
Member of the European Parliament · Spain S&D
José Cepeda
MEP for Spain · Socialists & Democrats · Partido Socialista Obrero Español · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, José Cepeda (S&D, Spain) has declared 52 lobby meetings this term - rank 396 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 103 of 135 in the S&D group.
76% 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: 9 in Sep 2025.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 4 | 100% |
| Oct 2024 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2024 | 5 | 60% |
| Dec 2024 | 1 | 100% |
| Jan 2025 | 3 | 100% |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 100% |
| Mar 2025 | 4 | 75% |
| Apr 2025 | 3 | 66.7% |
| May 2025 | 5 | 100% |
| Jun 2025 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Jul 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 9 | 90% |
| Oct 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Nov 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 50% |
| Mar 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | - |
| May 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| Jun 2026 | 1 | 100% |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 9 declared in September 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who José Cepeda meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| NAVANTIA | 2 |
| Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe | 2 |
| Indra | 2 |
| Telefonica, S.A. | 2 |
| Apple Inc. | 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
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
Technology & digital (15), Media & publishing (10), Chemicals & manufacturing (7)
Meetings by committee or delegation this term
Internal Market and Consumer Protection (25), Security and Defence (13), Legal Affairs (9), Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2), Budgetary Control (1), Industry, Research and Energy (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2026 | European Cyber Security Organisation↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Hybrid threats and cyber defence |
| 28 May 2026 | Microsoft Corporation↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Hybrid threats and cyber defence |
| 27 May 2026 | Alto Intelligence | Shadow rapporteur | Hybrid threats and cyber defence |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Indra | Shadow rapporteur for opinion | MFF and ECF proposals |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Telefonica, S.A.↗ | Member | Proposal for a revised Cybersecurity Act |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Alto Intelligence | Member | AI & cyberdefence |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Embajada de Guatemala ante el Reino de Bélgica, ante el Gran Ducado de Luxemburgo y Misión ante la Unión Europea | Member | Current situation in Guatemala |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Servicios Integrados Lasker S.L.↗ | Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Digital omnibus AI |
| 3 Feb 2026 | DuPont de Nemours International SARL↗ | Member | European defence industrial policy |
| 11 Nov 2025 | General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) | Member | Security and defence |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2025 | Apple Inc. | Member | Digital infrastructure |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Stichting Fair Trade Advocacy Office↗ | Rapporteur for opinion | INI subcontracting chains |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union↗ | Member | DCAM priorities |
| 19 Sep 2025 | Indra↗ | Member | Priorities current term |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-based Industries↗ | Rapporteur for opinion | INI subcontracting chains |
| 8 Sep 2025 | Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras↗ | Rapporteur for opinion | INI subcontracting chains |
| 4 Sep 2025 | UNIÓN GENERAL DE TRABAJADORES DE ESPAÑA↗ | Rapporteur for opinion | INI subcontracting chains |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Adigital | Member | EU Digital strategy |
| 3 Sep 2025 | BUSINESSEUROPE↗; Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales↗ | Rapporteur for opinion | INI subcontracting chains |
| 2 Sep 2025 | EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION↗ | Rapporteur for opinion | INI subcontracting chains |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe↗ | Member | Priorities current term |
| 4 Jun 2025 | European & International Booksellers Federation↗ | Member | Competitiveness and cultural topics |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Keep Me Posted EU Campaign | Member | Consumer protection |
| 3 Jun 2025 | INSTALAZA S.A. | Member | Priorities current term |
| 14 May 2025 | Xiaomi Technology Netherlands B.V.↗ | Member | Protection of minors online |
| 13 May 2025 | Asociación de Medios de Información↗ | Member | Priorities current term |
| 7 May 2025 | DOT Europe↗ | Member | Regulation of online platforms and consumer protection online |
| 6 May 2025 | JT International↗ | Member | Legislation current term |
| 6 May 2025 | The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA↗ | Member | Omnibus package |
| 23 Apr 2025 | NAVANTIA↗ | Member | Priorities current term |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while José Cepeda 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 502 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.
Final texts where José Cepeda differed from the S&D majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | S&D majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 9 July 2026 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the certification methodologies for carbon farming activities B10-0471/2026 · Motion for a resolution | Against | For |
| 17 June 2026 | The 2025 Commission report on Kosovo A10-0166/2026 · Riho Terras · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 20 January 2026 | The reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States A10-0252/2025 · Borja Giménez Larraz · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 26 November 2025 | Motion for a resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 16 October 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara B10-0506/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 9 July 2025 | Motion for a resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 10 June 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela to the list of high-risk third countries which have provided a written high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies and have developed an action plan with the FATF, and to remove Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates from that list B10-0315/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 7 May 2025 | The 2023 and 2024 Commission Reports on Kosovo A10-0075/2025 · Riho Terras · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
Unlinked but matchable
4 counterpart entries in José Cepeda's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Adigital” - likely Asociación Española de Economia Digital (1 counterpart entry)
- “Apple Inc.” - likely Apple Inc. (1 counterpart entry)
- “INSTALAZA S.A.” - likely INSTALAZA S.A. (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 4 entries; the other 1 is 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.