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Member of the European Parliament · Netherlands S&D

Lara Wolters

MEP for the Netherlands · Socialists & Democrats · Progressief Nederland · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Lara Wolters (S&D, Netherlands) has declared 202 lobby meetings this term - rank 108 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 1 other MEP.

That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 2.0× the average member, and it ranks 28 of 135 in the S&D group, a place shared with 1 other member.

65% 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%.

202
declared meetings
current term
476
records since 2016
full dataset
65%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
108/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 1 other
28/135
rank in S&D
tied with 1 other

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Compared with the averages

Lara Wolters, this term
202
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: 22 in Feb 2026.

0%25%50%75%100%022July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 13 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 16 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 7 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 16 declared meetingsApril 2025: 3 declared meetingsMay 2025: 11 declared meetingsJune 2025: 9 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 6 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 7 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 11 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 15 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 22 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 9 declared meetingsApril 2026: 10 declared meetingsMay 2026: 9 declared meetingsJune 2026: 5 declared meetingsJuly 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 linkJuly 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%022July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 13 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 16 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 7 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 16 declared meetingsApril 2025: 3 declared meetingsMay 2025: 11 declared meetingsJune 2025: 9 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 6 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 7 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 11 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 15 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 22 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 9 declared meetingsApril 2026: 10 declared meetingsMay 2026: 9 declared meetingsJune 2026: 5 declared meetingsJuly 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 linkJuly 2024: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%022202420252026
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 2024870%
Oct 2024683.3%
Nov 2024875%
Dec 20241361.5%
Jan 20251676.5%
Feb 2025771.4%
Mar 20251647.1%
Apr 2025366.7%
May 20251161.5%
Jun 2025963.6%
Jul 2025650%
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025766.7%
Oct 2025666.7%
Nov 20251150%
Dec 202540%
Jan 20261564.7%
Feb 20262256%
Mar 2026983.3%
Apr 20261091.7%
May 2026966.7%
Jun 2026540%
Jul 20260-
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 22 declared in February 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Lara Wolters 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

Finance (49), Human rights & humanitarian (19), Transport & automotive (14)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Legal Affairs (94), Economic and Monetary Affairs (55), Transport and Tourism (25)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
24 Jun 2026Verbond van VerzekeraarsMemberIORP II revision
18 Jun 2026Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging⁠↗MemberIORP II Revision
16 Jun 2026Pensioen­federatie (Dutch Federation of Pension Funds)⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR Revision
11 Jun 2026Stichting Sustainable Finance LabShadow rapporteurSFDR Revision
4 Jun 2026NS InternationalMemberPassenger Package
28 May 2026Danish Institute for Human Rights⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR Revision
26 May 2026Cboe Clear Europe N.V.⁠↗; De Nederlandsche Bank; Optiver⁠↗; ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V.MemberMarket infrastructure in the Netherlands
26 May 2026Shift Project Limited⁠↗MemberCSRD and ESRS
22 May 2026European Sustainable Investment Forum⁠↗; European Long-Term Investors Association; Finance Watch⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR Revision
21 May 2026Fairshare Educational Foundation (ShareAction)⁠↗; UrgewaldShadow rapporteurSFDR Revision
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
13 May 2026Reclaim Finance⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR Revision
13 May 2026Go EuropeanMemberConversation about an app that helps consumers discover European products and services
11 May 2026European Development Finance Institutions⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR revision
5 May 2026Stichting Fair Trade Advocacy Office⁠↗Memberrevision of the Textiles Labelling Regulation
30 Apr 2026DIGITALEUROPE⁠↗MemberCopyright
28 Apr 2026Dutch Fund and Asset Management Association⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR Revision
23 Apr 2026MSCI Limited⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR revision
22 Apr 2026Fairshare Educational Foundation (ShareAction)⁠↗; Finance Watch⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR Revision
21 Apr 2026European Sustainable Investment ForumShadow rapporteurSFDR Revision
16 Apr 2026Vereniging VNO-NCW⁠↗; Koninklijke Vereniging MKB-Nederland⁠↗MemberExchange of views on the general workings of the ECON Committee
16 Apr 2026Federation of European Screen Directors - Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel⁠↗MemberThe impact of generative AI on authors’ rights, revision of the AVMS Directive, and the fair and transparent remuneration for audiovisual authors in the digital environment.
14 Apr 2026Kangaroo Group⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR revision
7 Apr 2026viagogo AG⁠↗MemberConcert ticketing and consumer protection
1 Apr 2026BVI Bundesverband Investment und Asset Management e.V.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR Revision
26 Mar 2026European Venture Philanthropy Association⁠↗; Fédération bancaire française⁠↗; Association Française des Marchés Financiers⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR revision
25 Mar 2026Association Française de la Gestion financière⁠↗; AMUNDI AM⁠↗; Danish Institute for Human Rights⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR revision
19 Mar 2026Crédit Agricole S.A.⁠↗; European Banking Federation⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR revision
18 Mar 2026Stichting Sustainable Finance LabShadow rapporteurSFDR revision
17 Mar 2026RE&UP Technologies Holding BVMemberHow the EU can further support the textile recycling industry
17 Mar 2026Reclaim Finance⁠↗; London Stock Exchange Group⁠↗; Loan Market Association⁠↗Shadow rapporteurSFDR revision

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Lara Wolters 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
541
final texts voted on
of 606
94%
voted with the S&D majority
on 539 final texts
30
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Lara Wolters606 final votes
76%10%11%
For 463Against 61Abstained 17No vote recorded 65

With and against the group

On the 539 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Lara Wolters 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 majority50994%
Voted differently306%

Final texts where Lara Wolters differed from the S&D majority

DateTextTheir voteS&D majority
7 October 2026The mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive… A10-0242/2026 · Sandra Gómez López · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
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)AgainstFor
17 September 2026The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security A10-0205/2026 · Paulo do Nascimento Cabral · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
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 decisionAbstainedFor
7 July 2026Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system A10-0186/2026 · Johan Van Overtveldt · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
20 May 2026The impact of the implementation of Directive 2014/89/EU, the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins A10-0120/2026 · Stéphanie Yon-Courtin · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
20 May 2026The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and… A10-0090/2026 · Moritz Körner · Draft Council decisionAbstainedFor
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 decisionAbstainedFor
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 decisionAbstainedFor

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

Unlinked but matchable

25 counterpart entries in Lara Wolters's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 5 of the 25 entries; the other 20 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.