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Catarina Martins

MEP for Portugal · The Left · Bloco de Esquerda · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Catarina Martins (The Left, Portugal) has declared 54 lobby meetings this term - rank 392 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 25 of 45 in the Left group.

56% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - close to the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.

54
declared meetings
current term
54
records since 2016
full dataset
56%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
392/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 2 others
25/45
rank in The Left

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Compared with the averages

Catarina Martins, this term
54
Parliament average
100
The Left average
70

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: 13 in Nov 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%013July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 8 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 13 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 13 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 0 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 1 declared meetingApril 2026: 0 declared meetingsMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 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 linkMay 2025: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2025: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%013July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 8 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 13 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 13 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 0 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 1 declared meetingApril 2026: 0 declared meetingsMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 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 linkMay 2025: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2025: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%013202420252026
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 20242100%
Oct 2024877.8%
Nov 20241369.2%
Dec 202450%
Jan 2025366.7%
Feb 20251353.8%
Mar 20250-
Apr 20250-
May 202510%
Jun 20250-
Jul 20250-
Aug 20250-
Sep 202540%
Oct 20250-
Nov 20250-
Dec 20250-
Jan 2026250%
Feb 20262100%
Mar 20261100%
Apr 20260-
May 20260-
Jun 20260-
Jul 20260-
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 13 declared in November 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Catarina Martins 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 (12), Health & pharma (9), Environment & climate (4)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Public Health (19), Environment, Climate and Food Safety (15), Industry, Research and Energy (6), Employment and Social Affairs (3), Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee (1), Economic and Monetary Affairs (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
5 Mar 2026Front Line Defenders⁠↗Memberhuman rights
25 Feb 2026European Junior Doctors Association⁠↗Memberhealthcare workforce crisis
24 Feb 2026Alzheimer Europe⁠↗MemberAlzheimer strategy
29 Jan 2026ANSOL - Associação Nacional para o Software Livre⁠↗MemberSoberania digital e proteção de dados
29 Jan 2026*Plataforma Portuguesa das Organizações Não Governamentais para o DesenvolvimentoMemberAjuda Pública ao Desenvolvimento
23 Sep 2025FEM EMPOWER PortugalMemberwomen's rights
3 Sep 2025APIB - Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do BrasilShadow rapporteurCOP30
2 Sep 2025Tabaqueira IIMemberpubic health
2 Sep 2025my voice my choiceMemberECI - abortion rights
27 May 2025Midia NinjaShadow rapporteurCOP30
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
27 Feb 2025EuropeDirect AlgarveMemberdemocracia, direitos cívicos e política de juventude
26 Feb 2025Voz do AutistaMemberAutism
21 Feb 2025Frente PolisarioMemberWestern Sahara
20 Feb 2025Frente PolisarioMemberWestern Sahara
19 Feb 2025International Federation of Anthroposophic Medical Associations⁠↗MemberGlobal Health Strategy
18 Feb 2025Reseau Français de Coopération Décentralosée pour la PalestineMemberOccupied Jerusalem
18 Feb 2025CIM DouroMemberCohesion funds
18 Feb 2025European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions⁠↗Memberworkers rights
6 Feb 2025Child Rights International Network⁠↗Memberhazardous chemicals
5 Feb 2025European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations⁠↗MemberChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
4 Feb 2025Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union⁠↗Membermedicine shortages
3 Feb 2025Alliance contre le tabac⁠↗Membersmoke free environment
3 Feb 2025European Recycling Industries' Confederation⁠↗MemberPlastic recycling
30 Jan 2025ANSOL - Associação Nacional para o Software Livre⁠↗MemberFree Software
16 Jan 2025Childhood Cancer International EuropeMemberchildhood cancer
16 Jan 2025DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung)⁠↗Memberwomen's health
11 Dec 2024Coletivo Peru SolidárioMemberProteção ambiental
11 Dec 2024Associação Unidos em Defesa de Covas do BarrosoMemberMinas
10 Dec 2024CPMEMemberhealth workforce crisis
5 Dec 2024SINFAP / SNBSMemberfirefighters and forest vigilance

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

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

82%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
461
final texts voted on
of 606
94%
voted with The Left majority
on 431 final texts
27
differed from The Left
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Catarina Martins606 final votes
40%23%12%24%
For 245Against 142Abstained 74No vote recorded 145

With and against the group

On the 431 final texts where more than half of The Left members casting a vote went one way, and Catarina Martins 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 Left majority40494%
Voted differently276%

Final texts where Catarina Martins differed from The Left majority

DateTextTheir voteThe Left 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 resolutionAbstainedAgainst
17 September 2026RC-B10-0398/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0398/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAbstained
16 September 2026Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure A10-0212/2026 · Rasa Juknevičienė · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedAgainst
16 September 2026The Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding cooperation on the application of their… A10-0203/2026 · Eero Heinäluoma · Draft Council decisionAbstainedFor
15 September 2026The Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2026 of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – Update on revenue (own resources) and adjustments… A10-0224/2026 · Andrzej Halicki · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
18 June 2026Motion for a resolution Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso B10-0303/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
17 June 2026The 2025 Commission report on Kosovo A10-0166/2026 · Riho Terras · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
17 June 2026A European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign… A10-0150/2026 · Leoluca Orlando · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
17 June 2026The termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade… A10-0133/2026 · Karin Karlsbro · Draft Council decisionForAgainst
16 June 2026European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded A10-0145/2026 · Loránt Vincze and Charles Goerens · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAbstained

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

Unlinked but matchable

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

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 4 entries; the other 1 is 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.