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Member of the European Parliament · Netherlands Greens/EFA

Kim van Sparrentak

MEP for the Netherlands · Greens/EFA · Progressief Nederland · official EP profile

As of 7 November 2026, Kim van Sparrentak (Greens/EFA, Netherlands) has declared 151 lobby meetings this term - rank 165 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 3 other MEPs.

That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 1.5× the average member, and it ranks 25 of 53 in the Greens/EFA group.

43% 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%.

151
declared meetings
current term
432
records since 2016
full dataset
43%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
165/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 3 others
25/53
rank in Greens/EFA

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Compared with the averages

Kim van Sparrentak, this term
151
Parliament average
100
Greens/EFA average
156

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 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%015July 2024: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 10 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 9 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 8 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 11 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 9 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 15 declared meetingsApril 2025: 3 declared meetingsMay 2025: 6 declared meetingsJune 2025: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 10 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 5 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 4 declared meetingsApril 2026: 9 declared meetingsMay 2026: 2 declared meetingsJune 2026: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 7 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 linkJuly 2024: 75% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%015July 2024: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 10 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 9 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 8 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 11 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 9 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 15 declared meetingsApril 2025: 3 declared meetingsMay 2025: 6 declared meetingsJune 2025: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 4 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 10 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 5 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 4 declared meetingsApril 2026: 9 declared meetingsMay 2026: 2 declared meetingsJune 2026: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 7 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 linkJuly 2024: 75% 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 2024475%
Aug 20240-
Sep 20241071.4%
Oct 20241080%
Nov 2024925%
Dec 2024837.5%
Jan 20251140%
Feb 2025940%
Mar 20251511.8%
Apr 202530%
May 2025616.7%
Jun 2025366.7%
Jul 20250-
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025450%
Oct 2025571.4%
Nov 202580%
Dec 20251069.2%
Jan 2026540%
Feb 2026425%
Mar 2026425%
Apr 2026920%
May 2026250%
Jun 2026266.7%
Jul 20262100%
Aug 20260-
Sep 2026766.7%
Oct 20261100%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 15 declared in March 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Kim van Sparrentak 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

Human rights & humanitarian (45), Technology & digital (13), Think tanks & research (11)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Internal Market and Consumer Protection (52), Employment and Social Affairs (9), European Democracy Shield (2)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
1 Oct 2026The European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association⁠↗MemberPreperatory meeting on LGBTIQ+ rights in the Netherlands
30 Sep 2026The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Intersex (LGBTQI) Youth & Student Organisation⁠↗MemberLGBTQI+ Rights
29 Sep 2026Reflection AI, Inc.MemberAI technology
24 Sep 2026FossielvrijMemberClimate impact of data centers
24 Sep 2026Repro Uncensored⁠↗MemberCensorship of LGBTIQ+ Content on Digital Platforms
23 Sep 2026Repro Uncensored⁠↗MemberCensorship of LGBTIQ+ Content on Digital Platforms
3 Sep 2026Tasz HCLUMemberFacial recognition used for Pride ban in Hungary
3 Sep 2026Háttér Society⁠↗; Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights⁠↗; Amnesty International Limited⁠↗MemberPride ban/situation for LGBTIQ+ community in Hungary
15 Jul 2026Asociatia ARK ORADEA⁠↗MemberLGBTQI+ Rights + freedom of assembly in Oradea
13 Jul 2026Adobe Systems Benelux bvba⁠↗MemberAI
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
23 Jun 2026European Partnership for Democracy⁠↗; ARTICLE 19⁠↗MemberDemocracy
17 Jun 2026Future Tech InstituteMemberDigital markets + algorithmic bias
13 May 2026Democratic Tech AllianceMemberTechnology
7 May 2026Háttér Society⁠↗MemberLGBTI-rights
22 Apr 2026EL*C - Euro­Central­Asian Lesbian* Community⁠↗MemberDemocracy
22 Apr 2026Author & Journalist on AIMemberAI Act
21 Apr 2026European AI & Society FundMemberAI Act
21 Apr 2026SOGIESC Council of EuropeMemberLGBTI-rights
20 Apr 2026IGLYOMemberLGBTQI+ Rights
20 Apr 2026Federation of Young European Greens⁠↗MemberGreens-FYEG
18 Apr 2026Waag FuturelabMemberDigital Sovereignty
10 Apr 2026QuantwareMemberDigital Autonomy
10 Apr 2026MondAI; Professor in Technology, Policy & ManagementMemberAI Act
18 Mar 2026TGEUMemberLGBTI-rights
17 Mar 2026Standing Committee of European Doctors⁠↗MemberAI Act
5 Mar 2026European Consumer OrganisationMemberAddictive Design
3 Mar 2026Against Conversion TherapyMemberConversion practices ban
17 Feb 2026Corporate Europe Observatory⁠↗MemberDigital rights
10 Feb 2026center for democracy and technologyMemberDigital Rights
5 Feb 2026CNVMemberarbeids­rechten

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Kim van Sparrentak 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.

93%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
561
final texts voted on
of 606
97%
voted with the Greens/EFA majority
on 558 final texts
15
differed from Greens/EFA
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Kim van Sparrentak606 final votes
76%12%7%
For 463Against 73Abstained 25No vote recorded 45

With and against the group

On the 558 final texts where more than half of Greens/EFA members casting a vote went one way, and Kim van Sparrentak 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 Greens/EFA majority54397%
Voted differently153%

Final texts where Kim van Sparrentak differed from the Greens/EFA majority

DateTextTheir voteGreens/EFA majority
16 September 2026The Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection… A10-0204/2026 · Jaroslav Bžoch · Draft Council decisionAbstainedAgainst
20 May 2026The Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the… A10-0102/2026 · Ilhan Kyuchyuk · Draft Council decisionAbstainedAgainst
29 April 2026The Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and… A10-0071/2026 · Jaroslav Bžoch · Draft Council decisionAbstainedAgainst
29 April 2026The Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and… A10-0072/2026 · Jaroslav Bžoch · Draft Council decisionAbstainedAgainst
26 March 2026The adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of… A10-0069/2026 · Bernd Lange · Commission proposalAbstainedAgainst
10 March 2026The housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing A10-0025/2026 · Borja Giménez Larraz · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedAgainst
22 January 2026The choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European… A10-0268/2025 · Olivier Chastel · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
23 October 2025Motion for a resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 28 August 2025 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1078 as regards strategic investments in the field of defence set out in the investment guidelines for the InvestEU Fund B10-0456/2025 · Motion for a resolutionAgainstAbstained
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 B10-0316/2025 · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
22 May 2025Council regulation establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon… A10-0083/2025 · Borys Budka · Commission proposal to the CouncilForAgainst

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

Unlinked but matchable

39 counterpart entries in Kim van Sparrentak's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 8 of the 39 entries; the other 31 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.