
Member of the European Parliament · Denmark Greens/EFA
Villy Søvndal
MEP for Denmark · Greens/EFA · Socialistisk Folkeparti · official EP profile
As of 7 November 2026, Villy Søvndal (Greens/EFA, Denmark) has declared 89 lobby meetings this term - rank 289 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 4 other MEPs.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 42 of 53 in the Greens/EFA group.
38% 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%.
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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: 15 in Sep 2024.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 5 | 60% |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 15 | 63.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 2 | 100% |
| Nov 2024 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 2 | 0% |
| Jan 2025 | 5 | 0% |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| Mar 2025 | 4 | 0% |
| Apr 2025 | 5 | 14.3% |
| May 2025 | 8 | 25% |
| Jun 2025 | 8 | 55.6% |
| Jul 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2025 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 0% |
| Mar 2026 | 4 | 25% |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| May 2026 | 2 | 0% |
| Jun 2026 | 4 | 50% |
| Jul 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Oct 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 15 declared in September 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Villy Søvndal meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Confederation of Danish Industry | 4 |
| Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation | 3 |
| United Federation of Danish Workers | 3 |
| Landbrug & Fødevarer - Danish Agriculture and Food Council | 2 |
| SYNERGI | 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
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 (14), Business federations & chambers (5), Labour & trade unions (5)
Meetings by committee or delegation this term
Foreign Affairs (27), Employment and Social Affairs (13), Security and Defence (9), Delegation for relations with Palestine (7), Industry, Research and Energy (6)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Efficient Buildings Europe SYNERGI TEKNIQ The Coalition for Energy Savings Dansk Industri Dansk Erhverv | Member | Energy Efficiency |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Brussels International Center↗ | Member | The Middle East |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Al Haq | Member | Palestine |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Biogas Danmark | Member | Biogas |
| 15 Jul 2026 | AFSC | Member | Palestine |
| 7 Jul 2026 | VELUX A/S (VELUX Group)↗ | Member | Green transition |
| 25 Jun 2026 | SYNERGI↗ | Member | Electrification |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Andel Holding A/S | Member | Renewable Energy |
| 24 Jun 2026 | SYNERGI↗ | Member | Electrification |
| 23 Jun 2026 | The European Policy Institute in Kyiv | Member | Ukraine |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | Anti-corruption Action Center | Member | Ukraine |
| 7 May 2026 | National Democratic Institute in Ukraine | Member | Ukraine |
| 21 Apr 2026 | The ONE Campaign↗ | Member | Global Europe Instrument |
| 13 Apr 2026 | International Federation for Rights and Development | Member | Foreign soldiers being lured into the Russian army |
| 19 Mar 2026 | 3F | Member | Worker's Rights |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Kræftens Bekæmpelse↗ | Member | Tobacco Products Directive |
| 18 Mar 2026 | EAPN | Member | Anti-Poverty Strategy |
| 10 Mar 2026 | FH - Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation | Member | Worker's rights |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Al Haq B'Etselem | Member | Palestine |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening | Member | Talent Pool |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation↗ | Member | Discussion about workers' rights |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation↗ | Member | Discussion about workers' rights |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Rasmussen Global | Member | Meeting on general affairs concerning European defence |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Board Network | Member | General discussion about work in the European Parliament |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Danish Church Aid | Member | General discussion on world affairs |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Breaking the Silence | Member | Meeting with Breaking the Silence |
| 5 Nov 2025 | TOPSOE A/S↗ | Member | Meeting on clean fuels for defence sector |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Parasport Danmark | Member | Conditions for paraathletes |
| 14 Jul 2025 | China Strategic Risks Institute | Member | Meeting on energy supply |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Razom We Stand↗ | Member | Meeting on energy supply |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Villy Søvndal 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 550 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.
Final texts where Villy Søvndal differed from the Greens/EFA majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | Greens/EFA majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2026 | Amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards ceasing the invalidation of allowances in the market stability reserve A10-0230/2026 · Pierfrancesco Maran · Commission proposal | For | Abstained |
| 15 September 2026 | The implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council… A10-0218/2026 · Hristo Petrov · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 26 March 2026 | The adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of… A10-0069/2026 · Bernd Lange · Commission proposal | For | Against |
| 12 February 2026 | RC-B10-0120/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0120/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
| 21 January 2026 | Motion for a resolution seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part, and the proposed Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part B10-0060/2026 · Motion for a resolution | 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 | Abstained | Against |
| 10 September 2025 | The accession of Vanuatu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part A10-0141/2025 · Dariusz Joński · Draft Council decision | For | Against |
| 1 April 2025 | Providing macro-financial assistance to the Arab Republic of Egypt A10-0037/2025 · Céline Imart · Commission proposal and amendments | Abstained | Against |
| 18 December 2024 | The accession of Niue to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part A10-0024/2024 · Dariusz Joński · Draft Council decision | For | Against |
| 18 December 2024 | The accession of Tuvalu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part A10-0025/2024 · Dariusz Joński · Draft Council decision | For | Against |
1 further instance is not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
18 counterpart entries in Villy Søvndal's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “European Endowment for Democracy (EED)” - likely European Endowment for Democracy (2 counterpart entries)
- “AFSC” - likely American Friends Service Committee (1 counterpart entry)
- “Andel Holding A/S” - likely Andel Holding A/S (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 18 entries; the other 14 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.