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Member of the European Parliament · Belgium S&D

Kathleen van Brempt

MEP for Belgium · Socialists & Democrats · Vooruit · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Kathleen van Brempt (S&D, Belgium) has declared 300 lobby meetings this term - rank 44 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.

That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 3.0× the average member, and it ranks 11 of 135 in the S&D group.

46% 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%.

300
declared meetings
current term
553
records since 2016
full dataset
46%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
44/720
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
11/135
rank in S&D

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Compared with the averages

Kathleen van Brempt, this term
300
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: 26 in Sep 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%026July 2024: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2024: 13 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 10 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 16 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 14 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 14 declared meetingsApril 2025: 9 declared meetingsMay 2025: 13 declared meetingsJune 2025: 20 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 7 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 26 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 10 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 15 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 12 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 16 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 21 declared meetingsApril 2026: 24 declared meetingsMay 2026: 14 declared meetingsJune 2026: 15 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 7 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 1 declared meetingNovember 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 link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%026July 2024: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2024: 13 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 10 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 16 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 14 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 14 declared meetingsApril 2025: 9 declared meetingsMay 2025: 13 declared meetingsJune 2025: 20 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 7 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 26 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 10 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 15 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 12 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 16 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 21 declared meetingsApril 2026: 24 declared meetingsMay 2026: 14 declared meetingsJune 2026: 15 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 7 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 1 declared meetingNovember 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 link2024202520260%50%100%026202420252026
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 2024250%
Aug 20241100%
Sep 20241346.7%
Oct 2024425%
Nov 20241066.7%
Dec 2024580%
Jan 20251674.1%
Feb 20251461.1%
Mar 20251421.4%
Apr 2025933.3%
May 20251353.8%
Jun 2025200%
Jul 2025742.9%
Aug 20251100%
Sep 20252638.5%
Oct 20251054.5%
Nov 20251553.3%
Dec 20251241.7%
Jan 2026616.7%
Feb 20261625%
Mar 20262133.3%
Apr 20262448%
May 20261435.7%
Jun 20261558.3%
Jul 2026784.6%
Aug 20260-
Sep 2026425%
Oct 202610%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 26 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 Kathleen van Brempt meets most

Declared counterpartMeetings
Port of Antwerp-Bruges International10
ABVV7
Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium6
Foundation for European Progressive Studies5
Greenpeace European Unit5

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

Chemicals & manufacturing (30), Transport & automotive (27), Environment & climate (24)

Meetings by committee topic this term

International Trade (125), Transport and Tourism (15), European Democracy Shield (9), Foreign Affairs (5)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
15 Oct 2026SSPMemberEU-enlargement - Serbia
30 Sep 2026United Women⁠↗MemberEU enlargement - Ukraine
28 Sep 2026Ambassador of MoldovaMemberEU-enlargement - Moldova
22 Sep 2026European ResolveMemberUkraine - frozen assets
15 Sep 2026DPSMemberEU-enlargement - Montenegro
23 Jul 2026Syensqo⁠↗MemberTransatlantic relations
15 Jul 2026Hyundai Motor Company Brussels Office⁠↗Shadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
15 Jul 2026BTBMemberTransport policy
15 Jul 2026Microsoft Corporation⁠↗MemberTransatlantic relations
8 Jul 2026CRH plc⁠↗; WindEurope⁠↗Shadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
7 Jul 2026Solar Heat Europe⁠↗; Volvo Car Corporation AB⁠↗; APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe)⁠↗Shadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
2 Jul 2026Volkswagen Aktien­gesellschaft⁠↗; Koninklijke Philips⁠↗; Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktien­gesellschaft⁠↗; Arctial Group OyShadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
30 Jun 2026European Environmental Bureau⁠↗Shadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
29 Jun 2026AGORIA⁠↗; Hydrogen Europe⁠↗; Plastics Recyclers Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
25 Jun 2026Port of Antwerp-Bruges International⁠↗MemberCritical Raw Materials Act
25 Jun 2026Cleantech for Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
24 Jun 2026ENERCLUSTER; AlpitronicShadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
19 Jun 2026EIESShadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
18 Jun 2026CLEPA; MPP; European Lithium; Swiss Steel Holding AGShadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
16 Jun 2026Whyte EU Public AffairsShadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
9 Jun 2026UTAC FRANCE⁠↗; Nordex SE⁠↗Shadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
5 Jun 2026FEAD⁠↗Shadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
4 Jun 2026Embassy of the NetherlandsMemberTransatlantic relations
4 Jun 2026Hitachi Europe Ltd.⁠↗; European Aluminium AISBL⁠↗Shadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
4 Jun 2026ChargeUp Europe⁠↗MemberCo2 standards
3 Jun 2026International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)MemberMaritime ETS
3 Jun 2026Umicore⁠↗; Syensqo⁠↗Shadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act
29 May 2026CAWMemberDak- en thuisloosheid in Europa
29 May 2026DEMEMemberLopende havendossiers en Europees maritiem beleid
27 May 2026DupontShadow rapporteurIndustrial Accelerator Act

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Kathleen van Brempt 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.

92%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
561
final texts voted on
of 606
99%
voted with the S&D majority
on 559 final texts
5
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Kathleen van Brempt606 final votes
83%9%7%
For 506Against 52Abstained 3No vote recorded 45

With and against the group

On the 559 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Kathleen van Brempt 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 majority55499%
Voted differently51%

Final texts where Kathleen van Brempt differed from the S&D majority

DateTextTheir voteS&D majority
7 October 2026A European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign… A10-0237/2026 · Hilde Vautmans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAbstained
17 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up B10-0386/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
30 April 2026How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by… A10-0088/2026 · Carlo Fidanza · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
21 January 2026C10-0004/2026 - Proposal for a Council decisionAgainstFor
8 October 2025Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain… A10-0164/2025 · André Rodrigues · Commission proposalAgainstFor

Unlinked but matchable

49 counterpart entries in Kathleen van Brempt's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 9 of the 49 entries; the other 40 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.