
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%.
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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: 7 declared meetings in Sep 2026, 75% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 27 in Jun 2026.
Busiest month: 27 declared in June 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Markus Ferber meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Deutsche Börse AG | 8 |
| DHL Group | 8 |
| Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. | 7 |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 6 |
| Alzchem Trostberg GmbH | 5 |
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
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | Deutsche Börse AG ↗ | Rapporteur | Market Integration and Supervision Package |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Santander (Openbank Deutschland Aktiengesellschaft) | Member | Banking competitiveness |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Alzchem Trostberg GmbH ↗ | Member | REACH implementation |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Bundesverband Deutscher Vermögensberater e.V. ↗ | Member | Retail Investment Strategy |
| 3 Sep 2026 | VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V. ↗; DEKRA e.V. ↗ | Member | Automotive Omnibus |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Bundesinnungsverband des Kraftfahr-zeughandwerks | Member | Transport Policy |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. ↗ | Member | EU Business Wallet |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Die Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft ↗ | Member | Banking union |
| 15 Jul 2026 | DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH ↗ | Member | Challenges of the aviation sector |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Denaria Europe | Member | Single currency package |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2026 | German Aerospace Industries Association | Member | EU Aviation and Aeronotics Strategy |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband | Member | EU-Bankenmarkt & Mittelstandsfinanzierung |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Bundesverband deutscher Banken e.V. ↗ | Rapporteur | MISP |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Euronext ↗; BlackRock ↗ | Rapporteur | Market Integration and Supervision Package |
| 9 Jul 2026 | CLECAT - European association for forwarding, transport, logistic and Customs services ↗ | Member | Clean corporate vehicles, military mobility |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Manos verdes | Member | EU-Mercosur cooperation/circular economy |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Irish Funds Industry Association CLG ↗ | Rapporteur | Market Integration and Supervision Package |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. | Member | Ökodesignrichtlinie |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Bitkom e.V. ↗ | Member | Cybersicherheitspolitik |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V. ↗ | Member | Vergaberichtlinie |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Airbus ↗ | Member | EU Aviation and Aeronautics Strategy |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Banco Santander, S.A. ↗ | Member | Competitiveness of EU banking sector |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Association des Banques et Banquiers, Luxembourg ↗; Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d'Investissement ↗ | Rapporteur | Market Integration and Supervision Package |
| 26 Jun 2026 | METRO AG ↗ | Member | Challenges on the European payment sector |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Cboe Europe B.V. | Rapporteur | Market Integration and Supervision Package |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Industriegewerkschaft Metall ↗ | Member | EU-China relations |
| 23 Jun 2026 | PIMCO | Member | Securitisation |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Deutsche Bank AG | Member | Competitiveness of EU banking sector |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Lloyd’s Insurance Company SA | Member | Role of Insurance in Energy Transition |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Alzchem Trostberg GmbH ↗ | Member | REACH 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.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.
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.
Final texts where Markus Ferber differed from the EPP majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | EPP majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2026 | RC-B10-0357/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 8 July 2026 | B10-0335/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 8 July 2026 | B10-0336/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 8 July 2026 | B10-0334/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 21 May 2026 | A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 30 April 2026 | A10-0058/2026 – Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 11 February 2026 | B10-0108/2026 – Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 11 February 2026 | B10-0109/2026 – Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 11 February 2026 | B10-0106/2026 – Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 11 February 2026 | B10-0107/2026 – Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
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:
- “Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband” - likely Deutscher Sparkassen-und Giroverband (2 counterpart entrys)
- “European Association of Public Banks” - likely European Association of Public Banks and Funding agencies AISBL (2 counterpart entrys)
- “Alpitronic” - likely Alpitronic (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.
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