
Member of the European Parliament · Germany S&D
Matthias Ecke
MEP for Germany · Socialists & Democrats · Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands · official EP profile
As of 12 September 2026, Matthias Ecke (S&D, Germany) has declared 153 lobby meetings this term - rank 125 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 1.8× the average member, and 31 of 136 within Socialists & Democrats.
67% 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: 0 declared meetings in Sep 2026. Peak: 13 in Aug 2025.
Busiest month: 13 declared in August 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Matthias Ecke 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
Technology & digital (33), Labour & trade unions (17), Finance (14)
Meetings by committee topic
Industry, Research and Energy (112), Economic and Monetary Affairs (17), Tax Matters (5), Budgets (3), Regional Development (2)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 2026 | Infineon Technologies AG ↗ | Member | Eröffnung SmartPowerFab |
| 22 Jun 2026 | SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH | Member | Tech Sovereignity / Open Source |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Fraunhofer ISS | Member | Innovation / Industrie / Mikrolektronik |
| 16 Jun 2026 | PPF Group ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Orange ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund ↗ | Member | MFR / NRPPs |
| 3 Jun 2026 | freenet AG | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 2 Jun 2026 | ZDF Europabüro Brüssel ↗; ARD-Verbindungsbüro Brüssel ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 12 May 2026 | DIGITALEUROPE ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 11 May 2026 | Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie ↗ | Member | Energiepolitk / IAA |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 6 May 2026 | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft ↗ | Member | Automobilsektor / Elektromobilität |
| 6 May 2026 | Citigroup Inc. ↗ | Member | Finanzmarkt / Binnenmarkt |
| 5 May 2026 | Twilio Inc. ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 4 May 2026 | Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 28 Apr 2026 | European Emergency Number Association ↗; european competitive telecommunications association | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Sky Group ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V. ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Telekom Austria AG ↗; Vodafone Belgium SA ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Colt Technology Services ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 15 Apr 2026 | SEMI Europe GmbH ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Chips Act |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Bitkom e.V. ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 13 Apr 2026 | MVNO Europe ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Quantum Community Network | Member | Quantum / ChipsAct |
| 31 Mar 2026 | N+P Informationssysteme GmbH | Member | Digitalisierung Mittelstand |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Thüringer Bauernverband | Member | MFR und Agrarförderung (GAP) |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Fliegl Fahrzeugbau | Member | Automobilindustrie / Schwerlasttransport |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Deutsche Telekom ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Networks Act |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Matthias Ecke 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 496 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Matthias Ecke 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 Matthias Ecke differed from the S&D majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | S&D majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2026 | A10-0088/2026 – Carlo Fidanza – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 29 April 2026 | A10-0052/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | Against |
| 16 December 2025 | A10-0230/2025 – Hana Jalloul Muro – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 8 October 2025 | A10-0164/2025 – André Rodrigues – Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 8 October 2025 | A10-0168/2025 – Olivier Chastel – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 10 September 2025 | A10-0143/2025 - Carmen Crespo Díaz - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) | Against | For |
| 8 May 2025 | C10-0044/2025 - Proposition de la Commission | For | Against |
| 7 May 2025 | A10-0065/2025 – Erik Marquardt – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 17 December 2024 | A10-0026/2024 – Veronika Vrecionová – Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 23 October 2024 | A10–0008/2024 – Victor Negrescu, Niclas Herbst – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) | For | Against |
2 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
18 counterpart entrys in Matthias Ecke's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende e.V.” - likely Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende e.V. (1 counterpart entry)
- “Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.” - likely Contemporary Amperex Technology Hungary (1 counterpart entry)
- “ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, Associação” - likely ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, Associação (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.