
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%.
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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: 38 in Mar 2026.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 9 | 84.6% |
| Aug 2024 | 7 | 85.7% |
| Sep 2024 | 33 | 79.6% |
| Oct 2024 | 29 | 75.6% |
| Nov 2024 | 21 | 56.5% |
| Dec 2024 | 15 | 91.3% |
| Jan 2025 | 27 | 92.6% |
| Feb 2025 | 21 | 91.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 26 | 77.8% |
| Apr 2025 | 13 | 61.5% |
| May 2025 | 22 | 64.7% |
| Jun 2025 | 27 | 64.7% |
| Jul 2025 | 16 | 75% |
| Aug 2025 | 10 | 75% |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 81.2% |
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 78.8% |
| Nov 2025 | 23 | 65.2% |
| Dec 2025 | 14 | 93.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 25 | 89.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 35 | 79% |
| Mar 2026 | 38 | 82.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 29 | 60% |
| May 2026 | 21 | 85.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 18 | 66.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 23 | 45.2% |
| Aug 2026 | 5 | 100% |
| Sep 2026 | 28 | 90.9% |
| Oct 2026 | 10 | 75% |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
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
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | DeepTechMomentum | Member | DeepTechMomentum 2027 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | ICEYE Oy↗ | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Elia Transmission Belgium↗; 50Hertz Transmission GmbH↗ | Member | Network Charges |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Hydrogen Europe↗ | Member | Hydrogen |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. | Member | Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 7 Oct 2026 | U.S. Mission to the EU | Member | EU-US Economic and Trade Relations |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Nordic Alpha Partners | Member | General exchange |
| 2 Oct 2026 | VELUX A/S (VELUX Group)↗; Schneider Electric↗; SSAB AB↗; ROCKWOOL A/S↗; Knauf Insulation↗; ABB Ltd↗ | Member | Post-2030 Framework |
| 1 Oct 2026 | ArcelorMittal↗ | Member | General exchange |
| 1 Oct 2026 | European Space Policy Institute↗ | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG↗ | Member | Just Transition Fund |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Climate Leadership Coalition↗ | Member | General exchange, ETS & Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Mission of Canada to the European Union | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 29 Sep 2026 | DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH↗ | Member | MFR-Verhandlungen |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Verband der Deutschen Biokraftstoffindustrie↗ | Member | RED post-2030 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council↗ | Member | ETS |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Cement Europe (legal entity CEMBUREAU)↗ | Member | General exchange, ETS & Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uniper↗ | Member | Energiepolitik |
| 24 Sep 2026 | KongsbergGruppen↗ | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Rolls-Royce↗ | Rapporteur | European Competitivenes Fund |
| 23 Sep 2026 | European Space Policy Institute↗ | Rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Clean Air Task Force, Inc.↗ | Member | ETS |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Mission of China to the European Union | Member | EU-China Economic and Trade Relations |
| 14 Sep 2026 | ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical↗ | Member | Methane Emissions Regulation |
| 11 Sep 2026 | WIENER STADTWERKE GmbH↗; Verband Kommunaler Unternehmen e.V.↗; Thüga Aktiengesellschaft↗; Stadtwerke München GmbH↗ | Member | ETS |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council e.V.↗ | Member | Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Stichting European Initiative for Energy Security↗ | Member | Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 8 Sep 2026 | EIT RawMaterials GmbH↗ | Member | General exchange |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V.↗ | Member | ETS |
| 8 Sep 2026 | BDEW Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e. V.↗ | Member | EU 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.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.
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.
Final texts where Christian Ehler differed from the EPP majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | EPP majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Boosting 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) | Against | For |
| 8 October 2026 | RC-B10-0438/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0438/2026 · Motion for a resolution | Against | For |
| 6 October 2026 | With 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) | Against | For |
| 29 April 2026 | Discharge 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) | Against | For |
| 29 April 2026 | The 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 amendments | Abstained | For |
| 20 January 2026 | Humanitarian 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) | Against | For |
| 25 November 2025 | The 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) | Against | For |
| 9 October 2025 | Motion for a resolution on the Second World Summit for Social Development B10-0408/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 8 October 2025 | Amending 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 proposal | Against | For |
| 11 September 2025 | RC-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) | Against | For |
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:
- “Council for European Public Space” - likely Council for European Public Space (5 counterpart entries)
- “EWE Aktiengesellschaft” - likely EWE Aktiengesellschaft (3 counterpart entries)
- “Vaeridion GmbH” - likely Vaeridion GmbH (3 counterpart entries)
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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