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Member of the European Parliament · Germany S&D

Matthias Ecke

MEP for Germany · Socialists & Democrats · Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Matthias Ecke (S&D, Germany) has declared 174 lobby meetings this term - rank 127 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.

That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 1.7× the average member, and it ranks 34 of 135 in the S&D group.

68% 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 52%.

174
declared meetings
current term
254
records since 2016
full dataset
68%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
127/720
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
34/135
rank in S&D

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Compared with the averages

Matthias Ecke, this term
174
Parliament average
100
S&D average
134

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: 0 declared meetings in Nov 2026. Peak: 13 in Aug 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%013July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 2 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 12 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 7 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 6 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 5 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 6 declared meetingsApril 2025: 11 declared meetingsMay 2025: 4 declared meetingsJune 2025: 4 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 13 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 13 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 4 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 7 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 13 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 13 declared meetingsApril 2026: 11 declared meetingsMay 2026: 7 declared meetingsJune 2026: 7 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 1 declared meetingAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%013July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 2 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 12 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 7 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 6 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 5 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 6 declared meetingsApril 2025: 11 declared meetingsMay 2025: 4 declared meetingsJune 2025: 4 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 13 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 13 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 4 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 7 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 13 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 13 declared meetingsApril 2026: 11 declared meetingsMay 2026: 7 declared meetingsJune 2026: 7 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 1 declared meetingAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%013202420252026
declared meetings per month (left axis)all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)
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Declared meetings each month, and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link.
MonthMeetingsLinked
Jul 2024150%
Aug 2024250%
Sep 2024666.7%
Oct 20241278.6%
Nov 2024762.5%
Dec 20246100%
Jan 2025560%
Feb 20252100%
Mar 2025666.7%
Apr 20251181.8%
May 2025475%
Jun 2025450%
Jul 20254100%
Aug 20251338.5%
Sep 20251353.8%
Oct 2025975%
Nov 2025450%
Dec 2025742.9%
Jan 20261353.8%
Feb 2026616.7%
Mar 20261378.3%
Apr 20261184.6%
May 20267100%
Jun 2026762.5%
Jul 20261100%
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

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

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

Technology & digital (40), Labour & trade unions (18), Transport & automotive (17)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Industry, Research and Energy (126), Economic and Monetary Affairs (22), Tax Matters (5), Regional Development (4), Budgets (3)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
2 Jul 2026Infineon Technologies AG⁠↗MemberEröffnung SmartPowerFab
22 Jun 2026SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbHMemberTech Sovereignity / Open Source
19 Jun 2026Fraunhofer ISSMemberInnovation / Industrie / Mikrolektronik
16 Jun 2026PPF Group a.s.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
11 Jun 2026Orange⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
4 Jun 2026Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund⁠↗MemberMFR / NRPPs
3 Jun 2026freenet AGShadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
2 Jun 2026ARD-Europabüro⁠↗; ZDF Europabüro Brüssel⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
12 May 2026DIGITALEUROPE⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
11 May 2026Industrie­gewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie⁠↗MemberEnergiepolitk / IAA
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
11 May 2026Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
6 May 2026Volkswagen Aktien­gesellschaft⁠↗MemberAutomobilsektor / Elektromobilität
6 May 2026Citigroup Inc.⁠↗MemberFinanzmarkt / Binnenmarkt
5 May 2026Twilio Inc.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
4 May 2026Verbraucher­zentrale Bundesverband⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
30 Apr 2026Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
29 Apr 2026Verbraucher­zentrale Bundesverband⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
28 Apr 2026European Emergency Number Association⁠↗; european competitive telecommunications associationShadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
24 Apr 2026Sky Group⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
23 Apr 2026Bundesverband Breitband­kommunikation e.V.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
22 Apr 2026Telekom Austria AG⁠↗; Vodafone Belgium SA⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
21 Apr 2026Colt Technology Services⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
15 Apr 2026SEMI Europe GmbH⁠↗Shadow rapporteurChips Act
14 Apr 2026Bitkom e.V.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
13 Apr 2026MVNO Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act
8 Apr 2026Quantum Community NetworkMemberQuantum / ChipsAct
31 Mar 2026N+P Informations­systeme GmbHMemberDigitalisierung Mittelstand
30 Mar 2026Thüringer BauernverbandMemberMFR und Agrar­förderung (GAP)
30 Mar 2026Fliegl FahrzeugbauMemberAutomobil­industrie / Schwer­last­trans­port
26 Mar 2026Deutsche Telekom⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital Networks Act

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Matthias Ecke 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.

89%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
554
final texts voted on
of 606
97%
voted with the S&D majority
on 552 final texts
14
differed from S&D
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Matthias Ecke606 final votes
82%8%9%
For 496Against 51Abstained 7No vote recorded 52

With and against the group

On the 552 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.

Voted with the S&D majority53897%
Voted differently143%

Final texts where Matthias Ecke differed from the S&D majority

DateTextTheir voteS&D majority
7 October 2026A European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign… A10-0237/2026 · Hilde Vautmans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAbstained
17 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up B10-0386/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
30 April 2026How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by… A10-0088/2026 · Carlo Fidanza · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
29 April 2026Discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section V – Court of Auditors A10-0052/2026 · Pasquale Tridico · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedAgainst
16 December 2025Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia A10-0230/2025 · Hana Jalloul Muro · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
8 October 2025Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain… A10-0164/2025 · André Rodrigues · Commission proposalAgainstFor
8 October 2025The mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Germany – EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 A10-0168/2025 · Olivier Chastel · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
10 September 2025The future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy A10-0143/2025 · Carmen Crespo Díaz · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
8 May 2025C10-0044/2025 - Commission proposalForAgainst
7 May 2025Discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agencies for the financial year 2023 A10-0065/2025 · Erik Marquardt · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor

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

Unlinked but matchable

21 counterpart entries in Matthias Ecke's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 21 entries; the other 18 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.