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Iratxe García Pérez

MEP for Spain · Socialists & Democrats · Partido Socialista Obrero Español · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Iratxe García Pérez (S&D, Spain) has declared 162 lobby meetings this term - rank 141 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.

That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 1.6× the average member, and it ranks 38 of 135 in the S&D group, a place shared with 2 other members.

10% 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%.

162
declared meetings
current term
768
records since 2016
full dataset
10%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
141/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 2 others
38/135
rank in S&D
tied with 2 others

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Compared with the averages

Iratxe García Pérez, this term
162
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: 14 in Oct 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%014July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 13 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 4 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 12 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 9 declared meetingsApril 2025: 8 declared meetingsMay 2025: 10 declared meetingsJune 2025: 9 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 14 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 10 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2026: 8 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 10 declared meetingsApril 2026: 6 declared meetingsMay 2026: 7 declared meetingsJune 2026: 8 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%014July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 13 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 4 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 12 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 9 declared meetingsApril 2025: 8 declared meetingsMay 2025: 10 declared meetingsJune 2025: 9 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 14 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 10 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2026: 8 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 10 declared meetingsApril 2026: 6 declared meetingsMay 2026: 7 declared meetingsJune 2026: 8 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%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 20240-
Aug 20240-
Sep 202460%
Oct 2024137.1%
Nov 202440%
Dec 202440%
Jan 20251215.4%
Feb 202560%
Mar 2025938.5%
Apr 2025812.5%
May 20251010%
Jun 2025920%
Jul 202540%
Aug 20250-
Sep 202550%
Oct 2025140%
Nov 2025100%
Dec 202540%
Jan 202610%
Feb 2026833.3%
Mar 2026100%
Apr 2026625%
May 2026714.3%
Jun 202680%
Jul 202640%
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

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

Who Iratxe García Pérez meets most

Declared counterpartMeetings
Party of European Socialists5
EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION3
Partito Democratico3
PES3
Young European Socialists3

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

This list counts this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, so their figures for this member can be higher.

Most-met sectors this term

Human rights & humanitarian (5), Labour & trade unions (5), Environment & climate (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
14 Jul 2026United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWAMemberThe current situation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
8 Jul 2026El PaísMemberInterview regarding the European Parliament
1 Jul 2026PS ArgentinaMemberCurrent situation in Argenina
1 Jul 2026Council of Europe Parliamentary AssemblyMemberSituation in the Western Balkans
30 Jun 2026Premios Valores DemocráticosMemberDemocratic Values
24 Jun 2026Labour PartyMemberCollaboration between the S&D and the Irish Labour Party
23 Jun 2026Parliament of Ireland; Government of IrelandMemberThe current situation of Ireland
18 Jun 2026Party of European SocialistsMemberCurrent situation of the Socialist Governments in Europe
11 Jun 2026Juventudes Socialistas EspañaMemberThe challenges for Young Europeans
2 Jun 2026Democratic Party in Czech RepublicMemberState of play in the Czech Republic
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
2 Jun 2026SPDMemberState of play in Germany
2 Jun 2026Basque Country GovernmentMemberEuskadi in the EU
19 May 2026UK GovernmentMemberTrade
19 May 2026Moldovan GovernmentMemberCurrent situation in Moldova
12 May 2026Member of the Spanish CongressMemberThe situation in La Rioja
12 May 2026EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION⁠↗MemberThe 28th Regime
6 May 2026Member of the Spanish SenateMemberThe situation in Castilla y León
5 May 2026Austrian Ministry of FinanceMemberMFF
5 May 2026First Vice-President of the Government of SpainMemberState of affairs in Spain
22 Apr 2026Socialist Party of AlbaniaMemberSocialist Alliances
21 Apr 2026ORGANIZACION NACIONAL DE CIEGOS DE ESPAÑA⁠↗; Fundación Secretariado Gitano⁠↗MemberNGOs and the ESF+ in the new MFF
18 Apr 2026My Voice, My ChoiceMemberGlobal Progressive Mobilisation
17 Apr 2026Former President of the Senate of Chile; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of UruguayMemberGlobal Progressive Mobilisation
16 Apr 2026Brazilian Worker's PartyMemberProgressive Alliance of Parties
14 Apr 2026Democratic Party of Iranian KurdistanMemberMinorities in Iran
26 Mar 2026Romanian PSDMemberState of affairs in Romania
26 Mar 2026DPS MontenegroMemberAccession and state of democracy in Montenegro
18 Mar 2026President of the Parliament of MoldovaMemberEuropean accession and rule of law in Moldova
18 Mar 2026Member of the Luxembourg Socialist PartyMemberCooperation between socialists movements of Europe
12 Mar 2026Government of SpainMemberRegional Elections in Spain

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Iratxe García Pérez 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
564
final texts voted on
of 606
100%
voted with the S&D majority
on 562 final texts
2
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Iratxe García Pérez606 final votes
84%9%
For 508Against 52Abstained 4No vote recorded 42

With and against the group

On the 562 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Iratxe García Pérez 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 majority560>99%
Voted differently2<1%

Final texts where Iratxe García Pérez differed from the S&D majority

DateTextTheir voteS&D majority
10 March 2026The European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024 A10-0020/2026 · Jörgen Warborn · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
9 July 2025Motion for a resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 10 June 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela to the list of high-risk third countries which have provided a written high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies and have developed an action plan with the FATF, and to remove Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates from that list B10-0315/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor

Unlinked but matchable

10 counterpart entries in Iratxe García Pérez'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 10 entries; the other 6 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.