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Member of the European Parliament · Belgium Renew

Yvan Verougstraete

MEP for Belgium · Renew Europe · Les Engagés · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Yvan Verougstraete (Renew, Belgium) has declared 138 lobby meetings this term - rank 187 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 41 of 78 in the Renew group.

72% 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 52%.

138
declared meetings
current term
138
records since 2016
full dataset
72%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
187/720
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
41/78
rank in Renew

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Compared with the averages

Yvan Verougstraete, this term
138
Parliament average
100
Renew average
167

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: 17 in Oct 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%017July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 6 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 17 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 10 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 6 declared meetingsApril 2025: 2 declared meetingsMay 2025: 2 declared meetingsJune 2025: 1 declared meetingJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 1 declared meetingOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 8 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 7 declared meetingsApril 2026: 11 declared meetingsMay 2026: 6 declared meetingsJune 2026: 6 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 7 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 3 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkSeptember 2025: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%017July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 6 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 17 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 8 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 10 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 4 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 2 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 6 declared meetingsApril 2025: 2 declared meetingsMay 2025: 2 declared meetingsJune 2025: 1 declared meetingJuly 2025: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 1 declared meetingOctober 2025: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 8 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 7 declared meetingsApril 2026: 11 declared meetingsMay 2026: 6 declared meetingsJune 2026: 6 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 7 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 3 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 8 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkSeptember 2025: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%017202420252026
declared meetings per month (left axis)all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)
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Declared meetings each month, and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link.
MonthMeetingsLinked
Jul 20240-
Aug 2024633.3%
Sep 2024850%
Oct 20241752.6%
Nov 2024855.6%
Dec 20241060%
Jan 2025460%
Feb 20252100%
Mar 2025666.7%
Apr 20252100%
May 20252100%
Jun 202510%
Jul 20250-
Aug 20250-
Sep 20251100%
Oct 20250-
Nov 2025366.7%
Dec 2025366.7%
Jan 20263100%
Feb 20268100%
Mar 2026771.4%
Apr 20261168.8%
May 2026688.9%
Jun 202660%
Jul 2026775%
Aug 20263100%
Sep 20268100%
Oct 20266100%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 17 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Yvan Verougstraete 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

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 (38), Environment & climate (14), Transport & automotive (13)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Industry, Research and Energy (76), Environment, Climate and Food Safety (14), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (4)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
15 Oct 2026John Cockerill Hydrogen⁠↗MemberHydrogen
15 Oct 2026European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine⁠↗MemberHorizon Europe
15 Oct 2026newcleo⁠↗Shadow rapporteurNuclear policy
14 Oct 2026John Cockerill Defense⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEuropean Competitiveness Fund
14 Oct 2026Mistral AI⁠↗MemberDigital policy
9 Oct 2026Aerospacelab⁠↗MemberDigital policy
21 Sep 2026Eurelectric aisbl⁠↗MemberNetwork charges
17 Sep 2026Heidelberg Materials AG⁠↗; Compagnie de SAINT-GOBAIN⁠↗MemberIndustrial policy (ETS, IAA)
17 Sep 2026Cleantech for Europe⁠↗MemberETS
11 Sep 2026Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment)⁠↗Shadow rapporteurAutomotive policy
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
11 Sep 2026MBDA⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEuropean Competitiveness Fund
10 Sep 2026SAFRAN⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEuropean Competitiveness Fund
7 Sep 2026Fédération belge des industries chimiques et des sciences de la vie⁠↗MemberETS
7 Sep 2026Volvo AB⁠↗MemberIndustrial Accelerator Act
27 Aug 2026Veolia Environnement⁠↗MemberEU ETS
27 Aug 2026Euronext⁠↗MemberEnergy
26 Aug 2026WWF European Policy Programme⁠↗; Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment)⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEuropean Competitiveness Fund
13 Jul 2026Elia Transmission Belgium⁠↗MemberEnergy policy
8 Jul 2026Vlaams Netwerk van Ondernemingen⁠↗MemberIndustrial policy
8 Jul 2026Hydrogen Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurEuropean Competitiveness Fund
6 Jul 2026CemmineralsMemberETS
6 Jul 2026EPIA SolarPower Europe⁠↗; Eurelectric aisbl⁠↗MemberEnergy policy
6 Jul 2026Mission Possible Partnership⁠↗MemberIndustrial policy
1 Jul 2026Fluxys SAMemberEnergy policy
30 Jun 2026ignityShadow rapporteurDefense industry
26 Jun 2026CEWEP IpalleMemberETS
24 Jun 2026DataWalkMemberTech policy
24 Jun 2026Avril SCAMemberBiofuels
18 Jun 2026AerospacelabMemberEU Space Act
11 Jun 2026CometMemberIndustrial recycling

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Yvan Verougstraete 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.

70%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
437
final texts voted on
of 606
96%
voted with the Renew majority
on 422 final texts
18
differed from Renew
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Yvan Verougstraete606 final votes
66%28%
For 401Against 28Abstained 8No vote recorded 169

With and against the group

On the 422 final texts where more than half of Renew members casting a vote went one way, and Yvan Verougstraete 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 Renew majority40496%
Voted differently184%

Final texts where Yvan Verougstraete differed from the Renew majority

DateTextTheir voteRenew majority
8 July 2026Motion for a resolution on the Commission Implementing Decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize NK603 × T25 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0335/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
30 April 2026How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by… A10-0088/2026 · Carlo Fidanza · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
29 April 2026Amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical… A10-0104/2026 · Dimitris Tsiodras and Piotr Müller · Commission proposalAbstainedFor
26 March 2026Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence… A10-0073/2026 · Arba Kokalari and Michael McNamara · Commission proposalAbstainedFor
26 March 2026The 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 proposalAbstainedFor
26 March 2026The non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods A10-0070/2026 · Bernd Lange · Commission proposalAgainstFor
21 January 2026Motion 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 B10-0061/2026 · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedAgainst
21 January 2026Motion 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 resolutionForAgainst
25 November 2025Motion for a resolution on Commission Implementing Decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87708, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0493/2025 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
25 November 2025Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton MON 88913 (MON-88913-8), pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0492/2025 · Motion for a resolutionForAgainst

8 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.

Unlinked but matchable

20 counterpart entries in Yvan Verougstraete's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 20 entries; the other 17 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.