
Member of the European Parliament · Germany S&D
Bernd Lange
MEP for Germany · Socialists & Democrats · Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands · official EP profile
As of 14 September 2026, Bernd Lange (S&D, Germany) has declared 96 lobby meetings this term - rank 230 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That sits close to the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 62 of 136 within Socialists & Democrats.
28% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - below the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 51%.
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Compared with the averages
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 September 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 11 Sep 2026: 0 declared meetings in Sep 2026. Peak: 9 in Nov 2025.
Busiest month: 9 declared in November 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Bernd Lange meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs | 3 |
| Business Europe | 3 |
| Embassy of China | 3 |
| US Mission | 3 |
| Bruegel | 2 |
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
Most-met sectors
Transport & automotive (8), Business federations & chambers (5), Chemicals & manufacturing (5)
Meetings by committee topic
International Trade (94)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2026 | Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India; Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 8 Jul 2026 | National Assembly of Vietnam; National Diet of Japan | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Permanent Delegation of Türkiye to the EU | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 1 Jul 2026 | industriAll European Trade Union ↗ | Committee chair | IAA |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Department of Trade, Industry and Competition of the Republic of South Africa | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 22 Jun 2026 | EU-Australia Business Council | Committee chair | General exchange |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Oldenburgische Industrie- und Handelskammer | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin ↗ | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Mission of Mexico to the EU | Committee chair | General exchange |
| 14 May 2026 | Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V. ↗ | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | Embassy of Tunisia | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 29 Apr 2026 | C&A Mode GmbH&Co.KG European Branded Clothing Association The Partners Beratungsgesellschaft mbH; TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE ↗ | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Robert Bosch GmbH ↗ | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Offshore Wind Foundations Alliance ↗ | Member | General exchange of views |
| 23 Mar 2026 | International Labour Organisation | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 17 Mar 2026 | ZVEI e.V. - Verband der Elektro- und Digitalindustrie ↗ | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Spotify ↗ | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Embassy of Vietnam; Deutsche Außenhandelskammer in China | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization of the Republic of Moldova | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Embassy of China; Nexperia ↗; Robert Bosch GmbH ↗; XPeng European Holding B.V.; Cisco Systems Inc. ↗ | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 12 Feb 2026 | US Mission to the EU | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Bruegel; Amcor ↗ | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources of the Republic of Korea | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs ↗; Mission of Mexico to the EU | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Mission of Brazil to the EU | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Mission of Canada to the EU; A self-employed foreign policy advisor with a special focus on India | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Business Europe | Committee chair | General Exchange of Views |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Embassy of China; Permanent Delegation of Türkiye to the EU | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 13 Jan 2026 | The Swedish Trade Union Confederation ↗ | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Embassy of the Republic of Korea | Committee chair | General exchange of views |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Bernd Lange held the seat, 537 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.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 485 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Bernd Lange 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.
Final texts where Bernd Lange differed from the S&D majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | S&D majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2026 | A10-0088/2026 – Carlo Fidanza – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 10 March 2026 | A10-0019/2026 – Axel Voss – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 16 December 2025 | A10-0230/2025 – Hana Jalloul Muro – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 8 October 2025 | A10-0164/2025 – André Rodrigues – Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 8 May 2025 | C10-0044/2025 - Proposition de la Commission | For | Against |
| 23 October 2024 | A10–0008/2024 – Victor Negrescu, Niclas Herbst – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) | For | Against |
| 19 September 2024 | RC-B10-0022/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | Against |
Unlinked but matchable
9 counterpart entrys in Bernd Lange's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Assemblée des Exportateurs de Türkiye Bureau de liaison de Bruxelles” - likely Assemblée des Exportateurs de Türkiye Bureau de liaison de Bruxelles (1 counterpart entry)
- “BEUC” - likely Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs (1 counterpart entry)
- “Bruegel” - likely Bruegel (1 counterpart entry)
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