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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 7 November 2026, Christian Ehler (EPP, Germany) has declared 605 lobby meetings this term - rank 6 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.

That is one of the most extensive declaration records in the entire Parliament - 6.1× the average member, and it ranks 2 of 185 in the EPP group.

78% 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%.

605
declared meetings
current term
861
records since 2016
full dataset
78%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
6/720
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
2/185
rank in EPP

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Compared with the averages

Christian Ehler, this term
605
Parliament average
100
EPP average
108

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: 38 in Mar 2026.

0%25%50%75%100%038July 2024: 9 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 7 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 33 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 29 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 21 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 15 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 27 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 21 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 26 declared meetingsApril 2025: 13 declared meetingsMay 2025: 22 declared meetingsJune 2025: 27 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 16 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 10 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 30 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 30 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 23 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 14 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 25 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 35 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 38 declared meetingsApril 2026: 29 declared meetingsMay 2026: 21 declared meetingsJune 2026: 18 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 23 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 5 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 28 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 10 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%038July 2024: 9 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 7 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 33 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 29 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 21 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 15 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 27 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 21 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 26 declared meetingsApril 2025: 13 declared meetingsMay 2025: 22 declared meetingsJune 2025: 27 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 16 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 10 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 30 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 30 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 23 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 14 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 25 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 35 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 38 declared meetingsApril 2026: 29 declared meetingsMay 2026: 21 declared meetingsJune 2026: 18 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 23 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 5 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 28 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 10 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%038202420252026
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 2024984.6%
Aug 2024785.7%
Sep 20243379.6%
Oct 20242975.6%
Nov 20242156.5%
Dec 20241591.3%
Jan 20252792.6%
Feb 20252191.3%
Mar 20252677.8%
Apr 20251361.5%
May 20252264.7%
Jun 20252764.7%
Jul 20251675%
Aug 20251075%
Sep 20253081.2%
Oct 20253078.8%
Nov 20252365.2%
Dec 20251493.5%
Jan 20262589.6%
Feb 20263579%
Mar 20263882.7%
Apr 20262960%
May 20262185.4%
Jun 20261866.7%
Jul 20262345.2%
Aug 20265100%
Sep 20262890.9%
Oct 20261075%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 38 declared in March 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who Christian Ehler 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

Energy (132), Think tanks & research (103), Chemicals & manufacturing (96)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Industry, Research and Energy (452), Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
23 Oct 2026Deep­Tech­MomentumMemberDeep­Tech­Momentum 2027
20 Oct 2026ICEYE Oy⁠↗RapporteurEuropean Competitiveness Fund
19 Oct 2026Elia Transmission Belgium⁠↗; 50Hertz Transmission GmbH⁠↗MemberNetwork Charges
14 Oct 2026Hydrogen Europe⁠↗MemberHydrogen
12 Oct 2026Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.MemberIndustrial Accelerator Act
7 Oct 2026U.S. Mission to the EUMemberEU-US Economic and Trade Relations
5 Oct 2026Nordic Alpha PartnersMemberGeneral exchange
2 Oct 2026VELUX A/S (VELUX Group)⁠↗; Schneider Electric⁠↗; SSAB AB⁠↗; ROCKWOOL A/S⁠↗; Knauf Insulation⁠↗; ABB Ltd⁠↗MemberPost-2030 Framework
1 Oct 2026ArcelorMittal⁠↗MemberGeneral exchange
1 Oct 2026European Space Policy Institute⁠↗RapporteurEuropean Competitiveness Fund
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
30 Sep 2026EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG⁠↗MemberJust Transition Fund
30 Sep 2026Climate Leadership Coalition⁠↗MemberGeneral exchange, ETS & Industrial Accelerator Act
30 Sep 2026Mission of Canada to the European UnionRapporteurEuropean Competitiveness Fund
29 Sep 2026DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH⁠↗MemberMFR-Verhandlungen
29 Sep 2026Verband der Deutschen Bio­kraft­stoff­industrie⁠↗MemberRED post-2030
29 Sep 2026CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council⁠↗MemberETS
25 Sep 2026Cement Europe (legal entity CEMBUREAU)⁠↗MemberGeneral exchange, ETS & Industrial Accelerator Act
24 Sep 2026Uniper⁠↗MemberEnergie­politik
24 Sep 2026Kongsberg­Gruppen⁠↗RapporteurEuropean Competitiveness Fund
23 Sep 2026Rolls-Royce⁠↗RapporteurEuropean Competitivenes Fund
23 Sep 2026European Space Policy Institute⁠↗RapporteurEuropean Competitiveness Fund
15 Sep 2026Clean Air Task Force, Inc.⁠↗MemberETS
14 Sep 2026Mission of China to the European UnionMemberEU-China Economic and Trade Relations
14 Sep 2026ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical⁠↗MemberMethane Emissions Regulation
11 Sep 2026WIENER STADTWERKE GmbH⁠↗; Verband Kommunaler Unternehmen e.V.⁠↗; Thüga Aktien­gesellschaft⁠↗; Stadtwerke München GmbH⁠↗MemberETS
9 Sep 2026Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council e.V.⁠↗MemberIndustrial Accelerator Act
8 Sep 2026Stichting European Initiative for Energy Security⁠↗MemberIndustrial Accelerator Act
8 Sep 2026EIT RawMaterials GmbH⁠↗MemberGeneral exchange
8 Sep 2026Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V.⁠↗MemberETS
8 Sep 2026BDEW Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasser­wirtschaft e. V.⁠↗MemberEU Energie­politik

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Christian Ehler 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.

84%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
515
final texts voted on
of 606
97%
voted with the EPP majority
on 510 final texts
15
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Christian Ehler606 final votes
73%12%15%
For 444Against 70Abstained 1No vote recorded 91

With and against the group

On the 510 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.

Voted with the EPP majority49597%
Voted differently153%

Final texts where Christian Ehler differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
21 October 2026Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition A10-0259/2026 · Brigitte van den Berg · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
8 October 2026RC-B10-0438/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0438/2026 · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
6 October 2026With recommendations to the Commission on psychosocial risk, stress and mental health at work A10-0225/2026 · Estelle Ceulemans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
29 April 2026Discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission and executive… A10-0085/2026 · Daniel Freund · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
29 April 2026The European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021 A10-0093/2026 · Christophe Clergeau · Commission proposal and amendmentsAbstainedFor
20 January 2026Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises A10-0257/2025 · Leire Pajín · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
25 November 2025The 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget A10-0212/2025 · Marit Maij · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
9 October 2025Motion for a resolution on the Second World Summit for Social Development B10-0408/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
8 October 2025Amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain A10-0161/2025 · Céline Imart · Commission proposalAgainstFor
11 September 2025RC-B10-0372/2025 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0372/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor

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

Unlinked but matchable

73 counterpart entries in Christian Ehler's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 11 of the 73 entries; the other 62 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.

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