Member of the European Parliament · Portugal EPP
Paulo Cunha
MEP for Portugal · European People's Party · Partido Social Democrata · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Paulo Cunha (EPP, Portugal) has declared 84 lobby meetings this term - rank 301 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 76 of 185 in the EPP group, a place shared with 1 other member.
69% 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%.
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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: 3 declared meetings in Nov 2026, 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 12 in Sep 2026.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 1 | 100% |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2024 | 3 | 100% |
| Nov 2024 | 0 | - |
| Dec 2024 | 2 | 50% |
| Jan 2025 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 66.7% |
| Mar 2025 | 5 | 66.7% |
| Apr 2025 | 3 | 100% |
| May 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2025 | 5 | 40% |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 2 | 100% |
| Nov 2025 | 7 | 77.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 2 | 100% |
| Jan 2026 | 1 | 100% |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Mar 2026 | 4 | 66.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 8 | 54.5% |
| May 2026 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 80% |
| Jul 2026 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 12 | 61.5% |
| Oct 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| Nov 2026 | 3 | 100% |
Busiest month: 12 declared in September 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Paulo Cunha meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.) | 7 |
| NOS | 4 |
| Magellan Circle - European Affairs Consultancy LDA | 3 |
| NOVE | 3 |
| Repsol, S.A. | 3 |
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
Public affairs & consultancy (20), Technology & digital (15), Energy (12)
Meetings by committee topic this term
Industry, Research and Energy (39), Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (3), Petitions (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2026 | TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE↗; Robert Bosch GmbH↗; Repsol, S.A.↗ | Member | Working Lunch on Road Transport Decarbonisation |
| 3 Nov 2026 | International Association of Oil & Gas Producers Europe↗; Carbon Capture & Storage Association↗ | Member | Carbon Capture and Storage and ETS on Maritime transportation |
| 3 Nov 2026 | NOS↗; EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.)↗ | Member | Digital Networks |
| 14 Oct 2026 | United Nations office in Brussels | Member | Key development results and priorities across the mandates of UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Magellan Circle - European Affairs Consultancy LDA↗ | Member | Apresentação do projeto Nau Verde |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Acea S.p.A.↗ | Member | Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Cleantech for Europe↗ | Member | Cleantech |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft↗ | Member | Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Repsol, S.A.↗ | Member | Union Database for Biofuels |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Associação Portuguesa de Produtores de Biocombustíveis (APPB) | Member | Union Data Base for Biofuels |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | European Bioenergy Board (EBB) | Member | Union Database for Biofuels |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Mota-Engil, SGPS, S.A.↗; EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.)↗ | Member | ETS - Urban waste incineration |
| 9 Sep 2026 | TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE↗ | Member | Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 8 Sep 2026 | European Renewable Gas Registry (ERGaR) | Member | Union Database for Biofuels |
| 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 |
| 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 |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Paulo Cunha 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 585 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 | Motion for a resolution on the Clean Industrial Deal B10-0277/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 6 May 2025 | The control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023 A10-0068/2025 · Ondřej Knotek · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 2 April 2025 | The Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism for the period… A10-0036/2025 · Željana Zovko · Draft Council decision | Abstained | For |
| 19 December 2024 | A European Parliament recommendation to the Council concerning the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women A10-0030/2024 · Lina Gálvez · Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 18 September 2024 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cyproconazole and spirodiclofen in or on certain products B10-0021/2024 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 18 September 2024 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for benomyl, carbendazim and thiophanate‐methyl in or on certain products B10-0020/2024 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
Unlinked but matchable
13 counterpart entries 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)
- “BELGIAN-PORTUGUESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE” - likely BELGIAN-PORTUGUESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (1 counterpart entry)
- “BOSCH” - likely Robert Bosch GmbH (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 13 entries; the other 10 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.