
Member of the European Parliament · Netherlands Renew
Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle
MEP for the Netherlands · Renew Europe · Democraten 66 · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle (Renew, Netherlands) has declared 213 lobby meetings this term - rank 96 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.
That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 2.1× the average member, and it ranks 22 of 78 in the Renew group, a place shared with 1 other member.
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: 20 in May 2025.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 8 | 40% |
| Oct 2024 | 9 | 44.4% |
| Nov 2024 | 17 | 25% |
| Dec 2024 | 5 | 60% |
| Jan 2025 | 6 | 16.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 11 | 9.1% |
| Mar 2025 | 9 | 22.2% |
| Apr 2025 | 9 | 19% |
| May 2025 | 20 | 0% |
| Jun 2025 | 7 | 28.6% |
| Jul 2025 | 7 | 12.5% |
| Aug 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | 45.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 9 | 0% |
| Nov 2025 | 8 | 37.5% |
| Dec 2025 | 4 | 0% |
| Jan 2026 | 4 | 0% |
| Feb 2026 | 9 | 22.2% |
| Mar 2026 | 6 | 50% |
| Apr 2026 | 3 | 0% |
| May 2026 | 7 | 62.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 8 | 40% |
| Jul 2026 | 2 | 0% |
| Aug 2026 | 1 | 100% |
| Sep 2026 | 17 | 44.4% |
| Oct 2026 | 15 | 15% |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 20 declared in May 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle 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
Human rights & humanitarian (22), Democracy & civil society (18), Environment & climate (7)
Meetings by committee or delegation this term
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (59), Regional Development (48), Women's Rights and Gender Equality (19), Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (8)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | Union of European Federalists↗ | Member | Federal Europe |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Belangenorganisatie Overgang & Hormonen | Shadow rapporteur | Menopause |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Provinice Drenthe; Gemeente Haarlemmermeer Gemeente Amstelveen | Member | Regional Development |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Provincie Overijssel | Member | Minority languages |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Gemeente Tilburg Gemeente Breda; Provincie Overijssel Provincie Gelderland; Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Noord-Holland Noord NV; Gemeente Meppel | Member | Regional Development |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Bureau Brussel Vewin - Unie van Waterschappen↗ | Member | Cross-border Wadden Sea cooperation |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Apeldoorn Deventer Zutphen | Member | Multiannual Financial Framework |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Minister Binnenlandse Zaken | Member | Anti-corruptie en regionaal beleid |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Rijnland Institute Provincie Drenthe Eems Dollard Regio; Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) | Member | Cohesion Policy |
| 12 Oct 2026 | OLAF | Rapporteur | Legislative own initiative report on EPPO Regulation |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 | European Ombudsman | Member | Transparency and access to documents |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Sir William Browder | Member | EU Magnitsky Act and corruption |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Eurocities↗ | Shadow rapporteur | European Fund for Regional Development (ERDF) |
| 1 Oct 2026 | EPPO | Rapporteur | Legislative own initiative report on EPPO Regulation |
| 1 Oct 2026 | European Platform for Democratic Elections | Member | Anti-corruption Directive implementation |
| 30 Sep 2026 | United Women↗ | Member | Situation, challenges, and integration of Ukrainian women in Europe |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Hub Culturel Européen↗ | Member | European citizenship |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Young European Federalists↗ | Member | Federal Europe |
| 29 Sep 2026 | International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network↗ | Member | International Safe Abortion Day |
| 29 Sep 2026 | European Network of Migrant Women↗ | Member | Women's rights and future MFF |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Union of European Federalists↗ | Member | Federal Europe |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Vereniging VNO-NCW↗; Koninklijke Vereniging MKB-Nederland↗ | Member | Economic development |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Provincie Fryslân Streekwurk | Shadow rapporteur | Community Led Local Development and LEADER |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Rural Pact NL | Shadow rapporteur | Rural Development |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Meta | Member | Content moderation, child sexual abuse online, DSA enforcement |
| 10 Sep 2026 | End Gender Apartheid Campaign | Delegation chair | Gender apartheid in Afghanistan |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Vakvereniging Brandweer Vrijwilligers | Member | Brandweervrijwilligers in Europese grensregio's |
| 9 Sep 2026 | President of France | Member | EU Affairs |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Minister Delegate for Europe of France | Member | EU Affairs |
| 8 Sep 2026 | My Voice, My Choice | Member | Implementation of ECI My Voice My Choice |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle 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 588 final texts where more than half of Renew members casting a vote went one way, and Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle 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 Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle differed from the Renew majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | Renew majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87769 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0469/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 17 September 2026 | The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security A10-0205/2026 · Paulo do Nascimento Cabral · Motion for a resolution | Against | For |
| 8 July 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the Commission Implementing Decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize NK603 × T25 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0335/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 7 July 2026 | A European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign… A10-0189/2026 · Adam Bielan · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 30 April 2026 | How 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) | Against | For |
| 11 February 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton T304-40 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0108/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 11 February 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton GHB614 × LLCotton25 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0109/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 11 February 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize T25 (ACS-ZMØØ3-2) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0106/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 11 February 2026 | The Agreement establishing an association between the European Union and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino respectively A10-0003/2026 · Željana Zovko · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 18 December 2025 | RC-B10-0577/2025 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0577/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
17 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
21 counterpart entries in Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “My Voice, My Choice” - likely My Voice, My Choice (2 counterpart entries)
- “AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection” - likely AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection (1 counterpart entry)
- “ASML Netherlands B.V.” - likely ASML Netherlands B.V. (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 21 entries; the other 17 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.