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José Cepeda, official European Parliament portrait

Member of the European Parliament · Spain S&D

José Cepeda

MEP for Spain · Socialists & Democrats · Partido Socialista Obrero Español · official EP profile

As of 14 September 2026, José Cepeda (S&D, Spain) has declared 51 lobby meetings this term - rank 372 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.

That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 98 of 136 within Socialists & Democrats.

75% 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 51%.

51
declared meetings
current term
51
records since 2019
full dataset
75%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 51% EP-wide
372/719
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
98/136
rank in S&D

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Compared with the averages

José Cepeda, this term
51
Parliament average
85
S&D average
113

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 September 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.

Current month, partial through 11 Sep 2026: 0 declared meetings in Sep 2026. Peak: 9 in Sep 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2025: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 4 declared meetingsApril 2025: 2 declared meetingsMay 2025: 5 declared meetingsJune 2025: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 1 declared meetingAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 9 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 1 declared meetingNovember 2025: 1 declared meetingDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 2 declared meetingsApril 2026: 0 declared meetingsMay 2026: 2 declared meetingsJune 2026: 1 declared meetingJuly 2026: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkSeptember 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link202420252026
declared meetings per monthall counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)

Busiest month: 9 declared in September 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who José Cepeda 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

Most-met sectors

Technology & digital (13), Media & publishing (9), Chemicals & manufacturing (5)

Meetings by committee topic

Internal Market and Consumer Protection (24), Security and Defence (13), Legal Affairs (9), DCAM (2), Budgetary Control (1), Industry, Research and Energy (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
1 Jun 2026European Cyber Security Organisation Shadow rapporteurHybrid threats and cyber defence
28 May 2026Microsoft Corporation Shadow rapporteurHybrid threats and cyber defence
27 May 2026Alto IntelligenceShadow rapporteurHybrid threats and cyber defence
4 Mar 2026IndraShadow rapporteur for opinionMFF and ECF proposals
4 Mar 2026Telefonica, S.A. MemberProposal for a revised Cybersecurity Act
12 Feb 2026Alto IntelligenceMemberAI & cyberdefence
4 Feb 2026Embajada de Guatemala ante el Reino de Bélgica, ante el Gran Ducado de Luxemburgo y Misión ante la Unión EuropeaMemberCurrent situation in Guatemala
4 Feb 2026Servicios Integrados Lasker S.L. Shadow rapporteur for opinionDigital omnibus AI
3 Feb 2026DuPont de Nemours International SARL MemberEuropean defence industrial policy
11 Nov 2025General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS)MemberSecurity and defence
Show 20 more meetings
DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
14 Oct 2025Apple Inc.MemberDigital infrastructure
30 Sep 2025Stichting Fair Trade Advocacy Office Rapporteur for opinionINI subcontracting chains
23 Sep 2025Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union MemberDCAM priorities
19 Sep 2025Indra MemberPriorities current term
9 Sep 2025Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-based Industries Rapporteur for opinionINI subcontracting chains
8 Sep 2025Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras Rapporteur for opinionINI subcontracting chains
4 Sep 2025UNIÓN GENERAL DE TRABAJADORES DE ESPAÑA Rapporteur for opinionINI subcontracting chains
3 Sep 2025AdigitalMemberEU Digital strategy
3 Sep 2025BUSINESSEUROPE ; Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales Rapporteur for opinionINI subcontracting chains
2 Sep 2025EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION Rapporteur for opinionINI subcontracting chains
16 Jul 2025Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe MemberPriorities current term
4 Jun 2025European & International Booksellers Federation MemberCompetitiveness and cultural topics
4 Jun 2025Keep Me Posted EU CampaignMemberConsumer protection
3 Jun 2025INSTALAZA S.A.MemberPriorities current term
14 May 2025Xiaomi Technology Netherlands B.V. MemberProtection of minors online
13 May 2025Asociación de Medios de Información MemberPriorities current term
7 May 2025DOT Europe MemberRegulation of online platforms and consumer protection online
6 May 2025JT International MemberLegislation current term
6 May 2025The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA MemberOmnibus package
23 Apr 2025NAVANTIA MemberPriorities current term

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while José Cepeda held the seat, 537 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.

85%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 5,568 held while seated
455
final texts voted on
of 537
99%
voted with the S&D majority
on 453 final texts
5
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.

José Cepeda537 final votes
75%9%15%
ForAgainstAbstainedNo vote recorded

With and against the group

On the 453 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and José Cepeda 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 S&D majority44899%
Voted differently51%

Final texts where José Cepeda differed from the S&D majority

DateTextTheir voteS&D majority
17 June 2026A10-0166/2026 – Riho Terras – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
20 January 2026A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
26 November 2025B10-0506/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
9 July 2025B10-0315/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
7 May 2025A10-0075/2025 – Riho Terras – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor

Unlinked but matchable

4 counterpart entrys in José Cepeda's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

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.