Member of the European Parliament · Latvia EPP
Sandra Kalniete
MEP for Latvia · European People's Party · Jaunā Vienotība · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Sandra Kalniete (EPP, Latvia) has declared 14 lobby meetings this term - rank 555 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.
That is one of the lighter declaration records in the Parliament - against an average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 145 of 185 in the EPP group.
43% 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: 3 in Mar 2025.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2024 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2024 | 0 | - |
| Dec 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| Jan 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Mar 2025 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 0 | - |
| May 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Jun 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | - |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | - |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | - |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | - |
| May 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 3 declared in March 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Sandra Kalniete meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Free Russia Foundation | 4 |
| ZEMNIEKU SAEIMA | 1 |
| RUSI Europe | 1 |
| Fortzer | 1 |
| Free Russia Forum | 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
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 (4), Think tanks & research (1)
Meetings by committee topic this term
Foreign Affairs (10), European Democracy Shield (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2025 | Free Russia Forum | Member | Russian opposition |
| 17 Sep 2025 | RUSI Europe↗ | Member | Sanctions on Russia |
| 16 Sep 2025 | UK representation to the EU | Member | Russia |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Free Russia Foundation↗ | Member | Russian opposition |
| 21 May 2025 | OCCRP | Member | Investigative journalism |
| 13 May 2025 | Free Russia Foundation↗ | Member | Russian opposition |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Ukrainian activists - volunteers | Member | War in Ukraine |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Free Russia Foundation↗ | Member | State of Russia's opposition |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Transparency International Ukraine | Member | Transparency in Ukraine |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Zemnieku Saeima | Member | EU agriculture policy |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2025 | Free Russia Foundation↗ | Member | EU sanctions on Russia |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Diplomacy Plus↗ | Member | Brussels Dialogue |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Students from Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences | Member | EP policy priorities |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Latvian Young farmers | Member | Young farmers in the EU |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Sandra Kalniete 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 529 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Sandra Kalniete 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 Sandra Kalniete differed from the EPP majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | EPP majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2026 | Motion 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 resolution | Abstained | Against |
| 8 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monacolins from red yeast rice B10-0466/2026 · Motion for a resolution | Against | For |
| 8 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives B10-0465/2026 · Motion for a resolution | Against | For |
| 8 July 2026 | Motion 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) | For | Against |
| 8 July 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission Implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0336/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 8 July 2026 | Motion 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 soybean MON 87705 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0334/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 16 December 2025 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission Implementing Decision authorising the placing on the market of food, food ingredients and feed produced from genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0559/2025 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 16 December 2025 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission Implementing Decision of renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize NK603 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0562/2025 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 25 November 2025 | Motion 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 oilseed rape MON 88302, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0490/2025 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 8 October 2025 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DP51291 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0407/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
6 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
1 counterpart entry in Sandra Kalniete's declarations appears to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Zemnieku Saeima” - likely ZEMNIEKU SAEIMA (1 counterpart entry)
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.