
Member of the European Parliament · Portugal EPP
Paulo Cunha
MEP for Portugal · European People's Party · Partido Social Democrata · official EP profile
As of 14 September 2026, Paulo Cunha (EPP, Portugal) has declared 70 lobby meetings this term - rank 311 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 82 of 185 within European People's Party.
66% 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: 3 declared meetings in Sep 2026, 33.3% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 10 in Jun 2026.
Busiest month: 10 declared in June 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Paulo Cunha meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.) | 5 |
| NOS | 3 |
| NOVE | 3 |
| Floene Energias S.A. | 2 |
| Magellan Circle - European Affairs Consultancy LDA | 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
Most-met sectors
Public affairs & consultancy (17), Technology & digital (14), Chemicals & manufacturing (11)
Meetings by committee topic
Industry, Research and Energy (39), Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (3), Petitions (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | BELGIAN-PORTUGUESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Member | Breakfast on Europe-Africa partnership - Critical Raw Materials, Energy |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Whering | Member | Innovation, technology and competitiveness in the textile sector |
| 2 Sep 2026 | EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.) ↗ | Member | Revision of the Tobacco Products Directive |
| 21 Jul 2026 | EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.) ↗ | Member | Spectrum usage rights |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Semear Futuro em Cabo Verde | ONGD | Member | Education and development policies in Cape Verde |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Cellnex Telecom S.A. ↗ | Member | European connectivity, industry and regulatory dynamics |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Magellan Circle - European Affairs Consultancy LDA | Member | Preparation of an event on textile industry |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Vinces Consulting ↗ | Member | Working breakfast - Energia e Competitividade Industrial |
| 24 Jun 2026 | NOVE ↗ | Member | Fanatics presentation - Circularity |
| 23 Jun 2026 | eBay EU liaison office ↗ | Member | eBay x Circular Fashion Federation - Policy Dinner - Enabling innovation in circular fashion |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2026 | FuelsEurope ↗ | Member | Fuels Industry |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Novartis International AG ↗ | Member | Biotech Act |
| 10 Jun 2026 | APICCAPS | Member | Fashion and Textile Industry |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Associação Técnica da Indústria de Cimento ↗ | Member | Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 4 Jun 2026 | InfoCert SpA ↗ | Member | European Business Wallets |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Carbon Capture & Storage Association ↗ | Member | Carbon Capture and Storage |
| 22 May 2026 | Volkswagen AutoEuropa | Member | Automotive industry |
| 12 May 2026 | Aula Europe ↗ | Member | Automotive industry |
| 12 May 2026 | Euratex | Member | Textile Industry |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Shopify Inc. ↗ | Member | Digital Omnibus regulation |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Repsol, S.A. ↗; Aula Europe ↗ | Member | CO2 standards for cars and vans & renewable fuels |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Euroepan Steel Association (Eurofer) | Member | Steel industry |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Rogério Alves & Associados | Member | Caso SACOFIL |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Magellan Circle - European Affairs Consultancy LDA ANIVEC CENIT | Member | European and Portuguese industrial competitiveness |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) | Member | Event H2020 PilotSTRATEGY - CO2 storage project |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A. ↗; Associação Portuguesa de Empresas de Distribuição (APED) | Member | Retail sector regulation |
| 8 Apr 2026 | European Boating Industry ↗; Brunswick Group Limited srl ↗ | Member | Boating Industry |
| 24 Mar 2026 | APDA - Associação Portuguesa de Distribuição e Drenagem de Águas | Member | Presentation |
| 18 Mar 2026 | American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union ↗ | Member | Digital Omnibus |
| 17 Mar 2026 | SONAE; NOS ↗; EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.) ↗ | Member | Digital Omnibus |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Paulo Cunha 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 522 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Paulo Cunha 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 Paulo Cunha differed from the EPP majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | EPP majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2025 | B10-0277/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 6 May 2025 | A10–0068/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 2 April 2025 | A10-0036/2025 – Željana Zovko – Draft Council decision | Abstained | For |
| 19 December 2024 | A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 18 September 2024 | B10-0021/2024 - Proposition de résolution | For | Against |
| 18 September 2024 | B10-0020/2024 - Proposition de résolution | For | Against |
Unlinked but matchable
14 counterpart entrys in Paulo Cunha's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Acelen Energia Renovável S.A.” - likely Acelen Energia Renovável S.A. (1 counterpart entry)
- “Associação Portuguesa de Empresas de Distribuição (APED)” - likely Asociatia pentru Promovarea Educatiei Deschise (1 counterpart entry)
- “BELGIAN-PORTUGUESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE” - likely BELGIAN-PORTUGUESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (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.