Member of the European Parliament · Romania EPP
Virgil-Daniel Popescu
MEP for Romania · European People's Party · Partidul Naţional Liberal · official EP profile
As of 14 September 2026, Virgil-Daniel Popescu (EPP, Romania) has declared 33 lobby meetings this term - rank 434 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 112 of 185 within European People's Party.
43% 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 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: 11 in Mar 2026.
Busiest month: 11 declared in March 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Virgil-Daniel Popescu meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Eurelectric aisbl | 2 |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 1 |
| CurrENT Europe | 1 |
| Gasgrid Finland Oy | 1 |
| Green Power Denmark | 1 |
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
Energy (17), Agriculture & food (2), Chemicals & manufacturing (2)
Meetings by committee topic
Industry, Research and Energy (16)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | International Association of Oil & Gas Producers Europe | Shadow rapporteur | NZIA, Methane regulation and Grids package |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Commission de regulation de l'energie | Shadow rapporteur | TEN-E |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Calogena | Member | SMR solutions |
| 15 Apr 2026 | AMG Lithium | Member | CRMA and IAA |
| 8 Apr 2026 | EDF; ACER; ENTSOG | Shadow rapporteur | TEN-E |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Baltic Cable AB ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Grids package |
| 25 Mar 2026 | The Coca-Cola Company ↗ | Member | latest development of Coca Cola |
| 25 Mar 2026 | ENERGY EFFICIENCY WATCH (EEW) European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES) | Shadow rapporteur | Europe's competitiveness and energy transition |
| 18 Mar 2026 | American Chamber of Commerce in Romania | Shadow rapporteur | Made in Europe agenda, MFF and Grids Package |
| 18 Mar 2026 | European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen (ENNOH); TenneT Holding B.V. ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Grids package |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | CurrENT Europe; Eurelectric aisbl ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | TEN-E |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Hydrogen Europe ↗; TransnetBW GmbH ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Grids package |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Philip Morris Romania | Member | transformarea companiei și impactul socio-economic în regiune |
| 4 Mar 2026 | RTE; Wind Europe; Schneider Electric ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | TEN-E |
| 3 Mar 2026 | FPPG | Member | prioritati in raport cu obiectivele asumate la nivel european |
| 3 Mar 2026 | ENTSO-E; DIGITALEUROPE ↗ | Shadow rapporteur | TEN-E |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Gasgrid Finland and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) CASCADE | Shadow rapporteur | de-risking cross border hydrogen infrastructure, TEN-E, CEF and the Competitiveness Fund |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Distributie Energie Oltenia (DEO) | Member | the approach introduced in 2025 to adjusting the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Total Energies | Member | Grids package and CCS |
| 17 Dec 2025 | European Solar Manufacturing Council ↗ | Member | Europe-made solar PV panels and inverters |
| 10 Dec 2025 | smartEn Smart Energy Europe ↗; Eurelectric aisbl ↗; Elia Transmission Belgium ↗; ENGIE ↗; 50Hertz Transmission GmbH ↗ | Member | Conference Debate "The grids package: storage for system strength and affordability" |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Union of European Beverages Association ↗ | Member | Conference Debate "The Romanian Deposit Return System and European policy perspective" |
| 19 Nov 2025 | OMV Petrom SA ↗ | Member | Conference Debate "Neptun Deep and the future of the European energy security" |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Federatia Patronatelor din Energie | Member | prioritatile sectorului energetic din Romania in raport cu obiectivele asumate la nivel european |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Nucleareurope | Member | key policy issues surrounding nuclear energy |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Newcleo ↗ | Member | safe and sustainable nuclear technologies across Europe |
| 21 Jan 2025 | ALRO S.A.; EUROMETAUX ↗ | Member | aluminum production - priorities and issues |
| 18 Sep 2024 | ChargeUp Europe ↗ | Member | EV charging industry |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Geopost | Member | Reduced emissions, innovation in logistics and energy efficiency |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Renewables Norway | Member | The Nordic cooperation under Nordenergi for a cohesive electricity market |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Virgil-Daniel Popescu 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 461 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Virgil-Daniel Popescu 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 Virgil-Daniel Popescu differed from the EPP majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | EPP majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2025 | A10-0075/2025 – Riho Terras – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 18 September 2024 | B10-0021/2024 - Proposition de résolution | For | Against |
| 18 September 2024 | B10-0020/2024 - Proposition de résolution | For | Against |
Unlinked but matchable
16 counterpart entrys in Virgil-Daniel Popescu's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “ALRO S.A.” - likely ALRO SA (1 counterpart entry)
- “American Chamber of Commerce in Romania” - likely American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (1 counterpart entry)
- “Calogena” - likely Calogena (1 counterpart entry)
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