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Jens Gieseke

MEP for Germany · European People's Party · Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands · official EP profile

As of 7 November 2026, Jens Gieseke (EPP, Germany) has declared 469 lobby meetings this term - rank 11 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.

That is one of the most extensive declaration records in the entire Parliament - 4.7× the average member, and it ranks 5 of 185 in the EPP group.

66% 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%.

469
declared meetings
current term
956
records since 2016
full dataset
66%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
11/720
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
5/185
rank in EPP

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Compared with the averages

Jens Gieseke, this term
469
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: 36 in Jun 2026.

0%25%50%75%100%036July 2024: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 6 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 17 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 14 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 21 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 11 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 30 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 20 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 16 declared meetingsApril 2025: 15 declared meetingsMay 2025: 14 declared meetingsJune 2025: 22 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 13 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 3 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 22 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 23 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 17 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 13 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 17 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 11 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 34 declared meetingsApril 2026: 20 declared meetingsMay 2026: 33 declared meetingsJune 2026: 36 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 12 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 3 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 17 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%036July 2024: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 6 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 17 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 14 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 21 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 11 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 30 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 20 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 16 declared meetingsApril 2025: 15 declared meetingsMay 2025: 14 declared meetingsJune 2025: 22 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 13 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 3 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 22 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 23 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 17 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 13 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 17 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 11 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 34 declared meetingsApril 2026: 20 declared meetingsMay 2026: 33 declared meetingsJune 2026: 36 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 12 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 3 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 17 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%036202420252026
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 20244100%
Aug 2024633.3%
Sep 20241785.7%
Oct 20241475%
Nov 20242164.7%
Dec 20241184.2%
Jan 20253075%
Feb 20252076%
Mar 20251675%
Apr 20251568.2%
May 20251445.5%
Jun 20252260.6%
Jul 20251370%
Aug 2025350%
Sep 20252270.3%
Oct 20252385.3%
Nov 20251772.7%
Dec 20251380%
Jan 20261761.9%
Feb 20261181.8%
Mar 20263457.5%
Apr 20262072.7%
May 20263350%
Jun 20263641%
Jul 20261278.6%
Aug 202630%
Sep 20261755%
Oct 2026560%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 36 declared in June 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who Jens Gieseke 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

Transport & automotive (225), Chemicals & manufacturing (52), Energy (35)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Transport and Tourism (177), Environment, Climate and Food Safety (100), Industry, Research and Energy (2)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
28 Oct 2026UPM Communication PapersMemberUPM Sappi Joint Venture
27 Oct 2026Arbeitskreis Verkehrs­politik des Verbandes Deutscher Eisen­bah­nin­ge­nieure (VDEI)MemberAustausch zu aktuellen ver­kehrs­po­li­ti­schen Themen
21 Oct 2026Bundesverband Güter­kraft­verkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) e.V.⁠↗MemberAustausch zu aktuellen ver­kehrs­po­li­ti­schen Themen
7 Oct 2026Mercedes-Benz Group AG⁠↗MemberAustausch zu aktuellen ver­kehrs­po­li­ti­schen Themen
6 Oct 2026FuelsEurope⁠↗MemberEU ETS, Automotive Package, Industrial Accelerator Act, Methane Regulation, Environmental Omnibus
30 Sep 2026AIDA Cruises⁠↗MemberEU ETS
29 Sep 2026VWMemberAutomotive Package
22 Sep 2026Royal Arctic Havneservice; Halibut Greenland; Greenland Airports; Ilulissat Icefjord CentreMemberAustausch zu aktuellen ver­kehrs­po­li­ti­schen Themen
18 Sep 2026BRABUS GmbHMemberAustausch zu aktuellen ver­kehrs­po­li­ti­schen Themen
16 Sep 2026Stellantis⁠↗MemberAutomotive Package
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
16 Sep 2026Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. European Office⁠↗MemberEU ETS, CBAM
15 Sep 2026Gerber Steel GmbH⁠↗MemberAustausch zu aktuellen ver­kehrs­po­li­ti­schen Themen
15 Sep 2026REWE GroupMemberAutomotive Package, EPBD
15 Sep 2026The European Steel Association⁠↗MemberEU ETS, Industrial Accelerator Act
14 Sep 2026Air France-KLM⁠↗MemberEU ETS
14 Sep 2026RDA Internationaler Bustouristik Verband e.V.⁠↗MemberEmpCo-Richtlinie
8 Sep 2026ReboundMemberSAF feedstock
8 Sep 2026Salzgitter AG⁠↗MemberIndustrial Accelerator Act, Automotive Package
8 Sep 2026Deutscher Reiseverband e.V.⁠↗MemberAustausch zu aktuellen ver­kehrs­po­li­ti­schen Themen
2 Sep 2026Lufthansa Group⁠↗MemberAustausch zu aktuellen ver­kehrs­po­li­ti­schen Themen
1 Sep 2026RTS CorporationMemberSingle European Sky Regulation und mehr
1 Sep 2026Lufthansa Group⁠↗MemberEU ETS
21 Aug 2026Nanno Jansen GmbHMemberAustausch zu aktuellen ver­kehrs­po­li­ti­schen Themen
20 Aug 2026Wirtschafts­verband Gartenbau Norddeutschland Zentral­verband Gartenbau (ZVG)MemberEU-Verpackungs­verordnung (PPWR), EmpCo-Richtlinie (deutsche Umsetzung)
11 Aug 2026Flughafendirektion Hannover-Langenhangen GmbHMemberAustausch zu aktuellen ver­kehrs­po­li­ti­schen Themen
16 Jul 2026Clean Air Task Force, Inc.⁠↗MemberCBAM, ETS
14 Jul 2026Volkswagen Aktien­gesellschaft⁠↗MemberAutomotive sector
14 Jul 2026UK Mission to the EU; Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V.⁠↗MemberExchange on EU policy
13 Jul 2026TEREOSRapporteur for opinionCO2 Flottenregulierung
10 Jul 2026TÜV Rheinland AG⁠↗; Bundesverband Güter­kraft­verkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) e.V.⁠↗MemberTransportation policy

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Jens Gieseke 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.

98%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
586
final texts voted on
of 606
97%
voted with the EPP majority
on 581 final texts
15
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Jens Gieseke606 final votes
84%12%
For 510Against 71Abstained 5No vote recorded 20

With and against the group

On the 581 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Jens Gieseke 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 majority56697%
Voted differently153%

Final texts where Jens Gieseke differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
6 October 2026With recommendations to the Commission on psychosocial risk, stress and mental health at work A10-0225/2026 · Estelle Ceulemans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
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
21 May 2026RC-B10-0248/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0248/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
30 April 2026Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions A10-0058/2026 · Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
10 March 2026The housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing A10-0025/2026 · Borja Giménez Larraz · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
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
16 December 2025Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission Implementing Decision authorising the placing on the market of food, food ingredients and feed produced from genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0559/2025 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
25 November 2025The 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget A10-0212/2025 · Marit Maij · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
9 October 2025Motion for a resolution on the Second World Summit for Social Development B10-0408/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
8 October 2025Amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain A10-0161/2025 · Céline Imart · Commission proposalAgainstFor

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

Unlinked but matchable

52 counterpart entries in Jens Gieseke's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 10 of the 52 entries; the other 42 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.