
Member of the European Parliament · Belgium Greens/EFA
Sara Matthieu
MEP for Belgium · Greens/EFA · Groen · official EP profile
As of 7 November 2026, Sara Matthieu (Greens/EFA, Belgium) has declared 109 lobby meetings this term - rank 240 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 1 other MEP.
That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 33 of 53 in the Greens/EFA group.
71% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - above 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: 14 in Sep 2024.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| Aug 2024 | 2 | 50% |
| Sep 2024 | 14 | 52% |
| Oct 2024 | 9 | 85.7% |
| Nov 2024 | 2 | 0% |
| Dec 2024 | 6 | 83.3% |
| Jan 2025 | 8 | 91.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Mar 2025 | 5 | 60% |
| Apr 2025 | 1 | 50% |
| May 2025 | 4 | 50% |
| Jun 2025 | 5 | 50% |
| Jul 2025 | 4 | 50% |
| Aug 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 60% |
| Nov 2025 | 11 | 86.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 7 | 90% |
| Jan 2026 | 4 | 100% |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 100% |
| Mar 2026 | 4 | 60% |
| Apr 2026 | 5 | 71.4% |
| May 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 14 declared in September 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Sara Matthieu 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
Environment & climate (40), Chemicals & manufacturing (25), Transport & automotive (8)
Meetings by committee topic this term
Environment, Climate and Food Safety (63), Industry, Research and Energy (25), Employment and Social Affairs (13)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | ArcelorMittal↗ | Shadow rapporteur | CBAM and IAA |
| 14 Apr 2026 | VICAT S.A. | Shadow rapporteur | CBAM |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Orgalim – Europe's Technology Industries↗ | Shadow rapporteur | CBAM |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment)↗; SOLIDAR↗; Civil Society Europe↗ | Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Performance regulation |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Natuurpunt vzw | Member | Site visit LIFE project |
| 26 Mar 2026 | ACV | Member | Quality Jobs Act |
| 11 Mar 2026 | The European Steel Association↗ | Shadow rapporteur | CBAM |
| 10 Mar 2026 | CEE Bankwatch Network↗; Fertilizers Europe↗ | Shadow rapporteur | CBAM |
| 4 Mar 2026 | NV Bekaert SA | Shadow rapporteur | CBAM |
| 24 Feb 2026 | EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION↗ | Shadow rapporteur for opinion | European Competitiveness Fund |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2026 | APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe)↗ | Shadow rapporteur | CBAM |
| 6 Feb 2026 | European Recycling Industries' Confederation↗; Galloo France↗; Denuo vzw/asbl↗ | Member | Visit to the site and talk about recycling policies |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Natuurpunt vzw↗ | Member | Life / MFF |
| 28 Jan 2026 | European Forum for Manufacturing↗ | Member | European Competitiveness Fund Event |
| 21 Jan 2026 | ChargeUp Europe↗ | Member | Accelerator Act and other files |
| 21 Jan 2026 | European Aluminium AISBL↗ | Member | Circular Economy Act and other files |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Polestar Performance AB↗; ChargeUp Europe↗; Atlante srl↗ | Member | Charge Europe: CO2 Standards - Europe’s EV Market at a Crossroads: Accelerating Adoption, Scaling Infrastructure, and Meeting Consumer Demand |
| 11 Dec 2025 | NGO Shipbreaking Platform | Member | Recycling of steel in ships |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft↗ | Member | Can a fully-fledged EU circular economy model foster resilience, competitiveness and innovation in the European economy |
| 9 Dec 2025 | PowerShift - Verein fuer eine oekologisch-solidarische Energie- & Weltwirtschaft e.V.↗ | Member | Raw Materials for the Future? Transparency, Participation and Fairness in the CRMA’s Strategic Projects |
| 5 Dec 2025 | WWF European Policy Programme↗; European Environmental Bureau↗; Climate Action Network Europe↗; Carbon Market Watch↗ | Member | Industrial Policy |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Ellen MacArthur Foundation↗ | Member | The Circular Economy Act: Investing for a competitive Europe event |
| 4 Dec 2025 | European Environmental Bureau↗ | Member | Circular Economy Policy |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment)↗ | Member | Extractive waste directive |
| 27 Nov 2025 | European Recycling Industries' Confederation↗ | Member | Recycling Europe event on the Circular Economy Act |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment)↗ | Member | CO2 and cars |
| 18 Nov 2025 | FORVIA↗ | Shadow rapporteur | ELV Regulation |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment)↗ | Member | Green steel |
| 17 Nov 2025 | European Environmental Bureau↗ | Member | Event - Governing the Shift: Mining Waste and (Circular) Mining Legislation in Europe |
| 17 Nov 2025 | ChargeUp Europe↗; Bruegel↗ | Member | Politico event - race for traction (automotive panel) |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Sara Matthieu 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 533 final texts where more than half of Greens/EFA members casting a vote went one way, and Sara Matthieu 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 Sara Matthieu differed from the Greens/EFA majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | Greens/EFA majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2026 | The feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness A10-0167/2026 · Ľudovít Ódor · Motion for a resolution | Against | For |
| 8 July 2026 | The Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the United Mexican States A10-0198/2026 · Borja Giménez Larraz · Draft Council decision | Against | For |
| 8 July 2026 | The Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the United… A10-0181/2026 · Javi López and Borja Giménez Larraz · Proposal for a Council decision | Against | For |
| 13 November 2025 | The Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore A10-0187/2025 · Svenja Hahn · Draft Council decision | For | Against |
| 9 September 2025 | Public procurement A10-0147/2025 · Piotr Müller · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 27 November 2024 | Motion for a resolution on election of the Commission B10-0194/2024 · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | Against |
Unlinked but matchable
19 counterpart entries in Sara Matthieu's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Ceemet” - likely Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-based Industries (2 counterpart entries)
- “ECOS” - likely Environmental Coalition on Standards (2 counterpart entries)
- “Vleva” - likely Vlaams - Europees verbindingsagentschap (2 counterpart entries)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 6 of the 19 entries; the other 13 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.