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Member of the European Parliament · Germany EPP

Stefan Köhler

MEP for Germany · European People's Party · Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Stefan Köhler (EPP, Germany) has declared 186 lobby meetings this term - rank 123 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.

That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 1.9× the average member, and it ranks 37 of 185 in the EPP group.

58% 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%.

186
declared meetings
current term
186
records since 2016
full dataset
58%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
123/720
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
37/185
rank in EPP

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Compared with the averages

Stefan Köhler, this term
186
Parliament average
100
EPP average
108

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: 17 in Dec 2025.

0%25%50%75%100%017July 2024: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2024: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 7 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 11 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 7 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 5 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 7 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 9 declared meetingsApril 2025: 3 declared meetingsMay 2025: 3 declared meetingsJune 2025: 8 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 5 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 11 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 17 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 7 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 10 declared meetingsApril 2026: 13 declared meetingsMay 2026: 5 declared meetingsJune 2026: 8 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2026: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%017July 2024: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2024: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 7 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 11 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 7 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 5 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 7 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 9 declared meetingsApril 2025: 3 declared meetingsMay 2025: 3 declared meetingsJune 2025: 8 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 5 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 11 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 9 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 17 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 7 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 10 declared meetingsApril 2026: 13 declared meetingsMay 2026: 5 declared meetingsJune 2026: 8 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2026: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly 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 2024266.7%
Aug 20241100%
Sep 2024866.7%
Oct 2024750%
Nov 20241169.6%
Dec 2024776.9%
Jan 20255100%
Feb 2025766.7%
Mar 2025977.8%
Apr 2025366.7%
May 2025366.7%
Jun 2025830.8%
Jul 2025566.7%
Aug 202510%
Sep 20251146.2%
Oct 2025944.4%
Nov 2025850%
Dec 20251733.3%
Jan 2026633.3%
Feb 2026762.5%
Mar 20261063.6%
Apr 20261338.5%
May 2026520%
Jun 2026875%
Jul 2026250%
Aug 202610%
Sep 20266100%
Oct 2026633.3%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 17 declared in December 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who Stefan Köhler meets most

Declared counterpartMeetings
Deutscher Bauernverband9
AVEC Poultry4
Bayer AG3
BIO Deutschland3
Copa Cogeca3

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

Agriculture & food (70), Chemicals & manufacturing (24), Energy (16)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Agriculture and Rural Development (8), Environment, Climate and Food Safety (5)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
21 Oct 2026International Organization for MigrationMemberCOP17
19 Oct 2026European Milk Board⁠↗MemberGemeinsame Marktordnung
8 Oct 2026Bundesverband Einzel­handelsgärtnerMemberAustausch zur PPWR
7 Oct 2026Amcor⁠↗MemberKreis­lauf­wirtschaft
7 Oct 2026Deutsche Landes­schafzüchter­verbändeMemberAustausch zur GAP
1 Oct 2026Bayerischer JagdverbandMemberAustausch über jagdpolitische Themen, u.a. Bleischrotverbot
30 Sep 2026European Meat Network⁠↗MemberAustausch über Nach­hal­tig­keits­the­men, Nutztiertrategie
29 Sep 2026Deutscher Jagdverband⁠↗MemberAustausch über aktuelle jagdpolitische Themen, u.a. Bleischrot, Naturschutz
14 Sep 2026Industrie­verband Agrar e.V.⁠↗MemberAustausch zum Food and Feed Omnibus
8 Sep 2026Serving Europe⁠↗MemberUmsetzungsprobleme bei der PPWR
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
8 Sep 2026Bayer AG⁠↗MemberAustausch zum Food and Feed Omnibus
8 Sep 2026Bio-based Industries Consortium⁠↗MemberBioökonomie
31 Aug 2026Familienbetriebe Land und Forst Bayern e.V. Bayerischer Wald­besitzer­verband Bayerisches StaatsforstenMemberUmsetzung der Wiederherstellungs­verordnung
1 Jul 2026HARRPAMemberPolitischer Austausch zur Bioö­ko­no­mies­tra­te­gie
1 Jul 2026VIER PFOTEN International⁠↗MemberPolitischer Austausch zu Tierwohlthemen, GAP
30 Jun 2026Compassion in World Farming Brussels⁠↗MemberPolitischer Austausch zu Tierwohl in der GAP und Käfighaltung
30 Jun 2026Eaton Vehicle GroupMemberPolitischer Austausch zu aktuellen Automobilthemen
30 Jun 2026Industrie­verband Agrar e.V.⁠↗MemberPolitischer Austausch zu Lebens- und Futtermittel­sicherheit
17 Jun 2026TotalEnergies SE⁠↗MemberPolitischer Austausch zu energiepolitischen Themen
5 Jun 2026Arbeits­gemeinschaft Deutscher Wald­besitzer­verbände e. V.⁠↗MemberPolitischer Austausch zu aktuellen forstpolitischen Themen
4 Jun 2026Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungs­wirtschaft e.V.⁠↗MemberPolitischer Austausch zu Klimaresilienz, Elementarschaden­versicherung
3 Jun 2026Red Bull GmbH⁠↗MemberPolitischer Austausch zur Verpackungs­verordnung
3 Jun 2026European MetalsMemberPolitischer Austausch zum Umweltomnibus
20 May 2026Federation of Associations for Hunting & Conservation of the EUMemberPolitischer Austausch zur Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik
13 May 2026Reckitt Benckiser ENA B.V.MemberPolitischer Austausch zu Bioziden
13 May 2026BIO Deutschland⁠↗MemberPolitischer Austausch zu Bio­technologie
6 May 2026EuroferMemberPolitischer Austausch zur Rolle von kohlen­stoffarmem Stahl
6 May 2026AWBAMemberPolitischer Austausch zu Verein­fa­chungs­bes­tre­bun­gen der Entwaldungs­verordnung
29 Apr 2026Copa CogecaMemberPolitischer Austausch zu NGTs
29 Apr 2026DSM-Firmenich⁠↗MemberPolitischer Austausch zu aktuellen Herausforderungen für die Vitaminproduktion in Europa

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Stefan Köhler 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.

92%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
577
final texts voted on
of 606
98%
voted with the EPP majority
on 572 final texts
11
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Stefan Köhler606 final votes
83%12%
For 501Against 72Abstained 4No vote recorded 29

With and against the group

On the 572 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Stefan Köhler 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 EPP majority56198%
Voted differently112%

Final texts where Stefan Köhler differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
20 October 2026Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget A10-0213/2026 · Ondřej Knotek · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
6 October 2026With recommendations to the Commission on psychosocial risk, stress and mental health at work A10-0225/2026 · Estelle Ceulemans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
9 July 2026RC-B10-0357/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0357/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
21 May 2026Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap A10-0083/2026 · Eleonora Meleti and Rosa Estaràs Ferragut · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
29 April 2026The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 A10-0042/2026 · Anna Strolenberg · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
9 October 2025Motion for a resolution on the Second World Summit for Social Development B10-0408/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
8 October 2025Amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain A10-0161/2025 · Céline Imart · Commission proposalAgainstFor
11 September 2025RC-B10-0372/2025 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0372/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
10 September 2025The role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis A10-0139/2025 · Marcos Ros Sempere · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
12 March 2025The European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 A10-0023/2025 · Maravillas Abadía Jover · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor

1 further instance is not listed. All roll-call votes.

Unlinked but matchable

38 counterpart entries in Stefan Köhler's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 6 of the 38 entries; the other 32 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.