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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%.

52
declared meetings
current term
52
records since 2016
full dataset
76%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
396/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 2 others
103/135
rank in S&D

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Compared with the averages

José Cepeda, this term
52
Parliament average
100
S&D average
134

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.

0%25%50%75%100%09July 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: 3 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 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 linkSeptember 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%09July 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: 3 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 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 linkSeptember 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%09202420252026
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 20244100%
Oct 20240-
Nov 2024560%
Dec 20241100%
Jan 20253100%
Feb 20253100%
Mar 2025475%
Apr 2025366.7%
May 20255100%
Jun 2025333.3%
Jul 20251100%
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025990%
Oct 202510%
Nov 202510%
Dec 20250-
Jan 20260-
Feb 2026450%
Mar 2026250%
Apr 20260-
May 2026250%
Jun 20261100%
Jul 20260-
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

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

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

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
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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 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.

83%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
504
final texts voted on
of 606
99%
voted with the S&D majority
on 502 final texts
6
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

José Cepeda606 final votes
74%9%17%
For 447Against 52Abstained 5No vote recorded 102

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.

Voted with the S&D majority49699%
Voted differently61%

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

DateTextTheir voteS&D majority
20 October 2026Motion 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 resolutionAgainstFor
17 June 2026The 2025 Commission report on Kosovo A10-0166/2026 · Riho Terras · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
20 January 2026The 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)AgainstFor
26 November 2025Motion 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)AgainstFor
9 July 2025Motion 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)AgainstFor
7 May 2025The 2023 and 2024 Commission Reports on Kosovo A10-0075/2025 · Riho Terras · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor

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:

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.