
Member of the European Parliament · Germany EPP
Christian Ehler
MEP for Germany · European People's Party · Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands · official EP profile
As of 12 September 2026, Christian Ehler (EPP, Germany) has declared 517 lobby meetings this term - rank 5 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is one of the most extensive declaration records in the entire Parliament - 6.1× the average member, and 2 of 185 within European People's Party.
79% 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 51%.
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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 September 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 11 Sep 2026: 0 declared meetings in Sep 2026. Peak: 38 in Mar 2026.
Busiest month: 38 declared in March 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Christian Ehler meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Uniper | 16 |
| EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG | 14 |
| CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council | 13 |
| Axpo Holding AG | 11 |
| BDEW Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e. V. | 11 |
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
Most-met sectors
Energy (102), Think tanks & research (91), Chemicals & manufacturing (84)
Meetings by committee topic
Industry, Research and Energy (385)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2026 | Salzgitter AG ↗ | Member | General exchange |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Israel Aerospace Industries | Member | International defense and research Cooperation |
| 21 Jul 2026 | EIT Hub Israel | Member | EIT |
| 21 Jul 2026 | ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY HEADS | Member | EU-Israel scientific cooperation |
| 21 Jul 2026 | Weizmann Institute of Science | Member | EU-Israel relations, particularly in science and research |
| 21 Jul 2026 | Tel Aviv University Israeli Government Tal Ventures Israel National Quantum Initiative | Member | EU-Isreal scientific collaboration |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Israeli Space Agency; Israeli Government; Knesset (Israeli Parliament) | Member | EU-Israel relations |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Hydrogen Europe ↗ | Member | Hydrogen |
| 17 Jul 2026 | ONE WATER ALLIANCE | Member | EIT |
| 4 Jun 2026 | CEPSA ↗ | Member | Hydrogen |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | Hydrogen Europe ↗ | Member | Hydrogen |
| 19 May 2026 | IHK Cottbus | Member | IAA und NZIA |
| 13 May 2026 | Welsh Higher Education Brussels ↗; Hochschulrektorenkonferenz ↗; Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz e. V. ↗; National Research Council of Italy ↗; Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften ↗; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ↗; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ↗ | Rapporteur | FP10 |
| 11 May 2026 | Deutsche Meeresstiftung | Rapporteur | Oceans Mission under Horizon Europe |
| 11 May 2026 | European farmers ↗; European agri-cooperatives ↗ | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 8 May 2026 | Mission of Norway to the European Union; Rolls-Royce ↗ | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 7 May 2026 | Technische Universiteit Delft ↗; Robert Bosch GmbH ↗; Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH ↗ | Member | Quantum technologies |
| 7 May 2026 | Mouvement des Entreprises de France | Member | Industrial Competitiveness |
| 7 May 2026 | Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer ↗; Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. ↗; SAFRAN ↗; Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales ↗; DASSAULT AVIATION ↗; ARIANEGROUP HOLDING ↗ | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 6 May 2026 | Association européenne des consultants en innovation (EAIC | Rapporteur | FP10 |
| 5 May 2026 | Young European Research Universities Network ↗; The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities ↗; League of European Research Universities ↗; European University Association ↗; EU-LIFE ↗; Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research ↗; COIMBRA GROUP ↗ | Rapporteur | FP10 |
| 5 May 2026 | Leonardo S.p.A. ↗; Rheinmetall Group ↗ | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 4 May 2026 | Philanthropy Europe Association ↗; Novo Nordisk Foundation ↗; Fundación "la Caixa" ↗; Centre for European Policy Studies ↗ | Rapporteur | FP10 |
| 4 May 2026 | Cassa Depositi e Prestiti s.p.a. ↗; CAISSE DES DEPOTS ↗ | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 4 May 2026 | Heidelberg Materials (HeidelbergCement AG) ↗ | Member | Industrial Competitiveness |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Alstom ↗ | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Technische Universiteit Delft ↗ | Member | Quantum Technologies |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Johnson & Johnson ↗ | Rapporteur | FP10 |
| 24 Apr 2026 | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations ↗ | Rapporteur | FP10 |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Christian Ehler held the seat, 537 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 537 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 445 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Christian Ehler 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 Christian Ehler differed from the EPP majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | EPP majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 April 2026 | A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 29 April 2026 | A10-0093/2026 – Christophe Clergeau – Commission proposal and amendments | Abstained | For |
| 20 January 2026 | A10-0257/2025 – Leire Pajín – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 25 November 2025 | A10-0212/2025 – Marit Maij – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 9 October 2025 | B10-0408/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 8 October 2025 | A10-0161/2025 – Céline Imart – Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 11 September 2025 | RC-B10-0372/2025 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) | Against | For |
| 11 September 2025 | A10-0135/2025 - Laurence Farreng - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) | Against | For |
| 10 September 2025 | A10-0139/2025 - Marcos Ros Sempere - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) | Against | For |
| 12 March 2025 | A10–0023/2025 – Maravillas Abadía Jover – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
2 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
66 counterpart entrys in Christian Ehler's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Council for European Public Space” - likely Council for European Public Space (5 counterpart entrys)
- “EWE Aktiengesellschaft” - likely EWE Aktiengesellschaft (3 counterpart entrys)
- “ENERTRAG SE” - likely ENERTRAG (2 counterpart entrys)
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.