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Cristian Terheş, official European Parliament portrait

Member of the European Parliament · Romania ECR

Cristian Terheş

MEP for Romania · European Conservatives & Reformists · Partidului Național Conservator Român (PNCR) · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Cristian Terheş (ECR, Romania) has declared 92 lobby meetings this term - rank 281 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 21 of 84 in the ECR group.

8% 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%.

92
declared meetings
current term
122
records since 2016
full dataset
8%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
281/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 2 others
21/84
rank in ECR

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Compared with the averages

Cristian Terheş, this term
92
Parliament average
100
ECR average
64

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: 14 in Nov 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%014July 2024: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 1 declared meetingMarch 2025: 0 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 2 declared meetingsJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 9 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 3 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 7 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 2 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 14 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2026: 11 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 5 declared meetingsApril 2026: 5 declared meetingsMay 2026: 3 declared meetingsJune 2026: 11 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 3 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: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkMay 2025: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2026: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%014July 2024: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 1 declared meetingMarch 2025: 0 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 2 declared meetingsJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 9 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 3 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 7 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 2 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 14 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2026: 11 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 5 declared meetingsApril 2026: 5 declared meetingsMay 2026: 3 declared meetingsJune 2026: 11 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 3 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: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkMay 2025: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2026: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%014202420252026
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 20243100%
Aug 20240-
Sep 20240-
Oct 20240-
Nov 20240-
Dec 202420%
Jan 2025616.7%
Feb 202510%
Mar 20250-
Apr 20250-
May 202520%
Jun 20250-
Jul 2025911.1%
Aug 202530%
Sep 202570%
Oct 202520%
Nov 2025146.2%
Dec 202510%
Jan 202610%
Feb 2026110%
Mar 202650%
Apr 2026520%
May 202630%
Jun 2026119.1%
Jul 202630%
Aug 20260-
Sep 202630%
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 14 declared in November 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Cristian Terheş meets most

Declared counterpartMeetings
China Mission to the EU4
Israel Allies Foundation Europe3
Mission of Georgia to the EU3
TikTok Technology Ltd2
Chinese Embassy in France2

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

Technology & digital (2), Agriculture & food (1), Business federations & chambers (1)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Foreign Affairs (72), Security and Defence (3), European Democracy Shield (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
24 Sep 2026Embassy of Pakistan in BucharestMemberEU Pakistan relation
8 Sep 2026Mission of China to the EUMemberEU China relations
1 Sep 2026Mission of China to the EUMemberEU China rerlations
15 Jul 2026Mission of Armenia to the EUMemberEU Armenia relations
14 Jul 2026Mission of US to the EUMemberEU-US relations
1 Jul 2026Mission of Georgia to the EUMemberEU Georgia relations
22 Jun 2026Merck⁠↗MemberSecurity of supply chains
19 Jun 2026Embassy of India in RomaniaMemberRomania EU India relations
18 Jun 2026Chinese Embassy in FranceMemberEU China relations
16 Jun 2026Türkiye Mission to the EUMemberEU Türkiye relations
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
11 Jun 2026Albanian Mission to the EUMemberEU Albania relations
10 Jun 2026Georgian Mission to the EUMemberEU Georgia relations
10 Jun 2026Ukrainian mission to the EUMemberEU Ukraine relations
9 Jun 2026China Mission to the EUMemberEU China Relations
8 Jun 2026TeslaMemberautomotive industry
5 Jun 2026Embassy of AzerbaijanMemberRomania Azerbaijan Relations
5 Jun 2026Embassy of China to the EUMemberEU Romania China Relations
19 May 2026UAE Mission to the EUMemberSituation in the Middle East
7 May 2026Chinese Embassy in FranceMemberEU China relations
5 May 2026Kazinform News AgencyMemberEU Kazakhstan relations
29 Apr 2026US State DepartmentMemberEU US relations
28 Apr 2026Mission of Israel to the EU & NATOMemberEU Israel relations
22 Apr 2026EU mission to UzbekistanMemberEU - Uzbekistan relations
21 Apr 2026US Mission to the EUMemberEU-US relations
14 Apr 2026Dentons Global Advisors Europe SA⁠↗MemberEU defence industry
24 Mar 2026The Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the European UnionMemberEU Morocco relations
13 Mar 2026Embassy of Israel to BucharestMemberRomania Israel Relations
12 Mar 2026UAE Misiion to the EUMemberEU UAE Relations
5 Mar 2026Georgian mission to NATOMemberEU Georgia relations
3 Mar 2026Kuwait mission to the EUMemberEU Kuwait relations

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Cristian Terheş 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.

79%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
499
final texts voted on
of 606
85%
voted with the ECR majority
on 479 final texts
71
differed from ECR
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Cristian Terheş606 final votes
56%18%8%18%
For 338Against 111Abstained 50No vote recorded 107

With and against the group

On the 479 final texts where more than half of ECR members casting a vote went one way, and Cristian Terheş 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 ECR majority40885%
Voted differently7115%

Final texts where Cristian Terheş differed from the ECR majority

DateTextTheir voteECR majority
22 October 2026Amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards revised benchmark values for the heat and fuel benchmarks for the period from 2026 to 2030 A10-0276/2026 · Adam Jarubas · Commission proposalAgainstFor
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)AgainstAbstained
21 October 2026Establishing the exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2028-2034 (the 'Pericles V'… A10-0256/2026 · Michael McNamara · Commission proposalAgainstFor
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)AgainstFor
6 October 2026The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment A10-0238/2026 · Kinga Kollár · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstAbstained
17 September 2026An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector A10-0168/2026 · Loucas Fourlas and Ruggero Razza · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
15 September 2026Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund A10-0202/2026 · Pascal Canfin · Commission proposalAgainstAbstained
15 September 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures A10-0201/2026 · Mohammed Chahim · Commission proposalAgainstAbstained
9 July 2026RC-B10-0357/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0357/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
8 July 2026The Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the United Mexican States A10-0198/2026 · Borja Giménez Larraz · Draft Council decisionAgainstFor

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

Unlinked but matchable

5 counterpart entries in Cristian Terheş's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 5 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.