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Daniel Buda

MEP for Romania · European People's Party · Partidul Naţional Liberal · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Daniel Buda (EPP, Romania) has declared 83 lobby meetings this term - rank 304 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 3 other MEPs.

That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 78 of 185 in the EPP group.

48% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - close to the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.

83
declared meetings
current term
85
records since 2016
full dataset
48%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
304/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 3 others
78/185
rank in EPP

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Compared with the averages

Daniel Buda, this term
83
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: 9 in Feb 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%09July 2024: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 9 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 7 declared meetingsApril 2025: 2 declared meetingsMay 2025: 0 declared meetingsJune 2025: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 2 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 4 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 5 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 6 declared meetingsApril 2026: 3 declared meetingsMay 2026: 4 declared meetingsJune 2026: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 1 declared meetingOctober 2026: 5 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 link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%09July 2024: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 9 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 7 declared meetingsApril 2025: 2 declared meetingsMay 2025: 0 declared meetingsJune 2025: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 2 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 4 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 5 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 6 declared meetingsApril 2026: 3 declared meetingsMay 2026: 4 declared meetingsJune 2026: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 1 declared meetingOctober 2026: 5 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 link2024202520260%50%100%09202420252026
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 20242100%
Aug 20240-
Sep 2024475%
Oct 2024666.7%
Nov 2024366.7%
Dec 202430%
Jan 2025450%
Feb 2025933.3%
Mar 2025750%
Apr 202520%
May 20250-
Jun 2025250%
Jul 202520%
Aug 20250-
Sep 20250-
Oct 20252100%
Nov 202540%
Dec 20252100%
Jan 2026250%
Feb 2026514.3%
Mar 2026685.7%
Apr 2026366.7%
May 2026450%
Jun 2026266.7%
Jul 2026333.3%
Aug 20260-
Sep 202610%
Oct 2026540%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 9 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 Daniel Buda 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

Agriculture & food (27), Public affairs & consultancy (5), Transport & automotive (4)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Agriculture and Rural Development (67), Environment, Climate and Food Safety (6), Legal Affairs (3), Delegation for relations with Israel (2), Housing Crisis in the EU (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
21 Oct 2026Corteva Agriscience International SARL⁠↗MemberFood and Feed Omnibus
13 Oct 2026International Road Transport UnionRapporteurEU Mobility Package
6 Oct 2026International Road Transport UnionRapporteurEU Mobility Package
2 Oct 2026Maa- ja metsätalous­tuottajain Keskusliitto – Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners⁠↗RapporteurAnimal welfare during transport
1 Oct 2026copa*cogecaShadow rapporteurCMO
29 Sep 2026CLIAAShadow rapporteurCommon Market Organisation 2028-2034
16 Jul 2026copa cogecaRapporteurAnimal welfare during transport
9 Jul 2026YARA BELGIUM S.A.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurCMO
8 Jul 2026copa*cogecaShadow rapporteurCMO
25 Jun 2026Rud Pedersen Brussels⁠↗; Canada Grains Council⁠↗MemberFood and Feed Omnibus
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
9 Jun 2026Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of JapanMemberFuture of agricultural policy
20 May 2026BASF SE CropLife EuropeMemberFood and Feed Omnibus
19 May 2026Farm Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurCAP, CMO, fertiliser crisis
18 May 2026Asociatia Alianta Industriei Semintelor din RomaniaMemberNew genomic techniques
11 May 2026Assemblée des Régions Européennes Fruitières, Légumières et Horticoles⁠↗Shadow rapporteurCMO
14 Apr 2026Union Européenne du Commerce du Bétail et des Métiers de la Viande⁠↗RapporteurAnimal welfare during transport
8 Apr 2026Austrian Chamber of AgricultureShadow rapporteurCMO in the context of the future programming period
8 Apr 2026Deutscher Bauernverband⁠↗RapporteurAnimal welfare during transport
25 Mar 2026PROFEL - European Association of Fruit and Vegetable Processors⁠↗MemberFruit and vegetable sector
19 Mar 2026PepsiCo⁠↗MemberUnfair trading practices
17 Mar 2026logos public affairs⁠↗; YARA BELGIUM S.A.⁠↗MemberCBAM and impact on the fertiliser industry
11 Mar 2026FuelsEurope⁠↗MemberEnergy
11 Mar 2026Euro Foie Gras⁠↗MemberOrganizarea Comuna a Pietelor
11 Mar 2026AVECRapporteurAnimal transport
26 Feb 2026INTERBEV; INAPORCMemberFuture of the livestock sector and agriculture in the next MFF
26 Feb 2026CNIELMemberMERCOSUR
26 Feb 2026ANVOLRapporteurAnimal transport
19 Feb 2026ASPROCAN; ASINCAMemberMercosur
2 Feb 2026Forward Global⁠↗MemberFuture of the livestock sector
27 Jan 2026Institute for Development and Expertise of ProjectsMemberConstituirea Camerei de Comerț Trilaterale România–Ucraina–Republica Moldova

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Daniel Buda 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
566
final texts voted on
of 606
99%
voted with the EPP majority
on 561 final texts
7
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Daniel Buda606 final votes
84%9%
For 510Against 52Abstained 4No vote recorded 40

With and against the group

On the 561 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Daniel Buda 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 majority55499%
Voted differently71%

Final texts where Daniel Buda differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
8 October 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead in gunshot B10-0431/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
12 February 2026Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights A10-0256/2025 · Johan Danielsson · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
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
7 May 2025The 2023 and 2024 Commission Reports on Kosovo A10-0075/2025 · Riho Terras · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
28 November 2024RC-B10-0173/2024 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0173/2024 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
18 September 2024Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cyproconazole and spirodiclofen in or on certain products B10-0021/2024 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
18 September 2024Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for benomyl, carbendazim and thiophanate‐methyl in or on certain products B10-0020/2024 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst

Unlinked but matchable

15 counterpart entries in Daniel Buda's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 6 of the 15 entries; the other 9 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.