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Member of the European Parliament · Latvia Renew

Ivars Ijabs

MEP for Latvia · Renew Europe · Latvijas attīstībai · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Ivars Ijabs (Renew, Latvia) has declared 39 lobby meetings this term - rank 439 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 4 other MEPs.

That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 72 of 78 in the Renew group.

55% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - close to the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.

39
declared meetings
current term
51
records since 2016
full dataset
55%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
439/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 4 others
72/78
rank in Renew

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Compared with the averages

Ivars Ijabs, this term
39
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: 9 in Dec 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%09July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 2 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 9 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 1 declared meetingMarch 2025: 4 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 1 declared meetingOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 1 declared meetingDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 3 declared meetingsApril 2026: 0 declared meetingsMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 1 declared meetingAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 2 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 linkMay 2025: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2025: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkNovember 2025: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkJuly 2026: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2026: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%09July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 2 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 9 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 1 declared meetingMarch 2025: 4 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 1 declared meetingOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 1 declared meetingDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 3 declared meetingsApril 2026: 0 declared meetingsMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 1 declared meetingAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 2 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 linkMay 2025: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2025: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkNovember 2025: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkJuly 2026: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2026: 0% 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 20240-
Aug 20240-
Sep 2024250%
Oct 2024533.3%
Nov 2024233.3%
Dec 2024975%
Jan 2025375%
Feb 2025150%
Mar 2025425%
Apr 20250-
May 20251100%
Jun 20250-
Jul 20250-
Aug 20250-
Sep 20251100%
Oct 20250-
Nov 20251100%
Dec 20250-
Jan 2026250%
Feb 202620%
Mar 2026333.3%
Apr 20260-
May 20260-
Jun 20260-
Jul 202610%
Aug 20260-
Sep 202620%
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

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

Who Ivars Ijabs 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

Chemicals & manufacturing (6), Technology & digital (6), Business federations & chambers (5)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Industry, Research and Energy (12), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (9), Delegation for relations with Israel (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
29 Sep 2026Latvian Children's Oncology FoundationMemberCancer Research in Pediatric Oncology
8 Sep 2026SpaceXMemberCivic resilience and Digital sovereignty
15 Jul 2026EESC ESCP EUROPERapporteurAGILE
31 Mar 2026Permanent Representation of Estonia to the EUShadow rapporteurResearch and Innovation and FP10
11 Mar 2026Orgalim – Europe's Technology Industries⁠↗Shadow rapporteurHorizon Europe
10 Mar 2026Israel's Ambassador to the EUMemberEU relations with Israel
25 Feb 2026EARTOShadow rapporteurHorizon Europe
3 Feb 2026Aalto University / Aalto-korkeakoulu­säätiöMemberResearch and Innovation and Horizon Europe
30 Jan 2026EUA, Coimbra Group, EU-LIFE, The Guild, LERU, YERUNShadow rapporteurResearch and Innovation and FP10
27 Jan 2026Technische Universiteit Delft⁠↗MemberEU Quantum Policy
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
12 Nov 2025Patria Oyj⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEuropean Defense Readiness and Military Capacity
24 Sep 2025European Emergency Number Association⁠↗MemberImproving Resilience through the Digital Networks Act
13 May 2025Philip Morris International Inc.⁠↗MemberTaxation and Public Health
26 Mar 2025Japan Tobacco InternationalMemberTaxation and Public Health
26 Mar 2025eBayShadow rapporteurEnd-of-life vehicles Regulation
25 Mar 2025ISC2MemberCybersecurity Strategy
17 Mar 2025SAFRAN⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEuropean defence industry programme (EDIP)
4 Feb 2025Scania; Hyundai Motor Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEnd-of-life vehicles Regulation
29 Jan 2025Orgalim – Europe's Technology Industries⁠↗MemberHorizon Europe
29 Jan 2025Glass for Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEnd-of-life vehicles Regulation
28 Jan 2025eBay; Mazda Motor Logistics Europe N.V.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEnd-of-life vehicles Regulation
13 Dec 2024The Bank of New York Mellon⁠↗; RTX Corporation⁠↗; PwCIL⁠↗; Microsoft Corporation⁠↗; IBM Corporation⁠↗; Honeywell Europe NV⁠↗; General Electric Company⁠↗; Ernst & Young Core Business Services BV⁠↗; DuPont de Nemours International SARL⁠↗; Citigroup Inc.⁠↗; Cisco Systems Inc.⁠↗; Boeing International Corporation - Belgium Branch Office⁠↗; American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union⁠↗; Access Partnership⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEuropean defence industry programme (EDIP)
10 Dec 2024American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union⁠↗; GE AerospaceShadow rapporteurEuropean defence industry programme (EDIP)
6 Dec 2024Ambassador of Azerbaijan to LatviaMemberThe bilateral cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan
5 Dec 2024Permanent Representation of Poland to the EUShadow rapporteurEuropean defence industry programme (EDIP)
5 Dec 2024Permanent Representation of Poland to the EURapporteurLate Payments Regulation
4 Dec 2024European Institute of Innovation and TechnologyMemberEurope’s competitiveness through innovation and skills development
3 Dec 2024Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries⁠↗MemberDigital Policy
3 Dec 2024BUSINESSEUROPE⁠↗; Kreab Worldwide⁠↗RapporteurLate payments regulation
3 Dec 2024Quantum Community NetworkMemberQuantum Technologies and European competitiveness

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Ivars Ijabs 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.

78%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
465
final texts voted on
of 606
96%
voted with the Renew majority
on 451 final texts
17
differed from Renew
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Ivars Ijabs606 final votes
67%9%23%
For 407Against 55Abstained 3No vote recorded 141

With and against the group

On the 451 final texts where more than half of Renew members casting a vote went one way, and Ivars Ijabs 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 majority43496%
Voted differently174%

Final texts where Ivars Ijabs differed from the Renew majority

DateTextTheir voteRenew majority
22 October 2026C10-0258/2026 - Commission proposalForAgainst
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
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 the Commission Implementing Decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize NK603 × T25 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0335/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
17 June 2026Council directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) A10-0161/2026 · Tomáš Kubín · Commission proposal to the CouncilForAgainst
17 June 2026Council directive amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products A10-0160/2026 · Tomáš Kubín · Commission proposal to the CouncilForAgainst
12 March 2026The annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2024 A10-0015/2026 · Bogdan Rzońca · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedAgainst
17 December 2025With recommendations to the Commission on digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work A10-0244/2025 · Andrzej Buła · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
26 November 2025C10-0263/2025 - Commission proposalForAgainst
13 November 2025Amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence… A10-0197/2025 · Jörgen Warborn · Commission proposalForAgainst

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

Unlinked but matchable

7 counterpart entries in Ivars Ijabs'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 7 entries; the other 3 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.