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Reinhold Lopatka

MEP for Austria · European People's Party · Österreichische Volkspartei · official EP profile

As of 14 September 2026, Reinhold Lopatka (EPP, Austria) has declared 129 lobby meetings this term - rank 160 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.

That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 1.5× the average member, and 45 of 185 within European People's Party.

9% 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 51%.

129
declared meetings
current term
129
records since 2019
full dataset
9%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 51% EP-wide
160/719
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
45/185
rank in EPP

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Compared with the averages

Reinhold Lopatka, this term
129
Parliament average
85
EPP average
94

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: 2 declared meetings in Sep 2026, 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 12 in Sep 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 7 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 2 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 6 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 9 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 3 declared meetingsApril 2025: 4 declared meetingsMay 2025: 5 declared meetingsJune 2025: 4 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 9 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 12 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 2 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 7 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 9 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 7 declared meetingsApril 2026: 5 declared meetingsMay 2026: 7 declared meetingsJune 2026: 6 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 7 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2026: 2 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link202420252026
declared meetings per monthall counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)

Busiest month: 12 declared in September 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who Reinhold Lopatka meets most

Declared counterpartMeetings
BUSINESSEUROPE3
Ambassador of Bahrain, Dr. Mohammed Ali Bahzad2
The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the EU, Haifa Al Jedea2
Mission of Switzerland to the EU2
UAE Federal National Council2

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

Business federations & chambers (4), Think tanks & research (2), Agriculture & food (1)

Meetings by committee topic

Foreign Affairs (50), DARP (42), Development (2), DCAM (1), DLAT (1), Human Rights (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
2 Sep 2026Chinese Mission Minister Counsellor of China Hua YeMemberExchange with Minister Counsellor of China Hua Ye
2 Sep 2026Simon Rooze Director European and International AffairsMemberMeeting with Simon Rooze
13 Aug 2026Timna Brauer - In Memoriam Arik BrauerMemberTimna Brauer - In Memoriam Arik Brauer
15 Jul 2026ÖGKMemberAustausch mit ÖGK-GD Wurzer
14 Jul 2026WIENER STADTWERKE GmbH Member30th anniversary of the Vienna House in Brussels
13 Jul 2026Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic StatesMemberExchange with the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States
7 Jul 2026Teresa AlbanoMemberMeeting with KAICIID
2 Jul 2026Ambassador of Yemen, Mohamed Taha MustafaDelegation chairMeeting with the Ambassador of Yemen
1 Jul 2026Managing Director Sigrid Eckhardt Milana SlajodevicMemberMeeting with the Association of the Austrian Paper Industry (Austropapier)
1 Jul 2026Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the EU and Belgium Gayrat FazilovMemberMeeting with the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the EU
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
25 Jun 2026Ambassador of Switzerland Rita Adam Head of Departments for Political Affairs, Security, Law and Home Affairs Laura SchweizerMemberMeeting with the Ambassador of Switzerland to the EU
24 Jun 2026Karina García Dina Ponce Marielos Chang Gustavo Berganza Nelly Chévez Marjorie Chorro de TriguerosMemberMeeting with Delegation from Central America
16 Jun 2026Jorida TabakuMemberMeeting with Albanian MP
10 Jun 2026Ambassador of Bahrain, Dr. Mohammed Ali BahzadDelegation chairMeeting with the Ambassador of Bahrain
3 Jun 2026Mag. Gernot HaasMemberMeeting with a Representative of the Federation of Austrian Industries
2 Jun 2026Liliana TanguyMemberMeeting with National French MP
21 May 2026UAE Federal National CouncilDelegation chairInter-Parliamentary Meeting with the UAE Federal National Council
20 May 2026UAE Federal National CouncilDelegation chairDinner with representatives of the UAE Federal National Council
12 May 2026Deputy Ambassador of MontenegroShadow rapporteurMeeting with Deputy Ambassador of Montenegro
6 May 2026BUSINESSEUROPE MemberMeeting with Markus Beyrer
6 May 2026Provea Acceso a al JusticaMemberMeeting with organisations from Venezuela
4 May 2026Abdullatif Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs . Ali Bin Saleh Al Saleh, Chairman of the Shura CouncilDelegation chairAd-Hoc Mission to Bahrain
3 May 2026Adel Bin Ahmed al-Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mishaal Al-Sulami, Vice Speaker of the Shura Council.Delegation chairAd-Hoc Mission to Saudi-Arabia
23 Apr 2026Europe-Central Africa NetworkMemberHuman Rights Situation in Burundi
22 Apr 2026Taiwan's Minister for Human RightsMemberMeeting with Taiwan's Minister for Human Rights, Minister Lin
15 Apr 2026Austrian EU Municipal CouncillorsMemberExchange with EU Municipal Councillors
8 Apr 2026Ambassador of Bahrain, Dr. Mohammed Ali BahzadDelegation chairMeeting with the Ambassador of Bahrain
8 Apr 2026Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, Haifa Al-JedeaDelegation chairMeeting with the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia
25 Mar 2026DARP Ambassadors to the EUDelegation chairMeeting with DARP Ambassadors
18 Mar 2026GCC Ambassadors to the EUDelegation chairMeeting with GCC Ambassadors

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Reinhold Lopatka 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.

92%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 5,568 held while seated
503
final texts voted on
of 537
91%
voted with the EPP majority
on 499 final texts
47
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.

Reinhold Lopatka537 final votes
85%
ForAgainstAbstainedNo vote recorded

With and against the group

On the 499 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Reinhold Lopatka 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 EPP majority45291%
Voted differently479%

Final texts where Reinhold Lopatka differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
8 July 2026B10-0335/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
8 July 2026B10-0334/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
30 April 2026A10-0124/2026 – Michalis Hadjipantela – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
28 April 2026A10-0105/2026 – Siegfried Mureşan, Carla Tavares – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
11 March 2026A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
12 February 2026A10-0010/2026 – Lina Gálvez – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
12 February 2026A10-0256/2025 – Johan Danielsson – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
11 February 2026B10-0108/2026 – Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
11 February 2026B10-0109/2026 – Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
11 February 2026B10-0106/2026 – Motion for a resolutionForAgainst

37 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.

Unlinked but matchable

6 counterpart entrys in Reinhold Lopatka's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

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