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Member of the European Parliament · Germany EPP

Sabine Verheyen

MEP for Germany · European People's Party · Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Sabine Verheyen (EPP, Germany) has declared 130 lobby meetings this term - rank 196 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 54 of 185 in the EPP group.

54% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - close to the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.

130
declared meetings
current term
455
records since 2016
full dataset
54%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
196/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 2 others
54/185
rank in EPP

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Compared with the averages

Sabine Verheyen, this term
130
Parliament average
100
EPP average
108

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: 1 declared meeting in Nov 2026, 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 15 in Jun 2026.

0%25%50%75%100%015July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 2 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 7 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 3 declared meetingsApril 2025: 1 declared meetingMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 7 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 6 declared meetingsJune 2026: 15 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 1 declared meetingnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%015July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 2 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 7 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 3 declared meetingsApril 2025: 1 declared meetingMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 5 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 7 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 6 declared meetingsJune 2026: 15 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 1 declared meetingnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%015202420252026
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 2024250%
Sep 2024633.3%
Oct 2024988.9%
Nov 2024366.7%
Dec 2024520%
Jan 2025750%
Feb 2025425%
Mar 2025366.7%
Apr 20251100%
May 20251100%
Jun 2025560%
Jul 2025350%
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025844.4%
Oct 2025650%
Nov 2025580%
Dec 2025250%
Jan 202630%
Feb 2026622.2%
Mar 2026742.9%
Apr 202620%
May 2026672.7%
Jun 20261558.8%
Jul 2026425%
Aug 20260-
Sep 20261070%
Oct 2026671.4%
Nov 20261100%

Busiest month: 15 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 Sabine Verheyen 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

Media & publishing (37), Technology & digital (11), Consumer & retail (8)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Culture and Education (86), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (9)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
3 Nov 2026Spitzen­organisation der Film­wirtschaft e.V.⁠↗; Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels e.V.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurAgoraEU
28 Oct 2026European Film Agency Directors⁠↗Shadow rapporteurAgoraEU
27 Oct 2026Shearwater Global⁠↗; EUROCINEMA, Association de producteurs de cinéma et de télévision⁠↗Shadow rapporteurAgoraEU
26 Oct 2026Bundesverband Regie e.V.Shadow rapporteurAgoraEU
14 Oct 2026Fédération Européenne des Journalistes⁠↗Shadow rapporteurAgoraEU
8 Oct 2026Architects’ Council of EuropeShadow rapporteurCulture Policy
1 Oct 2026Forward Global⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMedia Policy
30 Sep 2026EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union)Shadow rapporteurMedia Policy
25 Sep 2026Campaign for Fairer GamblingMemberConsumer Protection
24 Sep 2026European Film Agency Directors⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMedia Policy
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
23 Sep 2026Culture Action Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurCulture Policy
22 Sep 2026Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMedia Policy
16 Sep 2026Handels­verband DeutschlandMemberInternal Market and Unfair Trading Practices
15 Sep 2026EUROPEAN PRODUCERS CLUB⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMedia Policy
9 Sep 2026Special Olympics Europe Eurasia⁠↗MemberSpecial Olympics European Union Day
8 Sep 2026Paramount Skydance Corporation⁠↗Memberscreening of "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home"
7 Sep 2026European Federation of Journalists⁠↗MemberAgoraEU
17 Jul 2026BOUYGUES EUROPE⁠↗MemberAgoraEU
16 Jul 2026Campaign for Fairer GamblingMemberIllegal Gambling
15 Jul 2026Stiftung Familien­unternehmen und PolitikMemberConsumer protection and single market
1 Jul 2026GoogleMemberDigital and Media Policy
25 Jun 2026FDJ UNITED⁠↗MemberGambling/ Protection of Minors
24 Jun 2026European Youth OrchestraMemberCultural Policy
24 Jun 2026Netflix International B.V.⁠↗MemberMedia Policy
23 Jun 2026ARDMemberMedia Policy
23 Jun 2026Deutscher Bundes­jugendring⁠↗MemberYouth Policy and Engagement
23 Jun 2026Neogames FinlandShadow rapporteurAgoraEU
23 Jun 2026Europa Nostra⁠↗Shadow rapporteurCultural Policy
15 Jun 2026European Festivals Association⁠↗; European Music Exporters ExchangeShadow rapporteurCultural Policy
12 Jun 2026Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom; European Federation of Journalists⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMedia 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 Sabine Verheyen 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.

80%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
497
final texts voted on
of 606
98%
voted with the EPP majority
on 492 final texts
8
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Sabine Verheyen606 final votes
71%10%18%
For 432Against 62Abstained 3No vote recorded 109

With and against the group

On the 492 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Sabine Verheyen 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 majority48498%
Voted differently82%

Final texts where Sabine Verheyen differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
8 October 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead in gunshot B10-0432/2026 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
6 October 2026With recommendations to the Commission on psychosocial risk, stress and mental health at work A10-0225/2026 · Estelle Ceulemans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
9 October 2025Motion for a resolution on the Second World Summit for Social Development B10-0408/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
8 October 2025Amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain A10-0161/2025 · Céline Imart · Commission proposalAgainstFor
11 September 2025RC-B10-0372/2025 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0372/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
10 September 2025The role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis A10-0139/2025 · Marcos Ros Sempere · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
12 March 2025The European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 A10-0023/2025 · Maravillas Abadía Jover · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
28 November 2024RC-B10-0173/2024 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0173/2024 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor

Unlinked but matchable

25 counterpart entries in Sabine Verheyen's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 5 of the 25 entries; the other 20 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.