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Jacek Protas

MEP for Poland · European People's Party · Koalicja Obywatelska · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Jacek Protas (EPP, Poland) has declared 4 lobby meetings this term - rank 624 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 7 other MEPs.

That is one of the lighter declaration records in the Parliament - against an average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 158 of 185 in the EPP group, a place shared with 3 other members.

100% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - above the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.

4
declared meetings
current term
4
records since 2016
full dataset
100%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
624/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 7 others
158/185
rank in EPP
tied with 3 others

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Compared with the averages

Jacek Protas, this term
4
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: 1 in Nov 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%01July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 1 declared meetingDecember 2024: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2025: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 0 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 0 declared meetingsJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 1 declared meetingDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 0 declared meetingsApril 2026: 0 declared meetingsMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 0 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%01July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 1 declared meetingDecember 2024: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2025: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 0 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 0 declared meetingsJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 1 declared meetingDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 0 declared meetingsApril 2026: 0 declared meetingsMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 0 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%01202420252026
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 20240-
Oct 20240-
Nov 20241100%
Dec 20241100%
Jan 20250-
Feb 20250-
Mar 20250-
Apr 20250-
May 20250-
Jun 20250-
Jul 20250-
Aug 20250-
Sep 20250-
Oct 20250-
Nov 20251100%
Dec 20251100%
Jan 20260-
Feb 20260-
Mar 20260-
Apr 20260-
May 20260-
Jun 20260-
Jul 20260-
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 1 declared in November 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Jacek Protas meets most

Declared counterpartMeetings
ORLEN S.A.2
Czepczyński Family Foundation2

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

Energy (2)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
10 Dec 2025Czepczyński Family Foundation⁠↗MemberPrzedstawienie nowego projektu pn. „ABC Sławnych Polaków”, dalszy rozwój projektu „ABC Emocji” oraz o nasze działania w Ukrainie, które nabierają tempa
4 Nov 2025ORLEN S.A.⁠↗MemberMeeting with representatives of the Management Board of ORLEN S.A. and the team for EU regulations at ORLEN S.A.
10 Dec 2024Czepczyński Family Foundation⁠↗MemberEducation for the Youngest, EU Funding, and International Cooperation – Foundation's Activities at the Local and European Level
20 Nov 2024Orlen S.A.⁠↗MemberMeeting with representatives of the Management Board of ORLEN S.A. and the team for EU regulations at ORLEN S.A.

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Jacek Protas 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.

95%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
561
final texts voted on
of 606
94%
voted with the EPP majority
on 557 final texts
33
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Jacek Protas606 final votes
83%7%
For 502Against 42Abstained 17No vote recorded 45

With and against the group

On the 557 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Jacek Protas 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 majority52494%
Voted differently336%

Final texts where Jacek Protas differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
16 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 94313 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0379/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
16 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0380/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
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 resolutionForAgainst
15 September 2026Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund A10-0202/2026 · Pascal Canfin · Commission proposalAbstainedFor
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)AbstainedAgainst
8 July 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 soybean MON 87705 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0334/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedAgainst
17 June 2026The 2025 Commission report on Türkiye A10-0106/2026 · Nacho Sánchez Amor · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
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)AgainstFor
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 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

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