MEP of the week
Markus Ferber, official European Parliament portrait

Member of the European Parliament · Germany EPP

Markus Ferber

MEP for Germany · European People's Party · Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. · official EP profile

As of 12 September 2026, Markus Ferber (EPP, Germany) has declared 357 lobby meetings this term - rank 14 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.

That is one of the most extensive declaration records in the entire Parliament - 4.2× the average member, and 7 of 185 within European People's Party.

72% 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 51%.

357
declared meetings
current term
452
records since 2019
full dataset
72%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 51% EP-wide
14/719
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
7/185
rank in EPP

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Compared with the averages

Markus Ferber, this term
357
Parliament average
85
EPP average
94

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: 7 declared meetings in Sep 2026, 75% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 27 in Jun 2026.

0%25%50%75%100%July 2024: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 11 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 11 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 10 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 18 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 14 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 15 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 18 declared meetingsApril 2025: 14 declared meetingsMay 2025: 9 declared meetingsJune 2025: 16 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 15 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 12 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 11 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 17 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 11 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 19 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 22 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 26 declared meetingsApril 2026: 23 declared meetingsMay 2026: 15 declared meetingsJune 2026: 27 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 11 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 7 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkJuly 2024: 75% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2026: 75% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link202420252026
declared meetings per monthall counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)

Busiest month: 27 declared in June 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who Markus Ferber 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

Most-met sectors

Finance (114), Transport & automotive (54), Chemicals & manufacturing (30)

Meetings by committee topic

Economic and Monetary Affairs (187), Transport and Tourism (71), Housing Crisis in the EU (18), Legal Affairs (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
10 Sep 2026Deutsche Börse AG RapporteurMarket Integration and Supervision Package
9 Sep 2026Santander (Openbank Deutschland Aktiengesellschaft)MemberBanking competitiveness
9 Sep 2026Alzchem Trostberg GmbH MemberREACH implementation
8 Sep 2026Bundesverband Deutscher Vermögensberater e.V. MemberRetail Investment Strategy
3 Sep 2026VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V. ; DEKRA e.V. MemberAutomotive Omnibus
2 Sep 2026Bundesinnungsverband des Kraftfahr-zeughandwerksMemberTransport Policy
1 Sep 2026Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. MemberEU Business Wallet
16 Jul 2026Die Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft MemberBanking union
15 Jul 2026DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH MemberChallenges of the aviation sector
15 Jul 2026Denaria EuropeMemberSingle currency package
Show 20 more meetings
DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
15 Jul 2026German Aerospace Industries AssociationMemberEU Aviation and Aeronotics Strategy
14 Jul 2026Deutscher Sparkassen- und GiroverbandMemberEU-Bankenmarkt & Mittelstandsfinanzierung
14 Jul 2026Bundesverband deutscher Banken e.V. RapporteurMISP
10 Jul 2026Euronext ; BlackRock RapporteurMarket Integration and Supervision Package
9 Jul 2026CLECAT - European association for forwarding, transport, logistic and Customs services MemberClean corporate vehicles, military mobility
8 Jul 2026Manos verdesMemberEU-Mercosur cooperation/circular economy
3 Jul 2026Irish Funds Industry Association CLG RapporteurMarket Integration and Supervision Package
1 Jul 2026Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V.MemberÖkodesignrichtlinie
30 Jun 2026Bitkom e.V. MemberCybersicherheitspolitik
30 Jun 2026Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V. MemberVergaberichtlinie
29 Jun 2026Airbus MemberEU Aviation and Aeronautics Strategy
29 Jun 2026Banco Santander, S.A. MemberCompetitiveness of EU banking sector
29 Jun 2026Association des Banques et Banquiers, Luxembourg ; Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d'Investissement RapporteurMarket Integration and Supervision Package
26 Jun 2026METRO AG MemberChallenges on the European payment sector
26 Jun 2026Cboe Europe B.V.RapporteurMarket Integration and Supervision Package
25 Jun 2026Industriegewerkschaft Metall MemberEU-China relations
23 Jun 2026PIMCOMemberSecuritisation
22 Jun 2026Deutsche Bank AGMemberCompetitiveness of EU banking sector
22 Jun 2026Lloyd’s Insurance Company SAMemberRole of Insurance in Energy Transition
18 Jun 2026Alzchem Trostberg GmbH MemberREACH Implementation

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Markus Ferber 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.

95%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 5,568 held while seated
517
final texts voted on
of 537
93%
voted with the EPP majority
on 513 final texts
37
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.

Markus Ferber537 final votes
88%7%
ForAgainstAbstainedNo vote recorded

With and against the group

On the 513 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Markus Ferber 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 EPP majority47693%
Voted differently377%

Final texts where Markus Ferber differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
9 July 2026RC-B10-0357/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
8 July 2026B10-0335/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
8 July 2026B10-0336/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
8 July 2026B10-0334/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
21 May 2026A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
30 April 2026A10-0058/2026 – Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
11 February 2026B10-0108/2026 – Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
11 February 2026B10-0109/2026 – Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
11 February 2026B10-0106/2026 – Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
11 February 2026B10-0107/2026 – Motion for a resolutionForAgainst

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

Unlinked but matchable

46 counterpart entrys in Markus Ferber's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

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.

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