Member of the European Parliament · Germany EPP
Niclas Herbst
MEP for Germany · European People's Party · Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands · official EP profile
The sloppy: 18 of the 36 entries in which Niclas Herbst names an organisation listed in the EU Transparency Register leave out its Register ID - 50%, against 15% across the Parliament. The “Unlinked but matchable” list further down has 26 unlinked entries: these 18, and 8 more whose match is looser or that the label does not count. How the label is counted.
As of 8 November 2026, Niclas Herbst (EPP, Germany) has declared 71 lobby meetings this term - rank 348 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 93 of 185 in the EPP group.
25% 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: 0 declared meetings in Nov 2026. Peak: 5 in Sep 2024.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 4 | 50% |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 5 | 20% |
| Oct 2024 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Nov 2024 | 2 | 50% |
| Dec 2024 | 2 | 100% |
| Jan 2025 | 2 | 0% |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 20% |
| Mar 2025 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 0 | - |
| May 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| Jun 2025 | 5 | 0% |
| Jul 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| Oct 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Nov 2025 | 4 | 0% |
| Dec 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Jan 2026 | 4 | 75% |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 5 | 0% |
| Apr 2026 | 5 | 40% |
| May 2026 | 3 | 0% |
| Jun 2026 | 4 | 50% |
| Jul 2026 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 5 declared in September 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Niclas Herbst meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 4 |
| European Leadership Network | 2 |
| EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG | 2 |
| Deutscher Bauernverband | 2 |
| RTX Corporation | 2 |
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
Chemicals & manufacturing (10), Consumer & retail (7), Transport & automotive (7)
Meetings by committee or delegation this term
Security and Defence (27), Budgetary Control (19), Budgets (5), Fisheries (3), Delegation for relations with Israel (2)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2026 | ConocoPhillips | Member | Natural Gas & LNG Policies & Supply Chain Security |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Airbus↗ | Member | European Competitiveness Fund, Security & Defense |
| 3 Jul 2026 | meddevs GmbH | Member | IT-Sicherheit |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Rhode & Schwarz | Member | EU Readiness & Competitiveness Fund |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Rheinmetall Group↗ | Member | Sicherheit & Verteidigung |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Axon Enterprise Inc. | Member | Europe’s operational readiness, defense innovation, and industrial competitiveness |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Deutsche Bank AG↗ | Member | Europa´s Wettbewerbsfähigkeit |
| 7 May 2026 | Environmental Justice Foundation | Member | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward |
| 7 May 2026 | Bayerischer Bauernverband | Member | Multiannual Financial Framework, GAP-Budget |
| 5 May 2026 | RTX Corporation | Member | European defence, transatlantic and industrial cooperation |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG↗ | Member | The history and future of KNDS |
| 21 Apr 2026 | LANXESS AG | Member | The future of Europe´s industry |
| 21 Apr 2026 | European Union Agency for the Space Programme | Member | Space & Defence |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Lufthansa Group↗ | Member | Passenger Rights |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Salzgitter AG | Member | Security and Defence, Strengthening the European Defence and Security Procurement |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Hauptverband der Deutschen Bauindustrie | Member | Baupolitische Entwicklungen auf europäischer Ebene |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Bayer AG | Member | Challenges and Policy Goals in Health Care |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Bundesverband des Deutschen Lebensmittelhandels (BVLH) und der Deutsche Raiffeisenverband (DRV) | Member | Versorgungssicherheit und Resilienz in der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | Member | Vorschriften für Fahrzeuge |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Baltic Sea Advisory Council | Member | Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Deutscher Bauernverband | Member | New GAP & MFR |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Philip Morris International Inc.↗ | Committee chair | Taxation towards better control |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Impact SE | Member | Textbooks in Palestine |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände e.V.↗ | Committee chair | Sozialpartner in Deutschland und EU |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Viking Line | Committee chair | Passagier- und Frachtreedereien im Ostseeraum |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Verband der Automobilindustrie↗ | Committee chair | Exportorientierte Industrie und globalen Wertschöpfungsketten |
| 13 Jan 2026 | BASF SE↗ | Committee chair | Industriepolitischen Weichenstellungen für Europa: Clean Industrial Deal |
| 3 Dec 2025 | EU Baltic Sea Member States Representatives | Member | Challenges for Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation (BSSSC) |
| 19 Nov 2025 | UV Nord | Committee chair | Perspektiven für ein wirtschaftlich starkes und sicheres Europa |
| 18 Nov 2025 | SEA Naval | Member | Building European Naval Capabilities for the Maritime Threats of Tomorrow |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Niclas Herbst 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 592 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Niclas Herbst 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 Niclas Herbst differed from the EPP majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | EPP majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead in gunshot B10-0432/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 6 October 2026 | With recommendations to the Commission on psychosocial risk, stress and mental health at work A10-0225/2026 · Estelle Ceulemans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 9 July 2026 | RC-B10-0357/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0357/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 29 April 2026 | Discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section IV – Court of Justice of the… A10-0055/2026 · Pasquale Tridico · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 29 April 2026 | The European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021 A10-0093/2026 · Christophe Clergeau · Commission proposal and amendments | Abstained | For |
| 12 February 2026 | Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights A10-0256/2025 · Johan Danielsson · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 25 November 2025 | The 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget A10-0212/2025 · Marit Maij · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 8 October 2025 | Amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain A10-0161/2025 · Céline Imart · Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 11 September 2025 | RC-B10-0372/2025 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0372/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 10 September 2025 | The role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis A10-0139/2025 · Marcos Ros Sempere · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
3 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
26 counterpart entries in Niclas Herbst's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “ELNET” - likely European Leadership Network (2 counterpart entries)
- “ASD” - likely Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe (1 counterpart entry)
- “Axon Enterprise Inc.” - likely Axon Enterprise Inc. (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 26 entries; the other 22 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.