
Member of the European Parliament · Portugal The Left
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%.
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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: 13 in Nov 2024.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 2 | 100% |
| Oct 2024 | 8 | 77.8% |
| Nov 2024 | 13 | 69.2% |
| Dec 2024 | 5 | 0% |
| Jan 2025 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 13 | 53.8% |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | - |
| Apr 2025 | 0 | - |
| May 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Jun 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 4 | 0% |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | - |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jan 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 100% |
| Mar 2026 | 1 | 100% |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | - |
| May 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
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
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| ANSOL - Associação Nacional para o Software Livre | 2 |
| Frente Polisario | 2 |
| Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union | 1 |
| CIP - Confederação Empresarial de Portugal | 1 |
| Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance | 1 |
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
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2026 | Front Line Defenders↗ | Member | human rights |
| 25 Feb 2026 | European Junior Doctors Association↗ | Member | healthcare workforce crisis |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Alzheimer Europe↗ | Member | Alzheimer strategy |
| 29 Jan 2026 | ANSOL - Associação Nacional para o Software Livre↗ | Member | Soberania digital e proteção de dados |
| 29 Jan 2026 | *Plataforma Portuguesa das Organizações Não Governamentais para o Desenvolvimento | Member | Ajuda Pública ao Desenvolvimento |
| 23 Sep 2025 | FEM EMPOWER Portugal | Member | women's rights |
| 3 Sep 2025 | APIB - Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil | Shadow rapporteur | COP30 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Tabaqueira II | Member | pubic health |
| 2 Sep 2025 | my voice my choice | Member | ECI - abortion rights |
| 27 May 2025 | Midia Ninja | Shadow rapporteur | COP30 |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2025 | EuropeDirect Algarve | Member | democracia, direitos cívicos e política de juventude |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Voz do Autista | Member | Autism |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Frente Polisario | Member | Western Sahara |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Frente Polisario | Member | Western Sahara |
| 19 Feb 2025 | International Federation of Anthroposophic Medical Associations↗ | Member | Global Health Strategy |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Reseau Français de Coopération Décentralosée pour la Palestine | Member | Occupied Jerusalem |
| 18 Feb 2025 | CIM Douro | Member | Cohesion funds |
| 18 Feb 2025 | European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions↗ | Member | workers rights |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Child Rights International Network↗ | Member | hazardous chemicals |
| 5 Feb 2025 | European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations↗ | Member | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union↗ | Member | medicine shortages |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Alliance contre le tabac↗ | Member | smoke free environment |
| 3 Feb 2025 | European Recycling Industries' Confederation↗ | Member | Plastic recycling |
| 30 Jan 2025 | ANSOL - Associação Nacional para o Software Livre↗ | Member | Free Software |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Childhood Cancer International Europe | Member | childhood cancer |
| 16 Jan 2025 | DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung)↗ | Member | women's health |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Coletivo Peru Solidário | Member | Proteção ambiental |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Associação Unidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso | Member | Minas |
| 10 Dec 2024 | CPME | Member | health workforce crisis |
| 5 Dec 2024 | SINFAP / SNBS | Member | firefighters 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.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.
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.
Final texts where Catarina Martins differed from The Left majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | The Left majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross-border cooperation A10-0264/2026 · Jacek Protas · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | Against |
| 17 September 2026 | RC-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) | For | Abstained |
| 16 September 2026 | Hybrid 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) | Abstained | Against |
| 16 September 2026 | The 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 decision | Abstained | For |
| 15 September 2026 | The 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) | Abstained | For |
| 18 June 2026 | Motion for a resolution Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso B10-0303/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 17 June 2026 | The 2025 Commission report on Kosovo A10-0166/2026 · Riho Terras · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 17 June 2026 | A European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign… A10-0150/2026 · Leoluca Orlando · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 17 June 2026 | The 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 decision | For | Against |
| 16 June 2026 | European 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) | For | Abstained |
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:
- “*Plataforma Portuguesa das Organizações Não Governamentais para o Desenvolvimento” - likely *Plataforma Portuguesa das Organizações Não Governamentais para o Desenvolvimento (1 counterpart entry)
- “ONPOC” - likely Organizacion NACIONAL DE PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS DE COLOMBIA (1 counterpart entry)
- “Tabaqueira II” - likely Tabaqueira II (1 counterpart entry)
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.