Member of the European Parliament · Belgium The Left
Rudi Kennes
MEP for Belgium · The Left · Independent · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Rudi Kennes (The Left, Belgium) has declared 94 lobby meetings this term - rank 273 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 6 other MEPs.
That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 11 of 45 in the Left group.
35% 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: 2 declared meetings in Nov 2026, 50% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 10 in Jun 2026.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 6 | 14.3% |
| Oct 2024 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2024 | 6 | 50% |
| Dec 2024 | 5 | 22.2% |
| Jan 2025 | 2 | 0% |
| Feb 2025 | 7 | 57.1% |
| Mar 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Apr 2025 | 3 | 66.7% |
| May 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Jun 2025 | 2 | 0% |
| Jul 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 4 | 25% |
| Oct 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| Nov 2025 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 5 | 80% |
| Jan 2026 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 20% |
| Mar 2026 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| May 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 50% |
| Jul 2026 | 7 | 14.3% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 60% |
| Oct 2026 | 4 | 50% |
| Nov 2026 | 2 | 50% |
Busiest month: 10 declared in June 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Rudi Kennes 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
Labour & trade unions (19), Human rights & humanitarian (12), Environment & climate (4)
Meetings by committee topic this term
Employment and Social Affairs (31), International Trade (20), Industry, Research and Energy (9), Transport and Tourism (3), Budgetary Control (2)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | International Federation for Rights and Developments↗ | Member | Situation in Palestine |
| 5 Nov 2026 | Permanent Delegation of Turkey to the European Union | Member | EU-Turkey trade relations |
| 21 Oct 2026 | British Chamber of Commerce | EU & Belgium↗ | Member | EU-UK trade relations |
| 13 Oct 2026 | International Trade Union Confederation↗ | Member | Workers' rights |
| 12 Oct 2026 | PSI (Public Services International) | Member | Workers' rights |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Mission of China to the EU | Member | EU-China relations |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Habitat for Humanity | Member | EU housing policy |
| 29 Sep 2026 | VENPH Onafhankelijk Leven | Member | Rights of people with disabilities |
| 9 Sep 2026 | European Trade Justice Coalition (formerly S2B Network)↗ | Member | EU trade policy |
| 8 Sep 2026 | European Coordination Via Campesina↗ | Member | EU agricultural policy |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | European Transport Workers' Federation↗ | Member | Workers' rights in the transport sector |
| 17 Jul 2026 | La ruta del clima OXFAM | Member | EU environmental policy |
| 15 Jul 2026 | The Transnational Institute European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) | Member | EU budget |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Parti National Rifain - PNR | Member | EU-Morocco relationship |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Japanese Communist Party | Member | Workers' rights |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Mission of Bangladesh to the European Union | Member | EU-trade policy |
| 1 Jul 2026 | International Road Transport Union Permanent Delegation to the EU↗ | Member | EU policy on public transport |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Global Sumud - Netherlands | Member | Situation in Palestine |
| 30 Jun 2026 | European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions↗ | Member | Workers' rights |
| 29 Jun 2026 | European Transport Workers' Federation↗ | Member | Transport workers's rights |
| 29 Jun 2026 | MEDITERRANEA Saving Humans APS | Member | Situation in the West Bank |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Futerro↗ | Member | EU industrial policy |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Viva Salud | Member | Human rights in the Philippines |
| 22 Jun 2026 | International Diplomatic Council of Tamil Eelam - IDCTE | Member | Tamil rights in Sri Lanka |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Mission of the People's Republic of China to the EU | Member | EU-China relations |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Mission of the People's Republic of China to the EU | Member | China-EU relations |
| 10 Jun 2026 | industriAll European Trade Union↗ | Member | EU Industrial policy |
| 10 Jun 2026 | EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION↗ | Member | European standardisation |
| 12 May 2026 | CONAIE Frente Anti Minero del Ecuador | Member | Workers' rights in Ecuador |
| 9 Apr 2026 | MEDITERRANEA Saving Humans APS | Member | EU trade policy |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Rudi Kennes 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 558 final texts where more than half of The Left members casting a vote went one way, and Rudi Kennes 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 Rudi Kennes differed from The Left majority
39 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
13 counterpart entries in Rudi Kennes's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “MEDITERRANEA Saving Humans APS” - likely MEDITERRANEA Saving Humans APS (2 counterpart entries)
- “UniEuropa” - likely UNI Europa (2 counterpart entries)
- “ASSEDEL” - likely L’Association européenne pour la défense des droits et des libertés (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 5 of the 13 entries; the other 8 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.