Member of the European Parliament · Belgium EPP
Liesbet Sommen
MEP for Belgium · European People's Party · Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams · official EP profile
As of 7 November 2026, Liesbet Sommen (EPP, Belgium) has declared 114 lobby meetings this term - rank 228 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 63 of 185 in the EPP group.
27% 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%.
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Compared with the averages
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: 10 in Jan 2025.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 2 | 0% |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 8 | 9.1% |
| Oct 2024 | 5 | 20% |
| Nov 2024 | 7 | 14.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 2 | 50% |
| Jan 2025 | 10 | 41.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 6 | 14.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 4 | 0% |
| Apr 2025 | 2 | 0% |
| May 2025 | 9 | 20% |
| Jun 2025 | 5 | 0% |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Oct 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 80% |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| Jan 2026 | 8 | 30% |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 25% |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 10% |
| Apr 2026 | 6 | 33.3% |
| May 2026 | 4 | 25% |
| Jun 2026 | 5 | 20% |
| Jul 2026 | 2 | 0% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 10 declared in January 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Liesbet Sommen meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| ACV | 7 |
| Beweging.net | 5 |
| Boerenbond vzw | 4 |
| Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) | 3 |
| Fédération Européenne d'Associations Nationales Travaillant avec les Sans-Abri | 3 |
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
Transport & automotive (7), Environment & climate (6), Health & pharma (6)
Meetings by committee topic this term
Employment and Social Affairs (44), Environment, Climate and Food Safety (28), Public Health (8), Women's Rights and Gender Equality (3), Transport and Tourism (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2026 | ACV EVV | Member | EU Inc. |
| 1 Jul 2026 | EFBWW EBC | Member | Inleiding tijdens Event Limiting Subcontracting in public procurement – the construction sector |
| 30 Jun 2026 | VZW Orbit Caritas | Member | Migratie |
| 11 Jun 2026 | FEANTSA | Member | Strijd tegen dakloosheid, spreker tijdens plenaire EPOCH |
| 10 Jun 2026 | KULeuven | Member | Spreker tijdens conferentie KULeuven Digital twins for personalised Health |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Anticancer Fund↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Grensoverschrijdende patiëntenrechten |
| 8 Jun 2026 | CM NIC | Member | gezondheidszorg, omnibus |
| 20 May 2026 | PGEU | Shadow rapporteur | Cross border healthcare |
| 14 May 2026 | Beweging.net | Member | Rerum Novarum viering |
| 12 May 2026 | Beweging.net | Member | Rerum Novarum viering Beweging.net Antwerpen |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | Boerenbond vzw↗ | Member | MFK, Mercosur, Omnibus |
| 23 Apr 2026 | PensioPlus↗ | Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Pensioenen |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Permanente Vertegenwoordiging België bij EU | Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Pensioenen |
| 21 Apr 2026 | CNV | Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Pensioenen |
| 20 Apr 2026 | ETUC | Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Overleg over pensioenen |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Assuralia, beroepsvereniging van verzekeringsondernemingen↗ | Member | Reisverzekeringen EU |
| 14 Apr 2026 | North Sea Port Port of Antwerp-Bruges | Member | Ontbijtvergadering Vleva EU Port Strategy |
| 30 Mar 2026 | San Patrignano community | Member | EMPL DELEGATIEBEZOEK |
| 27 Mar 2026 | PreZero | Member | Bedrijfsbezoek PreZero: plastic recycling |
| 26 Mar 2026 | CM | Member | EU gezondheidszorg |
| 24 Mar 2026 | FEVIA | Member | EU cardiovasculaire gezondheidsplan |
| 19 Mar 2026 | CY Voorzitterschap EU | Rapporteur | CMRD6 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Europese Commissie | Member | EU klimaatwetgeving |
| 5 Mar 2026 | ELECTA | Member | Deelname aan panelgesprek over vrouwen in de politiek |
| 4 Mar 2026 | VBO | Member | Loontransparantie |
| 4 Mar 2026 | EUROMIL | Member | Inleiding tijdens event: Mental Health Conference Strengthening Mental Health in the Armed Forces: A European Imperative |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Deutsche Sozialversicherung Arbeitsgemeinschaft Europa↗ | Member | Heath and safety at work |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Gevangenismuseum Merkplas | Member | Werkbezoek gevangenismuseum Merksplas |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Essenscia | Member | Milieu, circulaire economie, Reach |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Cobalt Institute↗ | Rapporteur | Working visit Umicore and Jervois Finland Cobalt refinery and manufacturing facilities |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Liesbet Sommen 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.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 567 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Liesbet Sommen 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.
Final texts where Liesbet Sommen differed from the EPP majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | EPP majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2026 | Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget A10-0213/2026 · Ondřej Knotek · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 8 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead in gunshot B10-0432/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 17 September 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders B10-0406/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 8 July 2026 | Motion for a resolution on Commission delegated regulation of 10 April 2026 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 to introduce a trajectory to gradually decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets B10-0337/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 17 June 2026 | Council directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) A10-0161/2026 · Tomáš Kubín · Commission proposal to the Council | Against | For |
| 17 June 2026 | Council directive amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products A10-0160/2026 · Tomáš Kubín · Commission proposal to the Council | Against | For |
| 28 April 2026 | The protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 A10-0080/2026 · Julien Sanchez · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 21 January 2026 | Motion for a resolution seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part, and the proposed Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part B10-0060/2026 · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | Against |
| 27 November 2025 | The application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU… A10-0224/2025 · Marieke Ehlers · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 26 November 2025 | C10-0263/2025 - Commission proposal | Abstained | For |
3 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
25 counterpart entries in Liesbet Sommen's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “FEANTSA” - likely Fédération Européenne d'Associations Nationales Travaillant avec les Sans-Abri (3 counterpart entries)
- “ETUC” - likely EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (2 counterpart entries)
- “VLEVA” - likely Vlaams - Europees verbindingsagentschap (2 counterpart entries)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 7 of the 25 entries; the other 18 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.