Member of the European Parliament · Germany EPP
Verena Mertens
MEP for Germany · European People's Party · Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands · official EP profile
As of 14 September 2026, Verena Mertens (EPP, Germany) has declared 59 lobby meetings this term - rank 349 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 95 of 185 within European People's Party.
59% 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 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: 6 in Nov 2024.
Busiest month: 6 declared in November 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Verena Mertens meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung | 5 |
| ECLAG | 3 |
| EuroCOP | 2 |
| Miele & Cie. KG | 2 |
| Schwarz Corporate Affairs International GmbH | 2 |
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
Consumer & retail (7), Technology & digital (6), Think tanks & research (6)
Meetings by committee topic
Women's Rights and Gender Equality (3), D-CL (2), Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (2)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2026 | HateAid gGmbH ↗ | Member | Vorstellung ihrer Publikation „Safety by Design – Wege zu sichereren sozialen Netzwerken“ |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Miele EU | Member | Exchange with Regulatory Affairs Team on Washing Machines |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Oidhaco Peace Brigades International (PBI Colombia) Nydia Erika Bautista Foundation (Fneb) | Member | Exchange on the persistence of the crime of enforced disappearance and its impact on women (and relatives) searchers |
| 23 Jun 2026 | AECAC (Association Européenne du Commerce des Armes Civiles) | Shadow rapporteur | Austausch zur Richtlinie zur Bekämpfung des unerlaubten Handels mit Feuerwaffen |
| 12 May 2026 | INTERPOL | Member | Exchange/Briefing |
| 6 May 2026 | Turkish Opposition Party | Member | Briefing on recent developments in Turkey from the perspective of the opposition |
| 5 May 2026 | Athena Forum | Member | Presentation of their european policy initiative addressing the need to safeguard sex-based rights across Europe |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Fertility Europe ↗ | Member | Exchange over the psychological impact of involuntary childlessness and infertility |
| 21 Apr 2026 | World Human Rights Defenders e.V. | Member | Austausch über aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Türkei (Menschenrechte) |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Polizei Köln LKA Köln Staatsanwaltschaft Bielefeld OLG Düsseldorf | Member | Austausch über polizeiliche Zusammenarbeit und Bekämpfung Organisierter Kriminalität |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Ecma International ↗ | Member | Austausch zu Tabakverpackungen, Gesundheitskommunikation und Verbraucherschutz |
| 3 Mar 2026 | European Confederation of Police ↗ | Member | Austausch zur Anerkennung des Polizeiberufs als gefährlichen Beruf; Einführung eines Polizeigedenktags; Verbesserung der Arbeitsbedingungen der Polizeibeamten in der EU |
| 27 Jan 2026 | MARKENVERBAND ↗ | Member | Austausch zu illegalen und unlauteren Handelspraktiken (UTP) im Binnenmarkt |
| 20 Jan 2026 | MindGuard AG | Member | Präsentation von Technologiesystem/App zur Unterstützung von Menschen aus Kriegs-und Krisengebieten |
| 17 Dec 2025 | FoodDrinkEurope ↗ | Member | Unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain |
| 16 Dec 2025 | LONELY-EU | Member | Lonely-EU Initative |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Iranische Gemeinschaft in Deutschland | Member | Initiative zur sofortigen Stoppung der aktuellen Hinrichtungswelle im Iran |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung ↗ | Member | Elections in Chile |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Bundesverband der Zigarrenindustrie e.V. ↗ | Member | Tabaksteuerrichtlinie |
| 12 Nov 2025 | FOUR PAWS | Member | Welfare of animals kept for fur production |
| 5 Nov 2025 | My Voice, My Choice | Member | The Initiative - My Voice, My Choice |
| 21 Oct 2025 | game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche | Member | Digital Fairness Act |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation International GmbH ↗ | Member | Explosives Regulation |
| 6 Oct 2025 | United Women | Member | Conversation with an organization supporting Ukrainian women and children affected by war and displacement |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Pro Familia | Member | EU Civil Society Strategy Paper |
| 10 Sep 2025 | Blockchain for Europe ↗ | Member | GDPR compliance, data portability, and secure decentralized data management in blockchain |
| 10 Sep 2025 | REWE ZENTRALFINANZ eG | Member | Competitiveness and the planned simplifications under the “Omnibus Packages” |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Bündnis für Tabakfreien Genuss e.V. ↗ | Member | Illegal trade with e-cigarettes |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Ventient Energy ↗ | Delegation chair | EU-Chile relations |
| 24 Jun 2025 | GAIA-X - European Association for Data and Cloud ↗ | Member | EU Digital Policies |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Verena Mertens 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 464 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Verena Mertens 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 Verena Mertens differed from the EPP majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | EPP majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2026 | RC-B10-0357/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 25 November 2025 | A10-0212/2025 – Marit Maij – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 9 October 2025 | B10-0408/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 10 September 2025 | A10-0139/2025 - Marcos Ros Sempere - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) | Against | For |
| 12 March 2025 | A10–0023/2025 – Maravillas Abadía Jover – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 28 November 2024 | RC-B10-0173/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
Unlinked but matchable
12 counterpart entrys in Verena Mertens's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “AECAC (Association Européenne du Commerce des Armes Civiles)” - likely Association Européenne de Commerce d'Armes Civiles (1 counterpart entry)
- “Athena Forum” - likely Athena Forum (1 counterpart entry)
- “BSA | The Software Alliance” - likely Business Software Alliance (1 counterpart entry)
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