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 8 November 2026, Virgil-Daniel Popescu (EPP, Romania) has declared 34 lobby meetings this term - rank 457 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 3 other MEPs.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 121 of 185 in the EPP group, a place shared with 1 other member.
42% 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: 11 in Mar 2026.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 4 | 25% |
| Oct 2024 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2024 | 0 | - |
| Dec 2024 | 0 | - |
| Jan 2025 | 2 | 66.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 0 | - |
| Mar 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Apr 2025 | 0 | - |
| May 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Nov 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | 100% |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 0% |
| Mar 2026 | 11 | 41.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 6 | 12.5% |
| May 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 11 declared in March 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Virgil-Daniel Popescu meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Eurelectric aisbl | 2 |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 1 |
| CurrENT Europe | 1 |
| FEDERATIA PATRONALA A ENERGIEI | 1 |
| Gasgrid Finland Oy | 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
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
Energy (18), Agriculture & food (2), Chemicals & manufacturing (2)
Meetings by committee topic this term
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 |
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| 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 |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Federatia Patronala a Energiei | Member | sectorul energetic din Romania in context european |
| 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 |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Virgil-Daniel Popescu 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 527 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section II – European Council and Council A10-0258/2026 · Pasquale Tridico · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 7 May 2025 | The 2023 and 2024 Commission Reports on Kosovo A10-0075/2025 · Riho Terras · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 18 September 2024 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cyproconazole and spirodiclofen in or on certain products B10-0021/2024 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 18 September 2024 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for benomyl, carbendazim and thiophanate‐methyl in or on certain products B10-0020/2024 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
Unlinked but matchable
16 counterpart entries 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)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 16 entries; the other 13 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.