Member of the European Parliament · Greece S&D
Sakis Arnaoutoglou
MEP for Greece · Socialists & Democrats · PASOK-KINAL · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Sakis Arnaoutoglou (S&D, Greece) has declared 49 lobby meetings this term - rank 408 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 105 of 135 in the S&D group.
30% 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: 6 in Sep 2024.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 6 | 50% |
| Oct 2024 | 1 | 100% |
| Nov 2024 | 5 | 66.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Jan 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Mar 2025 | 2 | 0% |
| Apr 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| May 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| Oct 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Nov 2025 | 5 | 0% |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jan 2026 | 5 | 40% |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 0% |
| Mar 2026 | 2 | 0% |
| Apr 2026 | 3 | 0% |
| May 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Oct 2026 | 2 | 0% |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 6 declared in September 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Sakis Arnaoutoglou meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| GAIA ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΕΙΝ Α.Ε. | 2 |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 1 |
| SHEIN Group | 1 |
| DLA Piper UK LLP - Belgium | 1 |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 1 |
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
This list counts this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, so their figures for this member can be higher.
Most-met sectors this term
Environment & climate (3), Health & pharma (3), Agriculture & food (2)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | Canola Council of Canada, Pulse Canada , Cereals Canada | Member | Food Safety Measures |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Canadian Growers | Member | Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) Agriculture, environment and trade |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Oceana | Member | Common Fisheries Policy |
| 21 Apr 2026 | One Youth Ambassadors | Member | MFF Budget |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Επιμελητήριο Πειραιά ΕΕΒΠ | Member | ERDF, CF, 2028–2034 MFF and National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) |
| 8 Apr 2026 | AWBA | Member | European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) |
| 17 Mar 2026 | EUROFER | Member | EU Regulation and WTO relations |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Birdlife Europe | Member | EU Birds Directive & EU Nature Restoration Law |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Biogas Europe | Member | EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and Climate Action |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Pelargonic Acid | Member | Sustainable Agriculture |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2026 | Alber Geiger | Member | e-fuels - Electrofuels |
| 17 Feb 2026 | AISIE | Member | Chemical Omnibus |
| 27 Jan 2026 | WELLA GERMANY GmbH↗ | Member | EU REACH Regulation |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Voices of Archipelgos | Member | Rural Youth - Right to Stay |
| 14 Jan 2026 | McDonalds | Member | Fast food and sustainable agriculture |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Liquid Gas Europe↗ | Member | Liquid Gas Europe and its role in the European energy market |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Greek Fishermen | Member | Coastal fisheries Greece , Problems Facing the Fishing Industry |
| 20 Nov 2025 | European Climate Foundation about Methane Pledge Lena Moeller | Member | The Global Methane Pledge and European Climate Action |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Recreational Fishers | Member | Legislative Framework for Recreational Fishing |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Glossonauts | Member | The Modern Greek Language in the world |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Japan Tobacco International Hellas | Member | The "Tobacco - Free Generation" / Greek Tobacco farmers and Product Regulation |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Director of Imperial Brand Hellas Corporate and Legal affairs manager | Member | Aligning nicotine harm reduction with EU Public Health Goals |
| 14 Oct 2025 | President of the Professional Fishing Association of Amorgos "Chozoviotissa" | Member | Sustainable fishing in the Aegean sea |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Minister of Agriculture , Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus | Member | Priorities of Cyprus Presidency on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Regional Minister of the Province of Noord-Holland | Member | Civilian Drones and Legislation |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Food Drink Europe | Member | Unfair Trade Practices |
| 4 Apr 2025 | Chem Trust | Member | Protecting humans and wildlife from harmful chemicals |
| 27 Mar 2025 | UN Food Systems Coordination HUB | Member | Coordinate actions among governments, UN entities, international organizations, financial institutions, civil society, academia, and the private sector to accelerate food systems transformation. |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Mina Handmade Chocolates | Member | Promoting Greek Products and Exports. Greek diaspora issues |
| 20 Feb 2025 | The Coca-Cola Company↗ | Member | Sustainable industry and Green initiative |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Sakis Arnaoutoglou 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 597 final texts where more than half of S&D members casting a vote went one way, and Sakis Arnaoutoglou 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 Sakis Arnaoutoglou differed from the S&D majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | S&D majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2026 | The 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia A10-0162/2026 · Thomas Waitz · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 17 June 2026 | The 2025 Commission report on Kosovo A10-0166/2026 · Riho Terras · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 17 June 2026 | The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General… A10-0134/2026 · Saskia Bricmont · Draft Council decision | Against | For |
| 17 June 2026 | The 2025 Commission report on Albania A10-0141/2026 · Andreas Schieder · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 28 April 2026 | Applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council A9-0147/2022 · Bernd Lange · Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 11 March 2026 | The EU enlargement strategy A10-0016/2026 · Petras Auštrevičius · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 21 January 2026 | Motion for a resolution seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part, and the proposed Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part B10-0060/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 16 December 2025 | Implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products A10-0254/2025 · Gabriel Mato · Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 25 November 2025 | The institutional aspects of the Report on the future of European Competitiveness (Draghi Report) A10-0196/2025 · Brando Benifei · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 23 October 2025 | Motion for a resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 28 August 2025 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1078 as regards strategic investments in the field of defence set out in the investment guidelines for the InvestEU Fund B10-0456/2025 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
6 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
5 counterpart entries in Sakis Arnaoutoglou's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Alber Geiger” - likely Alber & Geiger (1 counterpart entry)
- “Canola Council of Canada, Pulse Canada , Cereals Canada” - likely Canola Council of Canada (1 counterpart entry)
- “EUROFER” - likely The European Steel Association (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 5 entries; the other 2 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.