Member of the European Parliament · Portugal Renew
João Cotrim de Figueiredo
MEP for Portugal · Renew Europe · Iniciativa Liberal · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, João Cotrim de Figueiredo (Renew, Portugal) has declared 116 lobby meetings this term - rank 223 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 1 other MEP.
That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 47 of 78 in the Renew group.
59% 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%.
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Compared with the averages
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: 22 in Oct 2024.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 10 | 20% |
| Oct 2024 | 22 | 22.7% |
| Nov 2024 | 7 | 50% |
| Dec 2024 | 8 | 87.5% |
| Jan 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Feb 2025 | 6 | 83.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 11 | 72.7% |
| Apr 2025 | 4 | 75% |
| May 2025 | 2 | 100% |
| Jun 2025 | 12 | 91.7% |
| Jul 2025 | 6 | 100% |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 5 | 80% |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2025 | 5 | 100% |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| May 2026 | 3 | 0% |
| Jun 2026 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 2 | 0% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 22 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 João Cotrim de Figueiredo meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Google Ireland Limited and its affiliates | 2 |
| European Forum for Manufacturing | 2 |
| NOS | 2 |
| FuelsEurope | 2 |
| ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, Associação | 2 |
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
Technology & digital (24), Chemicals & manufacturing (17), Energy (17)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2026 | Mission of the People's Republic of China to the European Union | Member | International trade - Meeting requested by the Mission of the People's Republic of China to the European Union |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Embassy of Israel in Portugal | Member | Update on the Middle East - meeting requested by the Embassy of Israel in Portugal |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Everpure, Inc. | Member | Data centre energy efficiency |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Computer and Communications Industry Association↗ | Member | Digital regulatory environment |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Novartis International AG↗ | Member | Competitividade europeia, investigação e inovação, reforço do Mercado Único e a agenda de segurança económica |
| 12 May 2026 | ATP - Associação Têxtil e Vestuário de Portugal | Member | Competitiveness and international trade |
| 6 May 2026 | Mariupol City Council | Member | Reconstruction of Mariupol and models applicable to Ukraine |
| 5 May 2026 | Crusoe Energy Systems, LLC | Member | Sustainable AI infrastructure |
| 14 Apr 2026 | IQM Finland Oy↗ | Member | European competitiveness |
| 9 Apr 2026 | SwitcH2 B.V. | Member | Projeto Atlântico (um projeto de produção flutuante de amônia verde offshore atualmente em desenvolvimento em Portugal) |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2026 | SONAE↗ | Member | Agenda europeia em matéria digital |
| 17 Mar 2026 | ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, Associação | Member | Apresentação da ESNA Data Platform |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Associação Portuguesa da Química, Petroquímica e Refinação↗ | Member | Competitividade e Descarbonização – o Futuro da Indústria Química Portuguesa |
| 24 Feb 2026 | ACT | The App Association↗ | Member | Startups - opportunities and challenges within the European digital landscape |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Confederação Nacional da Agricultura | Member | Próximo Quadro Financeiro Plurianual e nova Política Agrícola Comum |
| 4 Feb 2026 | ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, Associação | Member | EU Startup & Scaleup Strategy |
| 18 Nov 2025 | European Technology Platform for organic food and farming↗ | Member | Research and innovation in organic and agroecological practices |
| 18 Nov 2025 | european competitive telecommunications association↗ | Member | Digital Networks Act |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Clean Air Task Force, Inc.↗ | Member | Grid Package & Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 5 Nov 2025 | The European Steel Association↗ | Member | EU steel market |
| 5 Nov 2025 | European Association Automotive Suppliers↗ | Member | Automotive industry |
| 16 Sep 2025 | FuelsEurope↗ | Member | Fuels |
| 16 Sep 2025 | Trane Technologies↗ | Member | Waste-heat recovery in EU energy efficiency policy |
| 15 Sep 2025 | EUROPA-LINK Development GmbH | Member | Apollo-Link Project |
| 15 Sep 2025 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited↗ | Member | Mobility, particularly sustainable and clean mobility |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Microsoft Corporation↗ | Member | Digital policy |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Floene, S.A.↗ | Member | Energy |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Vantage Towers AG↗ | Member | Telecom infrastructure |
| 3 Jul 2025 | TotalEnergies SE↗ | Member | Simplification |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Dow Europe GmbH↗ | Member | Chemical industry |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while João Cotrim de Figueiredo 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.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 491 final texts where more than half of Renew members casting a vote went one way, and João Cotrim de Figueiredo 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.
Final texts where João Cotrim de Figueiredo differed from the Renew majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | Renew majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | C10-0258/2026 - Commission proposal | For | Against |
| 21 October 2026 | Motion 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) | Against | For |
| 20 October 2026 | Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget A10-0213/2026 · Ondřej Knotek · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | Against |
| 8 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monacolins from red yeast rice B10-0466/2026 · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | Against |
| 8 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives B10-0465/2026 · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | Against |
| 6 October 2026 | The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment A10-0238/2026 · Kinga Kollár · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 17 September 2026 | The impact of social media and the online environment on young people A10-0220/2026 · Sandro Ruotolo · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 8 July 2026 | Motion 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) | For | Against |
| 17 June 2026 | Council 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 Council | Abstained | Against |
| 17 June 2026 | Council 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 Council | Abstained | Against |
21 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
17 counterpart entries in João Cotrim de Figueiredo's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, Associação” - likely ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, Associação (2 counterpart entries)
- “ATP - Associação Têxtil e Vestuário de Portugal” - likely ATP - Associação Têxtil e Vestuário de Portugal (1 counterpart entry)
- “Bosch” - likely Robert Bosch GmbH (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 17 entries; the other 13 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.