Member of the European Parliament · Belgium The Left
Marc Botenga
MEP for Belgium · The Left · PVDA-PTB · official EP profile
As of 12 September 2026, Marc Botenga (The Left, Belgium) has declared 62 lobby meetings this term - rank 339 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 20 of 45 within The Left.
19% 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 51%.
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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 September 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 11 Sep 2026: 0 declared meetings in Sep 2026. Peak: 9 in Oct 2024.
Busiest month: 9 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Marc Botenga meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft | 3 |
| Mission of China to the EU | 3 |
| Mission of Palestine to the EU, Belgium, and Luxembourg | 3 |
| European Network Against Arms Trade | 2 |
| European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine | 2 |
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
Most-met sectors
Human rights & humanitarian (5), Labour & trade unions (4), Think tanks & research (3)
Meetings by committee topic
Foreign Affairs (3), Security and Defence (3), Industry, Research and Energy (2)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | Viva Salud | Member | EU-Philippines relations |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the EU | Member | EU-North Macedonia relations |
| 9 Jun 2026 | ULM5 representatives | Member | Repression against the Palestinian movement in Germany |
| 19 May 2026 | Mission of China to the EU | Member | EU-China relations |
| 11 May 2026 | Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Kingdom of Belgium, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Tajikistan to the European Union and NATO | Member | EU-Tajikistan relations |
| 5 May 2026 | Pax Christi International ↗ | Member | Nuclear weapons |
| 26 Feb 2026 | European Federation of Journalists | Shadow rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 26 Feb 2026 | European center for workers' questions (EZA) | Member | Defense Omnibus |
| 25 Feb 2026 | industriAll European Trade Union ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Defence Omnibus |
| 11 Feb 2026 | European Transport Workers' Federation ↗ | Member | Military mobility |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2026 | WWF European Policy Programme | Shadow rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Mission of China to the EU | Member | EU-China relations |
| 25 Nov 2025 | European Network Against Arms Trade ↗ | Member | Militarization |
| 30 Oct 2025 | International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons | Member | Nuclear disarmament |
| 28 Oct 2025 | European Environmental Bureau ↗ | Member | Defense Omnibus |
| 16 Oct 2025 | European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine ↗ | Member | EU-Israel relations |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Appel de Genève / Geneva Call ↗ | Member | Protection of civilians |
| 5 Sep 2025 | European Women's Lobby ↗ | Member | Situation of the Women and Children in Gaza |
| 1 Sep 2025 | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East | Member | Situation in refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Ambassade de Tunisie à Bruxelles | Member | EU-Tunisia relations |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Mission of China to the EU | Member | EU-China Relations |
| 4 Jul 2025 | European Network Against Arms Trade | Member | Militarisation |
| 3 Jul 2025 | American Friends Service Committee | Member | Situation in Palestine |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Mission of Palestine to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg; South African Embassy in the Kingdom of the Netherlands; Embassy of the Republic of South Africa to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Mission to the European Union; Embassy of Colombia in the Netherlands; Embassy of Colombia to the Kingdom of Belgium; PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL | Member | EU obligations under international law |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Ambassade d'Algérie à Bruxelles | Member | EU-Algeria relations |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft | Member | Foreign policy |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Team Congo; Bantu Global | Member | EU foreign policy toward the Great Lakes region |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Forum des Jeunes; Vlaamse Jeugdraad; Rat der deutschsprachigen Jugend | Member | Politiques européennes en matière de jeunesse |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Africa Platform ↗ | Member | EU-Africa relations |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft | Member | EU Foreign affairs |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Marc Botenga held the seat, 537 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 537 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 445 final texts where more than half of The Left members casting a vote went one way, and Marc Botenga 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 Marc Botenga differed from the The Left majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | The Left majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2026 | A10-0169/2026 – Matthias Ecke – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | Abstained |
| 7 July 2026 | A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 7 July 2026 | A10-0180/2026 – Andrzej Halicki – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 18 June 2026 | B10-0294/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 18 June 2026 | B10-0303/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 17 June 2026 | A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 16 June 2026 | A10-0158/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – Draft Council decision | Against | Abstained |
| 21 May 2026 | A10-0121/2026 – Isabella Lövin – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 20 May 2026 | B10-0245/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 20 May 2026 | A10-0102/2026 – Ilhan Kyuchyuk – Draft Council decision | Abstained | Against |
74 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
15 counterpart entrys in Marc Botenga's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft” - likely Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft (3 counterpart entrys)
- “American Friends Service Committee” - likely American Friends Service Committee (1 counterpart entry)
- “Eurac” - likely Europe-Central Africa Network (1 counterpart entry)
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.