Member of the European Parliament · Germany S&D
Birgit Sippel
MEP for Germany · Socialists & Democrats · Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Birgit Sippel (S&D, Germany) has declared 545 lobby meetings this term - rank 7 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is one of the most extensive declaration records in the entire Parliament - 5.5× the average member, and it ranks 3 of 135 in the S&D group.
44% 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 52%.
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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 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: 47 in Sep 2024.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 2 | 100% |
| Aug 2024 | 7 | 0% |
| Sep 2024 | 47 | 52.7% |
| Oct 2024 | 38 | 26.9% |
| Nov 2024 | 21 | 34.8% |
| Dec 2024 | 16 | 47.4% |
| Jan 2025 | 26 | 44.4% |
| Feb 2025 | 26 | 57.6% |
| Mar 2025 | 27 | 56.8% |
| Apr 2025 | 16 | 50% |
| May 2025 | 22 | 61.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 20 | 14.3% |
| Jul 2025 | 10 | 36.4% |
| Aug 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Sep 2025 | 18 | 22.2% |
| Oct 2025 | 21 | 45.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 24 | 30.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 50% |
| Jan 2026 | 18 | 26.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 22 | 36.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 17 | 56% |
| Apr 2026 | 19 | 40% |
| May 2026 | 15 | 61.9% |
| Jun 2026 | 42 | 47.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 8 | 50% |
| Aug 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Sep 2026 | 28 | 48.4% |
| Oct 2026 | 23 | 45.8% |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 47 declared in September 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Birgit Sippel meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU | 19 |
| European Digital Rights | 17 |
| Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung | 16 |
| DG Connect | 15 |
| Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants | 13 |
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 (109), Think tanks & research (42), Technology & digital (40)
Meetings by committee topic this term
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (340)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | Candidate Europol Executive Director | Member | Europol |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Permanent representation of Germany to the EU | Member | Eurojust revision |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants↗ | Rapporteur | Facilitation Directive |
| 21 Oct 2026 | EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union)↗ | Member | AgoraEU |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Wirtschaftsbeirat Bayern | Member | Digital rights and AI |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Commissioner for Equality | Member | AgoraEU; shrinking civil space; consent-based rape legislation |
| 20 Oct 2026 | BBVT-UPTIJ (Beroepsvereniging Beëdigd Vertalers en Tolken - Union professionnelle des traducteurs et interprètes jurés) | Member | Right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings (Directive 2010/64/EU) |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Permanent representation of Germany to the EU | Member | Kids Act |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU | Member | European Investigation Order |
| 14 Oct 2026 | AMLA | Member | Exchange of View on the Agency |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Landesvertretung Niedersachsen | Member | European Emergency Response Framework and Frontex Reform |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Deutscher Anwaltverein (German Bar Association)↗ | Member | Europäischer Abend |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Internet Society↗ | Member | Event - Online Safety Done Right: Privacy-Preserving Approaches to Age Assurance |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Eurojust | Member | Eurojust Reform |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Bruegel↗; Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles↗ | Member | Digital Omnibus |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Microsoft Corporation↗ | Member | Microsoft event "e-Evidence Live!" |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund↗ | Member | DGB-Gewerkschaftsfrühstück (Fair Labour Mobility Package) |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe↗ | Member | Preparation Event 10 Year Anniversary of European Lawyers in Lesbos |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy↗ | Member | EU Drug Policy |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Cabinet of the Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection | Member | (RoL developments across the EU; RoL & Charter conditionality in the future MFF (2025/0240(COD)) |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Fundación Cepaim Acción Integral con Migrantes.↗ | Member | Preparation of a Workshop Children's rights at EU borders and the CEAS reform |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Sea-Eye | Rapporteur | EU Seenotrettungsmission, Kriminalisierung privater Retter*innen und faire Verteilungsmechanismen |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Party of European Socialists | Member | Migration & Integration Network (A Political Response to Migration Emergencies) |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Future of Privacy Forum↗ | Member | Event: "Are we underestimating the economic value of privacy?" |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Landesvertretung NRW | Member | Event FRONTEX 2035 - At the Border and Beyond |
| 30 Sep 2026 | GoDaddy↗ | Member | High-Level Roundtable on Agentic AI |
| 30 Sep 2026 | International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network↗ | Member | Gleichstellung, Minderheitenschutz |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU | Member | Equal treatment directive |
| 29 Sep 2026 | DG JUST | Rapporteur | e-evidence |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova | Member | migration policy and border management |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Birgit Sippel 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.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 463 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Birgit Sippel 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 Birgit Sippel differed from the S&D majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | S&D majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October 2026 | A European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign… A10-0237/2026 · Hilde Vautmans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
| 17 September 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up B10-0386/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 20 May 2026 | The impact of the implementation of Directive 2014/89/EU, the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins A10-0120/2026 · Stéphanie Yon-Courtin · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 26 March 2026 | Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence… A10-0073/2026 · Arba Kokalari and Michael McNamara · Commission proposal | Abstained | For |
| 26 March 2026 | The adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of… A10-0069/2026 · Bernd Lange · Commission proposal | Abstained | For |
| 21 January 2026 | The implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 A10-0265/2025 · Thijs Reuten · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 13 November 2025 | Motion 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 resolution | For | Against |
| 13 November 2025 | Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/823 of 28 February 2024 on exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the… A10-0188/2025 · Kris Van Dijck · Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 9 October 2025 | RC-B10-0415/2025 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0415/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 8 October 2025 | Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain… A10-0164/2025 · André Rodrigues · Commission proposal | Against | For |
6 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
56 counterpart entries in Birgit Sippel's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung” - likely Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (3 counterpart entries)
- “ALLAI” - likely Stichting ALLAI Nederland (2 counterpart entries)
- “Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH” - likely Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH (2 counterpart entries)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 7 of the 56 entries; the other 49 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.