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Member of the European Parliament · Germany S&D

Delara Burkhardt

MEP for Germany · Socialists & Democrats · Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Delara Burkhardt (S&D, Germany) has declared 125 lobby meetings this term - rank 202 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 3 other MEPs.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 55 of 135 in the S&D group.

71% 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%.

125
declared meetings
current term
467
records since 2016
full dataset
71%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
202/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 3 others
55/135
rank in S&D

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Compared with the averages

Delara Burkhardt, this term
125
Parliament average
100
S&D average
134

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: 12 in Feb 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%012July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 2 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 11 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 11 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 10 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2025: 12 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 3 declared meetingsApril 2025: 1 declared meetingMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 8 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 11 declared meetingsApril 2026: 5 declared meetingsMay 2026: 6 declared meetingsJune 2026: 6 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 4 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 7 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 link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%012July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 2 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 11 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 11 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 10 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2025: 12 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 3 declared meetingsApril 2025: 1 declared meetingMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 8 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 11 declared meetingsApril 2026: 5 declared meetingsMay 2026: 6 declared meetingsJune 2026: 6 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 4 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 7 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 link2024202520260%50%100%012202420252026
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 20241100%
Aug 20242100%
Sep 20241171.4%
Oct 20241154.5%
Nov 2024580%
Dec 20241076.9%
Jan 20251100%
Feb 20251268.8%
Mar 2025366.7%
Apr 20251100%
May 20251100%
Jun 20250-
Jul 20250-
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025475%
Oct 2025562.5%
Nov 2025366.7%
Dec 202530%
Jan 20262100%
Feb 2026837.5%
Mar 20261183.3%
Apr 20265100%
May 2026666.7%
Jun 2026616.7%
Jul 20263100%
Aug 2026475%
Sep 2026771.4%
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 12 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 Delara Burkhardt 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

Environment & climate (30), Consumer & retail (11), Chemicals & manufacturing (9)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Environment, Climate and Food Safety (98), Industry, Research and Energy (2), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
22 Sep 2026VivaneumMemberregional funds
22 Sep 2026e-nemaMemberbiotechnology
16 Sep 2026Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin⁠↗MemberCircular Economy Act
9 Sep 2026Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen­arbeit (GIZ) GmbH⁠↗Membersustainability reporting
8 Sep 2026My Voice, My Choice⁠↗Memberwomen rights
1 Sep 2026Vereinte Dienstleistungs­gewerkschaft⁠↗Membercircular economy
1 Sep 2026Verband Kommunaler Unternehmen e.V.⁠↗MemberCircular economy
28 Aug 2026Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund⁠↗Membersocial policy
24 Aug 2026Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e. V.⁠↗Membernature protection
24 Aug 2026Industrie­gewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie⁠↗MemberIndustrial Policy
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
20 Aug 2026Wirtschafts­förderung NeumünsterMemberenergy policy
15 Jul 2026IHK Nord e.V. - Arbeits­gemeinschaft norddeutscher Industrie- und Handels­kammern⁠↗MemberEU environmental law
13 Jul 2026Plastics Recyclers Europe⁠↗MemberCircular Economy Act
2 Jul 2026Natur­schutzbund Deutschland e.V.⁠↗Membernature protection
30 Jun 2026traceless materialsMemberPackaging
25 Jun 2026Zero Waste KielMemberzero waste
23 Jun 2026VIVE MANAGEMENTMemberTextiles EPR
22 Jun 2026Re + UpMemberTextiles
11 Jun 2026Klärwerk BülkMemberUrban Waste Water
9 Jun 2026IHK Nord e.V. - Arbeits­gemeinschaft norddeutscher Industrie- und Handels­kammern⁠↗Memberelectricity market design
27 May 2026AktivRegion Schlei (Küstenwerkstatt)MemberEU Regional Funds
20 May 2026Brunswick Group Limited srl⁠↗MemberSustainable Textiles
19 May 2026Carlsberg Breweries A/S⁠↗MemberPackaging regulation
13 May 2026traceless materialsMemberPackaging regulation
13 May 2026Global Witness⁠↗MemberDeforestation
12 May 2026IHK Nord e.V. - Arbeits­gemeinschaft norddeutscher Industrie- und Handels­kammern⁠↗Memberelectricity prices
27 Apr 2026European Environmental Bureau⁠↗; Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEPR/Omnibus
21 Apr 2026WWF Deutschland⁠↗Membernature protection
16 Apr 2026Lighting­Europe⁠↗; European Recycling Platform SASU⁠↗; ZVEI e.V. - Verband der Elektro- und Digital­industrie⁠↗; Verband Kommunaler Unternehmen e.V.⁠↗; European Recycling Industries' Confederation⁠↗; Policy Hub - Circularity for Apparel and Footwear⁠↗; The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment⁠↗; EUROCHAMBRES – Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEPR
13 Apr 2026Vereinte Dienstleistungs­gewerkschaft⁠↗MemberEU internal market policies

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Delara Burkhardt 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.

76%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
460
final texts voted on
of 606
98%
voted with the S&D majority
on 459 final texts
8
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Delara Burkhardt606 final votes
68%7%24%
For 412Against 45Abstained 3No vote recorded 146

With and against the group

On the 459 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Delara Burkhardt 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 S&D majority45198%
Voted differently82%

Final texts where Delara Burkhardt differed from the S&D majority

DateTextTheir voteS&D majority
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)ForAbstained
17 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up B10-0386/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
20 May 2026The impact of the implementation of Directive 2014/89/EU, the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins A10-0120/2026 · Stéphanie Yon-Courtin · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
30 April 2026How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by… A10-0088/2026 · Carlo Fidanza · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
11 March 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application A10-0040/2026 · Birgit Sippel · Commission proposalAgainstFor
16 December 2025Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia A10-0230/2025 · Hana Jalloul Muro · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
8 May 2025C10-0062/2025 - Commission proposalAgainstFor
10 October 2024Motion for a resolution The cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas B10-0101/2024 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor

Unlinked but matchable

6 counterpart entries in Delara Burkhardt'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 6 entries; the other 2 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.