
Member of the European Parliament · Latvia EPP
Sandra Kalniete
MEP for Latvia · European People's Party · Jaunā Vienotība · official EP profile
As of 14 September 2026, Sandra Kalniete (EPP, Latvia) has declared 14 lobby meetings this term - rank 536 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is one of the lighter declaration records in the Parliament - against an average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 142 of 185 within European People's Party.
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 51%.
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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 September 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 11 Sep 2026: 0 declared meetings in Sep 2026. Peak: 3 in Mar 2025.
Busiest month: 3 declared in March 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Sandra Kalniete meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Free Russia Foundation | 4 |
| RUSI Europe | 1 |
| Fortzer | 1 |
| Free Russia Forum | 1 |
| Latvian Young farmers | 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
Most-met sectors
Human rights & humanitarian (4)
Meetings by committee topic
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 |
Show 4 more meetings
| 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 5,568 roll-call votes while Sandra Kalniete 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.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 469 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 July 2026 | B10-0335/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 8 July 2026 | B10-0336/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 8 July 2026 | B10-0334/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 16 December 2025 | B10-0559/2025 – Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 16 December 2025 | B10-0562/2025 – Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 25 November 2025 | B10-0490/2025 – Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 8 October 2025 | B10-0407/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 9 July 2025 | B10-0318/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 8 May 2025 | B10-0244/2025 - Proposition de résolution | For | Against |
| 12 February 2025 | B10-0061/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
3 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.