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Member of the European Parliament · Slovenia EPP

Zala Tomašič

MEP for Slovenia · European People's Party · Slovenska demokratska stranka · official EP profile

As of 14 September 2026, Zala Tomašič (EPP, Slovenia) has declared 99 lobby meetings this term - rank 224 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 63 of 185 within European People's Party.

69% 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 51%.

99
declared meetings
current term
99
records since 2019
full dataset
69%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 51% EP-wide
224/719
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
63/185
rank in EPP

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Compared with the averages

Zala Tomašič, this term
99
Parliament average
85
EPP average
94

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: 1 declared meeting in Sep 2026, 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 12 in Mar 2026.

0%25%50%75%100%July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 3 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 4 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 3 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 5 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 4 declared meetingsApril 2025: 3 declared meetingsMay 2025: 2 declared meetingsJune 2025: 4 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 8 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 12 declared meetingsApril 2026: 7 declared meetingsMay 2026: 5 declared meetingsJune 2026: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 4 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 1 declared meetingnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link202420252026
declared meetings per monthall counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)

Busiest month: 12 declared in March 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who Zala Tomašič 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

Transport & automotive (32), Energy (15), Technology & digital (12)

Meetings by committee topic

Environment, Climate and Food Safety (48), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (20), Industry, Research and Energy (16), Culture and Education (14), D-CN (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
1 Sep 2026IJS - Institut Jožef StefanMemberResearch and innovation
31 Aug 2026Obrtno-podjetniška zbornica Slovenije, Sekcija za prometMemberETS 2 and IAA
25 Aug 2026Alpacem CementMemberFuture of Cement industry and IAA
24 Aug 2026Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije MemberETS revision and IAA
4 Aug 2026Termoelektrarna Šoštanj d.o.o.MemberETS revision
23 Jul 2026AI CHAMBERMemberAI omnibus
8 Jul 2026Acea S.p.A.MemberAutomotive package and Industrial Accelerator Act.
10 Jun 2026Novartis International AG MemberAnnual meeting with Slovenian pharmaceutical industry
2 Jun 2026RENAULT Shadow rapporteurCO2 Regulation, IAA, Clean Corporate Fleets and Automotive Omnibus
20 May 2026TotalEnergies SE MemberETS
Show 20 more meetings
DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
12 May 2026Koch Government Affairs, LLCMemberThe future of energy-intensive industries
6 May 2026Tyres EuropeMemberIndustry of tyers in Europe
5 May 2026Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst Shadow rapporteurAutomotive omnibus
5 May 2026IVECO GROUP N.V. RapporteurTransport vehicles
29 Apr 2026Acea S.p.A.RapporteurAutomotive omnibus
28 Apr 2026Mazda Motor Logistics Europe N.V. RapporteurAutomotive omnibus
28 Apr 2026FuelsEurope RapporteurAutomotive Package, with a focus on CO₂ standards for light-duty vehicles
28 Apr 2026DENSO International Europe RapporteurCO2 emission standards for cars and vans
21 Apr 2026HORSEMemberRevision of CO2 standards
14 Apr 2026AI CHAMBERMemberRoundtable: Cosmetic Cleanup or Real Simplification: Unpacking the Digital Omnibus
2 Apr 2026Acea S.p.A.RapporteurDiscussion about the Automotive Omnibus
26 Mar 2026Stellantis MemberAutomotive Package
25 Mar 2026PubAffairsBruxelles ASBLMemberThe evolution of automotive mobility in the EU
25 Mar 2026D&D Consulting Services MemberAnnex XVII of the REACH Regulation
24 Mar 2026Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries MemberAI wearables
17 Mar 2026HTI PartnerMemberEuropean Health Tourism Industry Summit 2026
12 Mar 2026EuroACE - Energy Efficient Buildings MemberETS 2
11 Mar 2026Repsol, S.A. MemberFuels
11 Mar 2026Hyundai Motor Europe MemberAutomotive package
11 Mar 2026Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries MemberAI wearables

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Zala Tomašič 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.

93%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 5,568 held while seated
494
final texts voted on
of 537
87%
voted with the EPP majority
on 490 final texts
64
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.

Zala Tomašič537 final votes
82%8%
ForAgainstAbstainedNo vote recorded

With and against the group

On the 490 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Zala Tomašič 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 EPP majority42687%
Voted differently6413%

Final texts where Zala Tomašič differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
8 July 2026B10-0335/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
8 July 2026B10-0344/2026 – Motion for a resolutionForAgainst
8 July 2026B10-0336/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
8 July 2026B10-0334/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
7 July 2026A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
7 July 2026A10-0187/2026 – Lukas Mandl, Pierfrancesco Maran – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
21 May 2026A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
20 May 2026B10-0245/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
29 April 2026A10-0042/2026 – Anna Strolenberg – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
29 April 2026A10-0037/2026 – Dainius Žalimas – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor

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

Unlinked but matchable

16 counterpart entrys in Zala Tomašič'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.