218/2026 · Hristo Petrov · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
8 July 2026Motion for a resolution on Commission delegated regulation of 10 April 2026 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 to introduce a trajectory to gradually decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets B10-0337/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor

27 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.

Unlinked but matchable

40 counterpart entries in Arba Kokalari's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 6 of the 40 entries; the other 34 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.