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Isabel Benjumea Benjumea

MEP for Spain · European People's Party · Partido Popular · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (EPP, Spain) has declared 84 lobby meetings this term - rank 301 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.

That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 76 of 185 in the EPP group, a place shared with 1 other member.

42% 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%.

84
declared meetings
current term
230
records since 2016
full dataset
42%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
301/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 2 others
76/185
rank in EPP
tied with 1 other

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Compared with the averages

Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, this term
84
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 Oct 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%09July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 3 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 6 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 9 declared meetingsApril 2025: 4 declared meetingsMay 2025: 3 declared meetingsJune 2025: 1 declared meetingJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 3 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 3 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 4 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 2 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 3 declared meetingsJune 2026: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 1 declared meetingAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 1 declared meetingNovember 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: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 3 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 6 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 9 declared meetingsApril 2025: 4 declared meetingsMay 2025: 3 declared meetingsJune 2025: 1 declared meetingJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 3 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 3 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 4 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 2 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 3 declared meetingsJune 2026: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 1 declared meetingAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 1 declared meetingNovember 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 20241100%
Aug 20240-
Sep 2024333.3%
Oct 2024944.4%
Nov 2024628.6%
Dec 202430%
Jan 2025650%
Feb 202530%
Mar 2025944.4%
Apr 2025475%
May 202530%
Jun 20251100%
Jul 20250-
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025325%
Oct 2025325%
Nov 2025425%
Dec 20251100%
Jan 2026475%
Feb 202640%
Mar 202620%
Apr 2026233.3%
May 2026333.3%
Jun 20263100%
Jul 20261100%
Aug 20260-
Sep 2026560%
Oct 20261100%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 9 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Isabel Benjumea Benjumea 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

Finance (38), Business federations & chambers (3), Technology & digital (3)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Economic and Monetary Affairs (65), Budgets (11), Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
5 Oct 2026Asociación Española de Banca⁠↗; Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros (CECA)⁠↗MemberECON Files
30 Sep 2026REPER de EspañaMemberECON Files
29 Sep 2026Atlantic Copper S.L.U.⁠↗MemberParliamentary procedures
28 Sep 2026European Banking AuthorityMemberECON Files
9 Sep 2026Deutsche Bank AG⁠↗MemberECON Files
2 Sep 2026Banco Santander, S.A.⁠↗MemberECON Files
1 Jul 2026Euronext⁠↗MemberECON Files
30 Jun 2026Banco Santander, S.A.⁠↗MemberECON Files
10 Jun 2026Mastercard Europe⁠↗MemberECON Files
9 Jun 2026BlackRock⁠↗; Banco Santander, S.A.⁠↗MemberECON Files
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
20 May 2026Apple Inc.⁠↗MemberECON Files
19 May 2026ICI GlobalMemberECON Files
6 May 2026Citi GroupMemberECON Files
22 Apr 2026BME; CaixaBank, S.A.⁠↗MemberECON Files
21 Apr 2026UNESPAMemberECON Files
17 Mar 2026Phillip MorrisMemberTax files
11 Mar 2026Embajada de Israel en EspañaMemberMiddle East situation
26 Feb 2026Fundación ANARMemberEuropean Funds
19 Feb 2026CATO institute; American Enterprise InstituteMemberECON files
19 Feb 2026Middle East InstituteMemberMiddle East topics
19 Feb 2026TaxFoundationMemberTaxation
28 Jan 2026CaixaBank, S.A.⁠↗MemberPensions regulations
27 Jan 2026Asociación Española de Banca⁠↗MemberBanking regulation
21 Jan 2026AIMAMemberSecuritisations
13 Jan 2026Banco Santander, S.A.⁠↗MemberBanking regulation
2 Dec 2025Banco Santander, S.A.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurOmnibus IV
19 Nov 2025ONCEMemberMFF
11 Nov 2025BBVAMemberBanking regulation
6 Nov 2025Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros (CECA)⁠↗MemberFinancial Services
4 Nov 2025UNICEFMemberMFF

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Isabel Benjumea Benjumea 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.

97%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
579
final texts voted on
of 606
97%
voted with the EPP majority
on 574 final texts
20
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Isabel Benjumea Benjumea606 final votes
84%11%
For 507Against 65Abstained 7No vote recorded 27

With and against the group

On the 574 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Isabel Benjumea Benjumea 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 majority55497%
Voted differently203%

Final texts where Isabel Benjumea Benjumea differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
15 September 2026Amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards ceasing the invalidation of allowances in the market stability reserve A10-0230/2026 · Pierfrancesco Maran · Commission proposalAgainstFor
7 July 2026The implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum A10-0187/2026 · Lukas Mandl and Pierfrancesco Maran · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
17 June 2026The 2025 Commission report on Kosovo A10-0166/2026 · Riho Terras · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
16 June 2026Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries A10-0147/2026 · Lukas Mandl · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
21 May 2026The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward A10-0121/2026 · Isabella Lövin · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
29 April 2026Amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards the market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors A10-0098/2026 · Danuše Nerudová · Commission proposalAbstainedFor
29 April 2026The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 A10-0042/2026 · Anna Strolenberg · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
28 April 2026Applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council A9-0147/2022 · Bernd Lange · Commission proposalAgainstFor
12 February 2026A European Parliament recommendation to the Council concerning the EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women A10-0010/2026 · Lina Gálvez · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
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

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

Unlinked but matchable

19 counterpart entries in Isabel Benjumea Benjumea's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 7 of the 19 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.