Member of the European Parliament · Germany The Left
Martin Schirdewan
MEP for Germany · The Left · DIE LINKE. · official EP profile
As of 7 November 2026, Martin Schirdewan (The Left, Germany) has declared 46 lobby meetings this term - rank 413 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 4 other MEPs.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 27 of 45 in the Left group.
37% 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: 1 declared meeting in Nov 2026, 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 8 in Nov 2024.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 2 | 0% |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 4 | 71.4% |
| Oct 2024 | 4 | 25% |
| Nov 2024 | 8 | 0% |
| Dec 2024 | 2 | 0% |
| Jan 2025 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2025 | 0 | - |
| Mar 2025 | 2 | 0% |
| Apr 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| May 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Jun 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Oct 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Nov 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | - |
| Mar 2026 | 4 | 25% |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | - |
| May 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2026 | 4 | 50% |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 100% |
| Oct 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Nov 2026 | 1 | 100% |
Busiest month: 8 declared in November 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Martin Schirdewan meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION | 4 |
| Finance Watch | 2 |
| Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung | 2 |
| Open Markets Institute | 1 |
| National Democratic Institute | 1 |
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
Labour & trade unions (7), Think tanks & research (5), Finance (3)
Meetings by committee or delegation this term
International Trade (14), Economic and Monetary Affairs (12), Delegation for relations with the United States (2), Housing Crisis in the EU (2)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2026 | EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Supplementary Pension Package |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Housing Europe | Member | Europäische Bürgerinitative Right to Housing |
| 18 Sep 2026 | EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Supplementary Pension Package |
| 23 Jun 2026 | EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Occupational retirement provision framework |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Umweltbundesamt Deutschland | Member | Wohnen & EU |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Stichting Sustainable Finance Lab | Member | Banking regulation and supervision |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund↗ | Member | Multiannual Financial Framework |
| 16 Mar 2026 | industriAll European Trade Union↗ | Member | Stahl |
| 14 Mar 2026 | Chinesische Botschaft Berlin | Member | EU & China - Handelspolitik |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Kurdisch-Iranische Delegation | Member | Aktuelle Situation im Iran |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Alevitische Gemeinde Baden-Württemberg | Member | Austausch zur politischen Landschaft in Deutschland - Rechtsruck |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung | Member | United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Deutsche Bundesbank | Member | Digitaler Euro |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Finance Watch↗ | Shadow rapporteur | EU Securitisation Framework |
| 17 Dec 2025 | The European Steel Association↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Krise der Stahlindustrie |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Kubanischer Botschafter in Brüssel | Member | Entwicklung von Kuba |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Chinesischer Botschafter in Brüssel | Member | EU & China - Handelspolitik |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. PowerShift - Verein fuer eine oekologisch-solidarische Energie- & Weltwirtschaft e.V. Rebalance Now Netzwerk gerechter Welthandel | Shadow rapporteur | US-Handelsdeal |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Digitalcourage e.V.↗ | Member | Digitaler Omnibus / US-Handelsdeal |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft↗ | Member | Lieferkettengesetz, Index-Lohn, Omnibus-Verordnung |
| 16 Sep 2025 | Pax for Peace | Shadow rapporteur | Nachhaltige Finanzen und die Definition von umstrittenen Waffen |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Finance Watch↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Nachhaltige Finanzen und die Definition von umstrittenen Waffen |
| 14 May 2025 | International Union of Tenants↗ | Member | Regulierung des Wohnungsmarkts |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Netzwerk M e.V. | Member | Diplomatische Initiativen & Menschenrechte |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Vorsitzender der DEM Parti | Member | Aktuelle Situation in der Türkei |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Europäische Linke | Member | Progressive Forum |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Vice Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee | Member | Handelspolitik |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Chinese Ambassador Cai | Member | Handelspolitik |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Deutscher Kandidat für den AMLA-Vorsitz | Member | AMLA-Vorsitz |
| 5 Nov 2024 | U.S. Chamber of Commerce | Member | US EU trade relations, tariffs, IRA |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Martin Schirdewan 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 515 final texts where more than half of The Left members casting a vote went one way, and Martin Schirdewan 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 Martin Schirdewan differed from The Left majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | The Left majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2026 | Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste… A10-0266/2026 · Ingeborg Ter Laak · Commission proposal | For | Abstained |
| 20 October 2026 | Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and… A10-0267/2026 · Ingeborg Ter Laak · Commission proposal | For | Abstained |
| 6 October 2026 | The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment A10-0238/2026 · Kinga Kollár · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | Abstained |
| 16 September 2026 | Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure A10-0212/2026 · Rasa Juknevičienė · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 15 September 2026 | The Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2026 of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – Update on revenue (own resources) and adjustments… A10-0224/2026 · Andrzej Halicki · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 15 September 2026 | The global role of the euro A10-0214/2026 · Rasmus Andresen · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | For |
| 7 July 2026 | C10-0139/2026 - Commission proposal | For | Against |
| 7 July 2026 | Competition policy – annual report 2025 A10-0171/2026 · Stéphanie Yon-Courtin · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 18 June 2026 | Motion for a resolution Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso B10-0303/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 17 June 2026 | The 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia A10-0162/2026 · Thomas Waitz · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
32 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
10 counterpart entries in Martin Schirdewan's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. PowerShift - Verein fuer eine oekologisch-solidarische Energie- & Weltwirtschaft e.V. Rebalance Now Netzwerk gerechter Welthandel” - likely Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (1 counterpart entry)
- “Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung New York” - likely Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (1 counterpart entry)
- “National Democratic Institute (NDI)” - likely National Democratic Institute (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 10 entries; the other 7 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.