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Karlo Ressler

MEP for Croatia · European People's Party · Hrvatska demokratska zajednica · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Karlo Ressler (EPP, Croatia) has declared 119 lobby meetings this term - rank 215 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 3 other MEPs.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 59 of 185 in the EPP group, a place shared with 1 other member.

39% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - below the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.

119
declared meetings
current term
143
records since 2016
full dataset
39%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
215/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 3 others
59/185
rank in EPP
tied with 1 other

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Compared with the averages

Karlo Ressler, this term
119
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: 15 in Mar 2026.

0%25%50%75%100%015July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 10 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 9 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 5 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 3 declared meetingsApril 2025: 8 declared meetingsMay 2025: 4 declared meetingsJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 5 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 7 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 7 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 15 declared meetingsApril 2026: 4 declared meetingsMay 2026: 8 declared meetingsJune 2026: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 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 linkJuly 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkJuly 2025: 20% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%015July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 10 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 9 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 5 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 3 declared meetingsApril 2025: 8 declared meetingsMay 2025: 4 declared meetingsJune 2025: 0 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 5 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 7 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 7 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 15 declared meetingsApril 2026: 4 declared meetingsMay 2026: 8 declared meetingsJune 2026: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 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 linkJuly 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkJuly 2025: 20% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%015202420252026
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 20241100%
Aug 20240-
Sep 2024425%
Oct 20241070%
Nov 2024955.6%
Dec 2024540%
Jan 2025540%
Feb 2025650%
Mar 20253100%
Apr 2025833.3%
May 2025450%
Jun 20250-
Jul 2025520%
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025714.3%
Oct 2025785.7%
Nov 2025333.3%
Dec 202510%
Jan 20260-
Feb 202660%
Mar 20261523.5%
Apr 202640%
May 2026855.6%
Jun 2026516.7%
Jul 202630%
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 15 declared in March 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Karlo Ressler 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), Finance (6), Media & publishing (6)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Budgets (17), Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (10), Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (7)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
8 Jul 2026OIEH - Obnovljivi izvori Energije HrvatskaMemberRenewable energy
7 Jul 2026GoogleMemberDigital Omnibus
3 Jul 2026Embassy of Japan in the Republic of CroatiaMemberCroatia, Japan and EU
9 Jun 2026Eurochild; Internet Watch Foundation⁠↗MemberProtecting children online
4 Jun 2026Trade Union of Croatian JournalistsMemberAgoraEU
2 Jun 2026The European Cigar Manufacturers AssociationMemberTobacco Control Framework
2 Jun 2026Croatian Hunting AssociationMemberEU policies impacting hunting
2 Jun 2026SME UnitedRapporteurNRPP
26 May 2026One Planet Business for Biodiversity⁠↗RapporteurNRPP
18 May 2026European Cyclists' Federation⁠↗RapporteurNRPP
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
11 May 2026Građani organizirano nadgledaju glasanje (GONG)RapporteurRole of civil society
8 May 2026European Regions Research and Innovation Network⁠↗; European Association of Development Agencies⁠↗MemberMFF
8 May 2026North Sweden European OfficeRapporteurNRPP
7 May 2026Delegate of the Canary Islands GovernmentRapporteurNRPP
6 May 2026Croatian Peformer's Rights Collecting Society (HUZIP)MemberAI in music
4 May 2026WindEurope⁠↗MemberFP10 and ECF
24 Apr 2026Lithuanian RailwaysMemberTransport in the next MFF
21 Apr 2026Regio GuadeloupeRapporteurNRPP
20 Apr 2026Zadar Airport Ltd.MemberMFF
15 Apr 2026CROATIAN CHAMBER OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS - PROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAL LABORATORY ACTIVITIESMemberHealth Policy
27 Mar 2026ESL & Network European AffairsRapporteurNRPP
26 Mar 2026Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries⁠↗MemberEU competitiveness
26 Mar 2026Conference of Peripheral Maritime RegionsRapporteurNRPP
25 Mar 2026World Wide Fund For Nature; Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies⁠↗RapporteurNRPP
24 Mar 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of North MacedoniaDelegation chairEU path of North Macedonia
24 Mar 2026CONSEIL EUROPEEN DES JEUNES AGRICULTEURS⁠↗; EU Council of Autistic PeopleRapporteurNRPP
24 Mar 2026Center of Excellence in FinanceMemberTechnical assistance in EU funding
23 Mar 2026ESN CroatiaMemberErasmus+
23 Mar 2026newcleoMemberNuclear energy
20 Mar 2026Only One, Inc.RapporteurNRPP

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Karlo Ressler 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.

82%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
530
final texts voted on
of 606
92%
voted with the EPP majority
on 526 final texts
40
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Karlo Ressler606 final votes
82%13%
For 494Against 33Abstained 3No vote recorded 76

With and against the group

On the 526 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Karlo Ressler 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 majority48692%
Voted differently408%

Final texts where Karlo Ressler differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
21 October 2026Motion 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)ForAgainst
16 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 94313 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0379/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
16 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0380/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
16 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 87460 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0381/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
8 July 2026Motion 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)ForAgainst
8 July 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission Implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0336/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
8 July 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87705 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0334/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
29 April 2026Discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section II – European Council and Council A10-0051/2026 · Pasquale Tridico · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
11 March 2026The EU enlargement strategy A10-0016/2026 · Petras Auštrevičius · 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)AgainstFor

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

Unlinked but matchable

20 counterpart entries in Karlo Ressler'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 20 entries; the other 17 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.