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Member of the European Parliament · Austria Renew

Helmut Brandstätter

MEP for Austria · Renew Europe · NEOS – Das Neue Österreich · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Helmut Brandstätter (Renew, Austria) has declared 107 lobby meetings this term - rank 244 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 50 of 78 in the Renew group, a place shared with 1 other member.

20% 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%.

107
declared meetings
current term
107
records since 2016
full dataset
20%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
244/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 2 others
50/78
rank in Renew
tied with 1 other

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Compared with the averages

Helmut Brandstätter, this term
107
Parliament average
100
Renew average
167

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: 10 in Nov 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%010July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 7 declared meetingsApril 2025: 6 declared meetingsMay 2025: 5 declared meetingsJune 2025: 4 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 10 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 6 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 5 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 10 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 3 declared meetingsJune 2026: 7 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 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%010July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 7 declared meetingsApril 2025: 6 declared meetingsMay 2025: 5 declared meetingsJune 2025: 4 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 10 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 6 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 5 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 10 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 3 declared meetingsJune 2026: 7 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 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%010202420252026
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 20240-
Aug 20240-
Sep 2024450%
Oct 2024637.5%
Nov 2024528.6%
Dec 202440%
Jan 2025350%
Feb 2025233.3%
Mar 2025740%
Apr 2025627.3%
May 2025533.3%
Jun 202540%
Jul 202530%
Aug 20250-
Sep 202550%
Oct 2025412.5%
Nov 2025108.3%
Dec 202560%
Jan 202620%
Feb 202650%
Mar 20261036.4%
Apr 202620%
May 2026320%
Jun 2026714.3%
Jul 202640%
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 10 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 Helmut Brandstätter 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

Democracy & civil society (6), Human rights & humanitarian (6), Media & publishing (6)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Foreign Affairs (69), European Democracy Shield (18), Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (5), Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
14 Jul 2026French Ministry of DefenseMemberExchange of Views
8 Jul 2026JTI Japan Tobacco InternationalMemberIntroductory Meeting
7 Jul 2026Permanent Mission of Austria to the EU; Platform for European SerbiaMemberExchange of Views
1 Jul 2026DEJURE Foundation Anti-Corruption Action Centre NGO MEZHA Anti-Corruption Center; Belarus Democratic ForumMemberExchange of Views
30 Jun 2026KEBA Group AGMemberExchange of Views
23 Jun 2026EPIKMemberReception
17 Jun 2026Former Member of Parliament of GeorgiaMemberExchange of Views
11 Jun 2026Permanent Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the OSCE, UN and other International Organizations in ViennaMemberExchange of Views
3 Jun 2026Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom South CaucasusMemberExchange of Views
3 Jun 2026Goethe-Institut e.V.⁠↗MemberReception
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
2 Jun 2026Basque Government Delegation to the European Union Basque Parliament DeputiesShadow rapporteurExchange of Views
28 May 2026Austrian Embassy ChisinauMemberExchange of Views
21 May 2026Member of the National Assembly of SerbiaMemberExchange of Views
19 May 2026Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union; Center for Civil Liberties⁠↗; Mission of China to the European UnionMemberExchange of Views
23 Apr 2026Ukrainian Leadership AcademyMemberExchange of Views
10 Apr 2026Austropapier - Vereinigung der Österreichischen Papier­industrieMemberExchange of Views
30 Mar 2026Erste Group Bank AG⁠↗MemberExchange of Views
26 Mar 2026British Embassy ViennaMemberExchange of Views
24 Mar 2026Ukraine Recovery AdvocatesMemberExchange of Views
23 Mar 2026Holcim Ltd⁠↗MemberCompany Visit
18 Mar 2026The German Marshall Fund of the United States - The Transatlantic Foundation⁠↗MemberExchange of Views
17 Mar 2026American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union⁠↗MemberReception
17 Mar 2026Portuguese Geopolitical Analyst; Mission of Uzbekistan to the EUMemberExchange of Views
10 Mar 2026BUSINESSEUROPEMemberExchange of Views
9 Mar 2026Mission of the People's Republic of China to the European UnionMemberExchange of Views
4 Mar 2026European Chamber of Commerce in ChinaMemberExchange of Views
28 Feb 2026Japanese EmbassyMemberReception
12 Feb 2026Ukrainian Political Journalist and AnalystMemberExchange of Views
4 Feb 2026Official of the Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and HerzegovinaMemberExchange of Views
3 Feb 2026Mission of Israel to the EU and NATOMemberExchange of Views

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Helmut Brandstätter 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.

84%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
513
final texts voted on
of 606
96%
voted with the Renew majority
on 500 final texts
20
differed from Renew
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Helmut Brandstätter606 final votes
72%11%15%
For 435Against 69Abstained 9No vote recorded 93

With and against the group

On the 500 final texts where more than half of Renew members casting a vote went one way, and Helmut Brandstätter 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 Renew majority48096%
Voted differently204%

Final texts where Helmut Brandstätter differed from the Renew majority

DateTextTheir voteRenew majority
21 October 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87769 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0469/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
21 October 2026Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States A10-0260/2026 · Li Andersson · Commission proposal to the CouncilAbstainedFor
16 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 87460 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0381/2026 · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
8 July 2026Motion for a resolution on Commission delegated regulation of 10 April 2026 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 to introduce a trajectory to gradually decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets B10-0337/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedAgainst
18 June 2026Motion for a resolution on the implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines B10-0238/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
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
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)AgainstFor
20 January 2026With recommendations to the Commission on just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies A10-0261/2025 · Jana Toom · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
17 December 2025Motion for a resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 4 July 2025 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 as regards the simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2021/2139 and (EU) 2023/2486 as regards simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectives B10-0566/2025 · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedAgainst

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

Unlinked but matchable

13 counterpart entries in Helmut Brandstätter'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 13 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.