Member of the European Parliament · Portugal EPP
Hélder Sousa Silva
MEP for Portugal · European People's Party · Partido Social Democrata · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Hélder Sousa Silva (EPP, Portugal) has declared 78 lobby meetings this term - rank 318 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 5 other MEPs.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 82 of 185 in the EPP group, a place shared with 2 other members.
33% 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%.
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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: 8 in Mar 2025.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 4 | 16.7% |
| Oct 2024 | 5 | 0% |
| Nov 2024 | 3 | 25% |
| Dec 2024 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Jan 2025 | 4 | 50% |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 25% |
| Mar 2025 | 8 | 50% |
| Apr 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| May 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Jun 2025 | 4 | 0% |
| Jul 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 4 | 50% |
| Oct 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| Nov 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Dec 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Jan 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | - |
| Mar 2026 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 1 | 100% |
| May 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2026 | 7 | 42.9% |
| Jul 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 6 | 16.7% |
| Oct 2026 | 5 | 50% |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 8 declared in March 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Hélder Sousa Silva meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Sony Music Entertainment | 3 |
| NOS | 2 |
| Rolls-Royce | 1 |
| CIP - Confederação Empresarial de Portugal | 1 |
| School of International Futures Ltd | 1 |
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
Media & publishing (11), Technology & digital (5), Energy (4)
Meetings by committee or delegation this term
Culture and Education (37), Budgets (17), Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil (13), Security and Defence (11), Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 | Sony Music Entertainment↗; Audiogest - Associação para a Gestão e Distribuição de Direitos↗ | Rapporteur | Relatório sobre os setores culturais e criativos na era da Inteligência Artificial |
| 14 Oct 2026 | FS Fueling Sustainability↗ | Delegation chair | A revisão em curso do Regulamento de Execução (UE) 2022/996 (IR 2022/996) e seus potenciais impactos sobre o setor. Em particular, estamos acompanhando com preocupação a possibilidade de exclusão do milho de segunda safra brasileiro da categoria de c |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers | Delegation chair | The critical role of cotton in Europe's sustainable transition |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Acelen Renewables | Delegation chair | A new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) value chain based on macauba, a drought-resistant native Brazilian tree that can contribute to restoring degraded land while preserving biodiversity |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Centro de Vida Independente | Member | Apresentar e debater as reinvidicações que refletem as mudanças que nós, enquanto pessoas com deficiencia, consideramos necessárias |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Associação de Empresas Produtoras e Distribuidoras de Videojogos Videogames Europe | Rapporteur | Relatório CULT - Os Setores Culturais e Criativos na Era da IA; e Digital Fairness Act |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Rádio Maria | Member | Apresentação do Projeto Rádio Maria |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Plataforma Portuguesa para os Direitos das Mulheres | Member | Partilhar as principais preocupações e prioridades de direitos das mulheres em Portugal. |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Associação Portuguesa de Empresas de Distribuição | Delegation chair | Apresentação da associação, troca de impressões sobre o Acordo EU-Mercosul, Regulamento da União europeia relativo à desflorestação – EUDR, Restriçoes à importação de produtos/carnes e alguns derivados |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Eupportunity – European Affairs Consultancy | Member | Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Apresentar a visão da empresa sobre este assunto |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | EU Strategy↗ | Member | Apresentação do estudo The TDM Equation, a new economic study |
| 14 Jul 2026 | BID- Banco interamericano de Desenvolvimento | Delegation chair | Apresentação de atividades, acordo UE Mercosul e MMF |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Euronext↗ | Rapporteur for opinion | budgetary assessment on the Amending Regulations |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Digital Currencies Governance Group Limited↗ | Rapporteur for opinion | the EU Market Integration Package |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Fastweb SpA | Rapporteur for opinion | Revisão mandato ENISA e CSA II |
| 11 Jun 2026 | EMEE (European Music Exporters Exchange) | Shadow rapporteur | AgoraEU |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Culture Next | Member | Capitais Europeias da Cultura - preparação da próxima Culture Next Summit |
| 9 Jun 2026 | MMG Brasil | Delegation chair | Reforço dos laços comerciais e de investimento entre o Brasil e a União Europeia |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Sony Music Entertainment↗ | Rapporteur | Inteligência Artificial nos Setores Culturais e Criativos |
| 2 Jun 2026 | DASSAULT AVIATION↗ | Member | European strategic autonomy in combat aviation and sovereign defence industrial instruments |
| 30 Apr 2026 | The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA↗ | Member | Online Piracy; Audiovisual Media Services Directive – AVMSD; Impact of AI in Cultural and Creative sectors. |
| 20 Mar 2026 | SAB | Member | about EU Space Security |
| 20 Mar 2026 | EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union)↗ | Member | an event organisation about Auto Radios and the Digital Network Act |
| 19 Mar 2026 | LIDE Bélgica | Delegation chair | Apresentação da LIDE e Plano de actividades |
| 18 Mar 2026 | FIPRA International SRL | Member | The European Union Civil Protection Mechanism |
| 17 Mar 2026 | NOS↗ | Member | Revisão da AVMSD e Cybersecurity Act 2 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | GEOSAT | Member | about EU Space programmes, next MFF |
| 29 Jan 2026 | European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) | Member | Exchange views on the EIT's future as an independent EU agency un light of the ongoing FP10 discussions |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S↗ | Member | Discuss the vulnerabilities of the EU energy infrastructure and the need to mitigate against current and future security risks. |
| 8 Dec 2025 | International Union of Cinema | Member | AgoraEU and Online Piracy |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Hélder Sousa Silva 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 511 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Hélder Sousa Silva 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 Hélder Sousa Silva differed from the EPP majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | EPP majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2026 | Motion 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 B10-0432/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 15 September 2026 | Amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards ceasing the invalidation of allowances in the market stability reserve A10-0230/2026 · Pierfrancesco Maran · Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 8 July 2026 | Motion 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 certain fishing tackle (D110163/04 – 2026/2714(RPS)) B10-0344/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 17 June 2026 | The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General… A10-0134/2026 · Saskia Bricmont · Draft Council decision | Against | For |
| 6 May 2025 | The control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023 A10-0068/2025 · Ondřej Knotek · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
Unlinked but matchable
15 counterpart entries in Hélder Sousa Silva's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “A ANSOL - Associação Nacional para o Software Livre” - likely ANSOL - Associação Nacional para o Software Livre (1 counterpart entry)
- “AEPO-ARTIS” - likely Association of European Performers’ Organisations (1 counterpart entry)
- “EMEE (European Music Exporters Exchange)” - likely European Music Exporters Exchange (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 15 entries; the other 12 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.