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Villy Søvndal, official European Parliament portrait

Member of the European Parliament · Denmark Greens/EFA

Villy Søvndal

MEP for Denmark · Greens/EFA · Socialistisk Folkeparti · official EP profile

As of 12 September 2026, Villy Søvndal (Greens/EFA, Denmark) has declared 66 lobby meetings this term - rank 325 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.

That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 43 of 53 within Greens/EFA.

48% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - close to the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 51%.

66
declared meetings
current term
67
records since 2019
full dataset
48%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 51% EP-wide
325/719
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
43/53
rank in Greens/EFA

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Compared with the averages

Villy Søvndal, this term
66
Parliament average
85
Greens/EFA average
128

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: 15 in Sep 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%July 2024: 5 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 15 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 2 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 0 declared meetingsApril 2025: 0 declared meetingsMay 2025: 8 declared meetingsJune 2025: 8 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 1 declared meetingAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 1 declared meetingOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 6 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 4 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 2 declared meetingsJune 2026: 4 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkJuly 2024: 60% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2025: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link202420252026
declared meetings per monthall counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)

Busiest month: 15 declared in September 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who Villy Søvndal 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

Most-met sectors

Human rights & humanitarian (12), Labour & trade unions (5), Business federations & chambers (4)

Meetings by committee topic

Foreign Affairs (14), Employment and Social Affairs (11), Security and Defence (6), DPAL (4), Industry, Research and Energy (4)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
15 Jul 2026AFSCMemberPalestine
7 Jul 2026VELUX A/S (VELUX Group) MemberGreen transition
25 Jun 2026SYNERGI MemberElectrification
24 Jun 2026Andel Holding A/SMemberRenewable Energy
24 Jun 2026SYNERGI MemberElectrification
23 Jun 2026The European Policy Institute in KyivMemberUkraine
13 May 2026Anti-corruption Action CenterMemberUkraine
7 May 2026National Democratic Institute in UkraineMemberUkraine
21 Apr 2026The ONE Campaign MemberGlobal Europe Instrument
13 Apr 2026International Federation for Rights and DevelopmentMemberForeign soldiers being lured into the Russian army
Show 20 more meetings
DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
19 Mar 20263FMemberWorker's Rights
18 Mar 2026Kræftens Bekæmpelse MemberTobacco Products Directive
18 Mar 2026EAPNMemberAnti-Poverty Strategy
10 Mar 2026FH - Fagbevægelsens HovedorganisationMemberWorker's rights
26 Feb 2026Al Haq B'EtselemMemberPalestine
5 Feb 2026Dansk ArbejdsgiverforeningMemberTalent Pool
9 Dec 2025Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation MemberDiscussion about workers' rights
20 Nov 2025Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation MemberDiscussion about workers' rights
11 Nov 2025Rasmussen GlobalMemberMeeting on general affairs concerning European defence
11 Nov 2025Board NetworkMemberGeneral discussion about work in the European Parliament
11 Nov 2025Danish Church AidMemberGeneral discussion on world affairs
6 Nov 2025Breaking the SilenceMemberMeeting with Breaking the Silence
5 Nov 2025TOPSOE A/S MemberMeeting on clean fuels for defence sector
24 Sep 2025Parasport DanmarkMemberConditions for paraathletes
14 Jul 2025China Strategic Risks InstituteMemberMeeting on energy supply
26 Jun 2025Razom We Stand MemberMeeting on energy supply
13 Jun 2025Verdens Bedste Nyheder DIIS Oxfam Denmark; Norlys MemberDebate on the EU's standing in the world
12 Jun 2025Danwatch The #FreeAlKhawaja CampaignMemberDebate on the situation of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja
12 Jun 2025ActionAid MemberDebate with young activists from candidate countries
12 Jun 2025Finance Denmark MemberDebate on the future of Europe

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Villy Søvndal 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.

95%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 5,568 held while seated
492
final texts voted on
of 537
98%
voted with the Greens/EFA majority
on 489 final texts
9
differed from Greens/EFA
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.

Villy Søvndal537 final votes
76%12%8%
ForAgainstAbstainedNo vote recorded

With and against the group

On the 489 final texts where more than half of Greens/EFA members casting a vote went one way, and Villy Søvndal 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 majority48098%
Voted differently92%

Final texts where Villy Søvndal differed from the Greens/EFA majority

DateTextTheir voteGreens/EFA majority
26 March 2026A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – Commission proposalForAgainst
12 February 2026RC-B10-0120/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAbstained
21 January 2026B10-0060/2026 – Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
13 November 2025A10-0187/2025 – Svenja Hahn – Draft Council decisionAbstainedAgainst
10 September 2025A10-0141/2025 - Dariusz Joński - Projet de décision du ConseilForAgainst
1 April 2025A10-0037/2025 – Céline Imart – Commission proposal and amendmentsAbstainedAgainst
18 December 2024A10-0024/2024 – Dariusz Joński – Draft Council decisionForAgainst
18 December 2024A10-0025/2024 – Dariusz Joński – Draft Council decisionForAgainst
18 December 2024A10-0023/2024 – Dariusz Joński – Draft Council decisionForAgainst

Unlinked but matchable

12 counterpart entrys in Villy Søvndal's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

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.