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Member of the European Parliament · Denmark S&D

Christel Schaldemose

MEP for Denmark · Socialists & Democrats · Socialdemokratiet · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Christel Schaldemose (S&D, Denmark) has declared 268 lobby meetings this term - rank 60 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 1 other MEP.

That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 2.7× the average member, and it ranks 17 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%.

268
declared meetings
current term
679
records since 2016
full dataset
44%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
60/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 1 other
17/135
rank in S&D

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Compared with the averages

Christel Schaldemose, this term
268
Parliament average
100
S&D average
134

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: 25 in Feb 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%025July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 7 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 7 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 13 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 25 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 23 declared meetingsApril 2025: 10 declared meetingsMay 2025: 23 declared meetingsJune 2025: 10 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 11 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 11 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 14 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 12 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 9 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 15 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 10 declared meetingsApril 2026: 16 declared meetingsMay 2026: 11 declared meetingsJune 2026: 16 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 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 linkJuly 2024: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%025July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 7 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 7 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 13 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 25 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 23 declared meetingsApril 2025: 10 declared meetingsMay 2025: 23 declared meetingsJune 2025: 10 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 11 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 11 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 14 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 12 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 9 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 15 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 10 declared meetingsApril 2026: 16 declared meetingsMay 2026: 11 declared meetingsJune 2026: 16 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 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 linkJuly 2024: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%025202420252026
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 202410%
Aug 20240-
Sep 20241042.9%
Oct 2024755.6%
Nov 2024742.9%
Dec 2024520%
Jan 20251350%
Feb 20252534.6%
Mar 20252360.9%
Apr 20251040%
May 20252315.6%
Jun 20251041.7%
Jul 20251136.4%
Aug 202510%
Sep 20251154.5%
Oct 20251442.9%
Nov 20251223.1%
Dec 2025966.7%
Jan 2026650%
Feb 20261533.3%
Mar 20261070%
Apr 20261662.5%
May 20261136.4%
Jun 20261668.8%
Jul 20262100%
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 25 declared in February 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Christel Schaldemose 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 (31), Technology & digital (27), Consumer & retail (20)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Internal Market and Consumer Protection (91), Delegation for relations with Japan (15), Environment, Climate and Food Safety (15), European Democracy Shield (7)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
16 Jul 2026Confederation of Danish Industry⁠↗MemberStandards
15 Jul 2026EuroCommerce⁠↗MemberProduct act
26 Jun 2026Arriva LimitedMemberAutonomous vehicles
25 Jun 2026Confederation of Danish Employers⁠↗MemberDanish model, udbud
24 Jun 2026SMVdanmark⁠↗MemberSMV politik
23 Jun 2026SHEIN Group⁠↗MemberE-commerce
22 Jun 2026Medico­industrienMemberSundhed
19 Jun 2026KL 3FMemberUdbud
17 Jun 2026DIGITALEUROPE⁠↗MemberDigital policy
17 Jun 2026Airbnb Ireland UC⁠↗MemberShort term rentals
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
16 Jun 2026Lead Agency A/S KeepITMemberAI
16 Jun 2026LVMH Publica⁠↗MemberProduct act
12 Jun 2026its a factMemberAI
12 Jun 2026Rasmussen Global⁠↗MemberTrade policy
12 Jun 2026Green Power Denmark⁠↗MemberEnergy policy
9 Jun 2026Internet Watch Foundation⁠↗MemberCSA
5 Jun 2026Finance Denmark⁠↗MemberTech policy
1 Jun 2026Forbrugerrådet Tænk (the Danish Consumer Council)⁠↗MemberConsumer policy
27 May 2026Rud pedersenMemberDanish policy
27 May 2026Netcompany Group A/SMemberAI
26 May 2026The Danish Chamber of Commerce⁠↗Membere-commerce
20 May 2026BEUCMemberConsumer policy
11 May 2026European Tech Alliance⁠↗MemberTech policy
7 May 2026Flow IntimatesMemberdangerous chemicals in hygiene products
5 May 2026Danish Trade Union Confederation EU Office⁠↗MemberPublic procurement
5 May 2026US SenatorMemberAI and tech
5 May 2026Fagligt Fælles Forbund⁠↗Memberpublic procurement
4 May 2026Medierådet for Børn og UngeMemberAI
2 May 2026Space InventorMemberspace technology
28 Apr 2026Danske Medier⁠↗MemberMedia policy

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Christel Schaldemose 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.

93%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
563
final texts voted on
of 606
90%
voted with the S&D majority
on 561 final texts
56
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Christel Schaldemose606 final votes
80%8%7%
For 484Against 47Abstained 32No vote recorded 43

With and against the group

On the 561 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Christel Schaldemose 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 S&D majority50590%
Voted differently5610%

Final texts where Christel Schaldemose differed from the S&D majority

DateTextTheir voteS&D 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
21 October 2026The Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 A10-0272/2026 · Nils Ušakovs and Michalis Hadjipantela · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
20 October 2026Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget A10-0213/2026 · Ondřej Knotek · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
7 October 2026A 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)ForAbstained
17 September 2026RC-B10-0394/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0394/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
17 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders B10-0406/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedAgainst
17 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up B10-0386/2026 · 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
16 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 94313 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0379/2026 · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
16 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0380/2026 · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor

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

Unlinked but matchable

23 counterpart entries in Christel Schaldemose's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 10 of the 23 entries; the other 13 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.