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Member of the European Parliament · Netherlands Renew

Brigitte van den Berg

MEP for the Netherlands · Renew Europe · Democraten 66 · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Brigitte van den Berg (Renew, Netherlands) has declared 92 lobby meetings this term - rank 281 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 53 of 78 in the Renew group, a place shared with 1 other member.

84% 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%.

92
declared meetings
current term
92
records since 2016
full dataset
84%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
281/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 2 others
53/78
rank in Renew
tied with 1 other

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Compared with the averages

Brigitte van den Berg, this term
92
Parliament average
100
Renew average
167

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: 11 in Mar 2026.

0%25%50%75%100%011July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 2 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 10 declared meetingsApril 2025: 7 declared meetingsMay 2025: 3 declared meetingsJune 2025: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 1 declared meetingNovember 2025: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2026: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 11 declared meetingsApril 2026: 0 declared meetingsMay 2026: 2 declared meetingsJune 2026: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 2 declared meetingsNovember 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 link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%011July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 2 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 10 declared meetingsApril 2025: 7 declared meetingsMay 2025: 3 declared meetingsJune 2025: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 1 declared meetingNovember 2025: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2026: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 11 declared meetingsApril 2026: 0 declared meetingsMay 2026: 2 declared meetingsJune 2026: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 2 declared meetingsNovember 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 link2024202520260%50%100%011202420252026
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 20246100%
Oct 20245100%
Nov 2024250%
Dec 20243100%
Jan 20253100%
Feb 20253100%
Mar 20251072.7%
Apr 2025785.7%
May 2025366.7%
Jun 2025366.7%
Jul 20253100%
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025250%
Oct 202510%
Nov 20253100%
Dec 20250-
Jan 20261100%
Feb 2026460%
Mar 20261169.2%
Apr 20260-
May 20262100%
Jun 2026580%
Jul 20263100%
Aug 20260-
Sep 202610100%
Oct 20262100%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 11 declared in March 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Brigitte van den Berg 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

Business federations & chambers (20), Chemicals & manufacturing (15), Energy (15)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Industry, Research and Energy (43), Employment and Social Affairs (31), Housing Crisis in the EU (2)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
2 Oct 2026Vereniging VNO-NCW⁠↗MemberIAA
1 Oct 2026Power2X B.V.⁠↗MemberIAA & REDIV
29 Sep 2026Nyrstar Netherlands (Holdings) B.V.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEnergy prices and Critical Raw Materials Act
24 Sep 2026ASML Netherlands B.V.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSupply chains and innovation
24 Sep 2026Bundes­vereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeber­verbände e.V.⁠↗MemberVET and skills portability
23 Sep 2026Tata Steel Nederland b.v.⁠↗MemberIndustrial Accelerator Act
22 Sep 2026Vereniging VNO-NCW⁠↗MemberVET and EMPL
10 Sep 2026Maritime & Offshore NL⁠↗MemberIndustrial Accelerator Act
10 Sep 2026Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV⁠↗MemberClean industry and energy
8 Sep 2026ASML Netherlands B.V.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSupply chains
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
3 Sep 2026EUROCHAMBRES – Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry⁠↗MemberVET
2 Sep 2026Huis van de Nederlandse Provincies⁠↗MemberVET
9 Jul 2026Samenwerkings­organisatie Beroepsonderwijs Bedrijfsleven⁠↗MemberDiploma recognition
7 Jul 2026Netherlands House for Education and Research (Neth-ER)⁠↗MemberEducation
2 Jul 2026Fondazione Generation Italy ETS⁠↗MemberPublic-private-philantropic VET partnerships
25 Jun 2026European Consortium of Innovative Universities⁠↗Membermicrocredentials
23 Jun 2026Platform Talent voor TechnologieRapporteurVET
19 Jun 2026Central Denmark EU Office⁠↗RapporteurVocational Education & Training
16 Jun 2026Airbnb Ireland UC⁠↗MemberHousing
4 Jun 2026European Forum of technical and Vocational Education and Training⁠↗RapporteurVET
28 May 2026SMEunited aisbl⁠↗RapporteurVocational Education & Training
12 May 2026Zentral­verband des Deutschen Handwerks e.V.⁠↗; Bundes­vereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeber­verbände e.V.⁠↗RapporteurVocational Education & Training
19 Mar 2026N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie⁠↗MemberEnergy prices and hydrogen infrastructure
19 Mar 2026TenneT Holding B.V.MemberEnergy prices and grids package
18 Mar 2026Vestas Wind Systems A/S⁠↗MemberWind energy supply chains
18 Mar 2026Invest NLShadow rapporteurCritical Raw Materials
18 Mar 2026Hydnum Steel, S.L.MemberGreen steel
18 Mar 2026Vereniging VNO-NCW⁠↗MemberIndustrial Accelerator Act
12 Mar 2026Phoenix metalsShadow rapporteurCritical Raw Materials
11 Mar 2026Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO⁠↗MemberHorizon Europe

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Brigitte van den Berg 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
510
final texts voted on
of 606
95%
voted with the Renew majority
on 497 final texts
23
differed from Renew
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Brigitte van den Berg606 final votes
76%7%16%
For 462Against 44Abstained 4No vote recorded 96

With and against the group

On the 497 final texts where more than half of Renew members casting a vote went one way, and Brigitte van den Berg 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 Renew majority47495%
Voted differently235%

Final texts where Brigitte van den Berg differed from the Renew majority

DateTextTheir voteRenew majority
21 October 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87769 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0469/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
17 September 2026The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security A10-0205/2026 · Paulo do Nascimento Cabral · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
30 April 2026How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by… A10-0088/2026 · Carlo Fidanza · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
26 March 2026The 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 proposalAgainstFor
11 February 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton T304-40 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0108/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
11 February 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton GHB614 × LLCotton25 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0109/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
11 February 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize T25 (ACS-ZMØØ3-2) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0106/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
17 December 2025Motion for a resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 4 July 2025 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 as regards the simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2021/2139 and (EU) 2023/2486 as regards simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectives B10-0566/2025 · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedAgainst
16 December 2025Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission Implementing Decision authorising the placing on the market of food, food ingredients and feed produced from genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0559/2025 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
16 December 2025Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission Implementing Decision of renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize NK603 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0562/2025 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst

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

Unlinked but matchable

13 counterpart entries in Brigitte van den Berg's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 5 of the 13 entries; the other 8 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.