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Member of the European Parliament · Belgium Greens/EFA

Saskia Bricmont

MEP for Belgium · Greens/EFA · Ecologistes Confédérés pour l'Organisation de Luttes Originales · official EP profile

As of 7 November 2026, Saskia Bricmont (Greens/EFA, Belgium) has declared 94 lobby meetings this term - rank 273 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 6 other MEPs.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 39 of 53 in the Greens/EFA group, a place shared with 2 other members.

46% 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%.

94
declared meetings
current term
371
records since 2016
full dataset
46%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
273/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 6 others
39/53
rank in Greens/EFA
tied with 2 others

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Compared with the averages

Saskia Bricmont, this term
94
Parliament average
100
Greens/EFA average
156

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, 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 17 in Oct 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%017July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2024: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 17 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 5 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 5 declared meetingsApril 2025: 2 declared meetingsMay 2025: 5 declared meetingsJune 2025: 4 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 1 declared meetingAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 1 declared meetingOctober 2025: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 1 declared meetingMarch 2026: 1 declared meetingApril 2026: 1 declared meetingMay 2026: 3 declared meetingsJune 2026: 4 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 2 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%017July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2024: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 17 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 5 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 5 declared meetingsApril 2025: 2 declared meetingsMay 2025: 5 declared meetingsJune 2025: 4 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 1 declared meetingAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 1 declared meetingOctober 2025: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 0 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 1 declared meetingMarch 2026: 1 declared meetingApril 2026: 1 declared meetingMay 2026: 3 declared meetingsJune 2026: 4 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 2 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%017202420252026
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 2024175%
Aug 20241100%
Sep 20241055.6%
Oct 20241778.9%
Nov 2024366.7%
Dec 20240-
Jan 2025683.3%
Feb 2025540%
Mar 2025540%
Apr 202520%
May 2025512.5%
Jun 202540%
Jul 202510%
Aug 202510%
Sep 202510%
Oct 202540%
Nov 20250-
Dec 2025425%
Jan 2026333.3%
Feb 20261100%
Mar 20261100%
Apr 20261100%
May 2026333.3%
Jun 202640%
Jul 2026333.3%
Aug 20260-
Sep 2026533.3%
Oct 20262100%
Nov 202610%

Busiest month: 17 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Saskia Bricmont 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

Human rights & humanitarian (18), Consumer & retail (7), Environment & climate (6)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (19), International Trade (17), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (12)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
3 Nov 2026BelgaquaMemberAccès à l'eau potables et infrastructures pour l'eau
20 Oct 2026EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION⁠↗Member28e régime
20 Oct 2026Belgian Recorded Music Association⁠↗MemberAI act, deepfake, streaming, copyright
30 Sep 2026Conseil Supérieur National des Personnes HandicapéesMemberHandicap
28 Sep 2026Life 4 brusselsMemberCommémoration attentats Bruxelles 2016
9 Sep 2026EDRi; Front-lex; State watch; Access Now Europe⁠↗; Fair Trials Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurCoopération policière - réforme Europol
9 Sep 2026Fédération des Services SociauxMemberFSE+
8 Sep 2026AGE Platform Europe⁠↗MemberRights of elderly people
16 Jul 2026AlsicoMemberRégulation secteur textile
15 Jul 2026ReescoopMemberEnergie
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
13 Jul 2026Vinted⁠↗MemberRégulation Fast Fashion
26 Jun 2026IpalleMemberETS
19 Jun 2026Compagnie des Ciments Belges - CCBMemberDécarbonation de l'industrie
9 Jun 2026CNCDMemberMFF
4 Jun 2026UPFF+ asbl Union des Producteur·ices Francophones de Films & SériesMemberAgora EU program
22 May 2026Ligue des droits humainsMemberPFAS
13 May 2026Open Dialogue Foundation⁠↗MemberTransnational Repression & Interpol
8 May 2026European Prison Litigation NetworkMemberLawyers role
27 Apr 2026Promote Ukraine⁠↗MemberTemporary Protection Directive Belgium
5 Mar 2026Human Rights Watch⁠↗MemberSpyware and dual use
2 Feb 2026European Casino Association⁠↗MemberEuropol regulation reform
30 Jan 2026RESSOURCES asblMemberGestion des déchets textiles
29 Jan 2026Fédération Wallonne de l'agricultureMemberParticpation au Congrès de la FWA
15 Jan 2026Future Advocacy⁠↗Shadow rapporteurChild Sexual Abuse - Statute of limitation
11 Dec 2025Smart Container AllianceMemberInternal Security
10 Dec 2025Sinti Roma Holocaust Memorial Trust - UK CHACHIPE Roma Antidiscrimination Network Roma Center With Wings and Roots Roma Diplomacy Network Chair of Unija Roma Srbije Romani European Union Jekhipe Partida Romilor "Pro-Europa"MemberRoma rights and safety
9 Dec 2025CSC MeteaMemberSauvegarde de l'emploi dans le secteur de l'acier
8 Dec 2025BLOOM Association⁠↗MemberOmnibus 1
17 Oct 2025BelgaquaMemberQualité de l'eau
15 Oct 2025Ambassadeur du PakistanMemberEchange de courtoisie

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Saskia Bricmont 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.

93%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
559
final texts voted on
of 606
95%
voted with the Greens/EFA majority
on 556 final texts
28
differed from Greens/EFA
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Saskia Bricmont606 final votes
72%14%8%
For 439Against 84Abstained 36No vote recorded 47

With and against the group

On the 556 final texts where more than half of Greens/EFA members casting a vote went one way, and Saskia Bricmont 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 Greens/EFA majority52895%
Voted differently285%

Final texts where Saskia Bricmont differed from the Greens/EFA majority

DateTextTheir voteGreens/EFA majority
20 October 2026Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste… A10-0266/2026 · Ingeborg Ter Laak · Commission proposalAbstainedFor
20 October 2026‘Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities’ A10-0263/2026 · Denis Nesci · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedFor
16 September 2026Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure A10-0212/2026 · Rasa Juknevičienė · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
15 September 2026Amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards ceasing the invalidation of allowances in the market stability reserve A10-0230/2026 · Pierfrancesco Maran · Commission proposalAgainstAbstained
8 July 2026The Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the United Mexican States A10-0198/2026 · Borja Giménez Larraz · Draft Council decisionAgainstFor
8 July 2026The 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 decisionAgainstFor
16 June 2026The role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic security A10-0148/2026 · Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedFor
29 April 2026Amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical… A10-0104/2026 · Dimitris Tsiodras and Piotr Müller · Commission proposalAbstainedFor
26 March 2026Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence… A10-0073/2026 · Arba Kokalari and Michael McNamara · Commission proposalAgainstFor
11 February 2026EU strategic defence and security partnerships A10-0005/2026 · Michał Szczerba · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor

18 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.

Unlinked but matchable

15 counterpart entries in Saskia Bricmont's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 15 entries; the other 11 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.