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Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle, official European Parliament portrait

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%.

213
declared meetings
current term
213
records since 2016
full dataset
25%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
96/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 2 others
22/78
rank in Renew
tied with 1 other

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Compared with the averages

Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle, this term
213
Parliament average
100
Renew average
167

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.

0%25%50%75%100%020July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 17 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 11 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 9 declared meetingsApril 2025: 9 declared meetingsMay 2025: 20 declared meetingsJune 2025: 7 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 7 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 11 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 9 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 6 declared meetingsApril 2026: 3 declared meetingsMay 2026: 7 declared meetingsJune 2026: 8 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2026: 17 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 15 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%020July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 17 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 11 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 9 declared meetingsApril 2025: 9 declared meetingsMay 2025: 20 declared meetingsJune 2025: 7 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 7 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 11 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 9 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 6 declared meetingsApril 2026: 3 declared meetingsMay 2026: 7 declared meetingsJune 2026: 8 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2026: 17 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 15 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%020202420252026
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 20240-
Aug 20240-
Sep 2024840%
Oct 2024944.4%
Nov 20241725%
Dec 2024560%
Jan 2025616.7%
Feb 2025119.1%
Mar 2025922.2%
Apr 2025919%
May 2025200%
Jun 2025728.6%
Jul 2025712.5%
Aug 202510%
Sep 20251145.5%
Oct 202590%
Nov 2025837.5%
Dec 202540%
Jan 202640%
Feb 2026922.2%
Mar 2026650%
Apr 202630%
May 2026762.5%
Jun 2026840%
Jul 202620%
Aug 20261100%
Sep 20261744.4%
Oct 20261515%
Nov 20260-

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

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
23 Oct 2026Union of European Federalists⁠↗MemberFederal Europe
17 Oct 2026Belangen­organisatie Overgang & HormonenShadow rapporteurMenopause
14 Oct 2026Provinice Drenthe; Gemeente Haarlemmermeer Gemeente AmstelveenMemberRegional Development
13 Oct 2026Provincie OverijsselMemberMinority languages
13 Oct 2026Gemeente Tilburg Gemeente Breda; Provincie Overijssel Provincie Gelderland; Ont­wik­ke­lings­be­drijf Noord-Holland Noord NV; Gemeente MeppelMemberRegional Development
13 Oct 2026Bureau Brussel Vewin - Unie van Waterschappen⁠↗MemberCross-border Wadden Sea cooperation
13 Oct 2026Apeldoorn Deventer ZutphenMemberMultiannual Financial Framework
13 Oct 2026Minister Binnenlandse ZakenMemberAnti-corruptie en regionaal beleid
12 Oct 2026Rijnland Institute Provincie Drenthe Eems Dollard Regio; Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)MemberCohesion Policy
12 Oct 2026OLAFRapporteurLegislative own initiative report on EPPO Regulation
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
7 Oct 2026European OmbudsmanMemberTransparency and access to documents
6 Oct 2026Sir William BrowderMemberEU Magnitsky Act and corruption
6 Oct 2026Eurocities⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEuropean Fund for Regional Development (ERDF)
1 Oct 2026EPPORapporteurLegislative own initiative report on EPPO Regulation
1 Oct 2026European Platform for Democratic ElectionsMemberAnti-corruption Directive implementation
30 Sep 2026United Women⁠↗MemberSituation, challenges, and integration of Ukrainian women in Europe
30 Sep 2026Hub Culturel Européen⁠↗MemberEuropean citizenship
29 Sep 2026Young European Federalists⁠↗MemberFederal Europe
29 Sep 2026International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network⁠↗MemberInternational Safe Abortion Day
29 Sep 2026European Network of Migrant Women⁠↗MemberWomen's rights and future MFF
28 Sep 2026Union of European Federalists⁠↗MemberFederal Europe
28 Sep 2026Vereniging VNO-NCW⁠↗; Koninklijke Vereniging MKB-Nederland⁠↗MemberEconomic development
25 Sep 2026Provincie Fryslân StreekwurkShadow rapporteurCommunity Led Local Development and LEADER
24 Sep 2026Rural Pact NLShadow rapporteurRural Development
17 Sep 2026MetaMemberContent moderation, child sexual abuse online, DSA enforcement
10 Sep 2026End Gender Apartheid CampaignDelegation chairGender apartheid in Afghanistan
10 Sep 2026Vakvereniging Brandweer VrijwilligersMemberBrand­weer­vrij­wil­li­gers in Europese grensregio's
9 Sep 2026President of FranceMemberEU Affairs
8 Sep 2026Minister Delegate for Europe of FranceMemberEU Affairs
8 Sep 2026My Voice, My ChoiceMemberImplementation 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.

100%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
604
final texts voted on
of 606
95%
voted with the Renew majority
on 588 final texts
27
differed from Renew
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle606 final votes
89%10%
For 540Against 59Abstained 5No vote recorded 2

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.

Voted with the Renew majority56195%
Voted differently275%

Final texts where Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle differed from the Renew majority

DateTextTheir voteRenew majority
21 October 2026Motion 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)AgainstFor
17 September 2026The 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 resolutionAgainstFor
8 July 2026Motion 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)ForAgainst
7 July 2026A 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)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
11 February 2026Motion 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 resolutionForAgainst
11 February 2026Motion 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 resolutionForAgainst
11 February 2026Motion 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 resolutionForAgainst
11 February 2026The 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)AgainstFor
18 December 2025RC-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)AgainstFor

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:

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.