Marc BOTENGA
The Left Belgium AFETECONFISCITRESEDE Shadow rapporteur
Data updated 4 Jun 2026 · meetings 16 Jul 2024 – 4 Jun 2026 · official EP meetings page ↗ · official EP profile ↗ · report an error
Disclosure volume
66
meetings published this term · rank 338 of 718
3
held as shadow rapporteur
57
distinct organisations met
18%
of meetings with a counterpart in the Transparency Register
16 Jul 2024 – 11 May 2026
first and most recent declared meeting
Shadow-rapporteur compliance
2 of 22
shadowed files with ≥1 related meeting on record (9.1%) · rank 348 of 628
3
meetings declared in shadow-rapporteur capacity
Lower-confidence figures. Matching is by procedure code only — meetings declared without a code will not match, and a low figure may simply mean no lobby meetings took place on those files.
| Procedure | Title | Committee | Role | Appointed | Related meeting on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/0288(COD) | European labour market statistics on businesses, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 and Regulations (EC) No 450/2003 and (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council | ECON | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 12 Sep 2024 | none matched |
| 2024/0061(COD) | European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) | AFET+ITRE+SEDE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 5 Feb 2025 | none matched |
| 2024/2053(INI) | Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024 | ECON | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 19 Sep 2024 | none matched |
| 2024/2080(INI) | Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 8 Oct 2024 | none matched |
| 2025/0084(COD) | Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review | REGI | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 19 May 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0172(COD) | Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects | IMCO+SEDE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 13 Oct 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0176(COD) | Amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry | ENVI+ITRE+SEDE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 30 Sep 2025 | ✓ yes |
| 2025/0223(COD) | Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism) | ENVI+SANT | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 10 Mar 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0240(COD) | Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 | AGRI+BUDG+REGI | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 17 Mar 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0543(COD) | Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 | ITRE | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 26 Jan 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0555(COD) | Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities | ITRE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 11 Nov 2025 | ✓ yes |
| 2025/2084(INI) | EU-US political relations | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 19 May 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2119(INI) | EU strategic defence and security partnerships | SEDE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 19 Aug 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2142(INI) | European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs | SEDE | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 29 Sep 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2143(INI) | Tackling barriers to the single market for defence | SEDE | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 29 Sep 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2144(INI) | Flagship European defence projects of common interest | SEDE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 20 Aug 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2164(INI) | Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 22 Sep 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2168(INI) | Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 22 Sep 2025 | none matched |
| 2026/0011(COD) | European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the European cybersecurity certification framework, and ICT supply chain security and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/881 (The Cybersecurity Act 2) | ITRE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 10 Mar 2026 | none matched |
| 2026/0012(COD) | Amending Directive (EU) 2022/2555 as regards simplification measures and alignment with the [Proposal for the Cybersecurity Act 2] | ITRE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 10 Mar 2026 | none matched |
| 2026/0078(COD) | Establishing the Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE) | ITRE+SEDE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 19 May 2026 | none matched |
| 2026/2024(INI) | Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure | SEDE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 23 Mar 2026 | none matched |
Declared meetings (66)
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| Date | Capacity | Subject | Procedure | Organisation(s) | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | Member | EU-Tajikistan relations | — | Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Kingdom of Belgium, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Tajikistan to the European Union and NATO | not in register |
| 5 May 2026 | Member | Nuclear weapons | — | Pax Christi International | registered ↗ |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Member | Defense Omnibus | — | European center for workers' questions (EZA) | not in register |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund | 2025/0555(COD) | European Federation of Journalists | not in register |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Defence Omnibus | 2025/0176(COD) | industriAll European Trade Union | registered ↗ |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Member | Military mobility | 2025/0847(COD) | European Transport Workers' Federation | registered ↗ |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | European Competitiveness Fund | 2025/0555(COD) | WWF European Policy Programme | not in register |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Member | EU-China relations | — | Mission of China to the EU | not in register |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Member | Militarization | — | European Network Against Arms Trade | registered ↗ |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Member | Nuclear disarmament | — | International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons | not in register |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Member | Defense Omnibus | — | European Environmental Bureau | registered ↗ |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Member | EU-Israel relations | — | European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine | registered ↗ |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Member | Protection of civilians | — | Appel de Genève / Geneva Call | registered ↗ |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Member | Situation of the Women and Children in Gaza | — | European Women's Lobby | registered ↗ |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Member | Situation in refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan | — | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East | not in register |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Member | EU-Tunisia relations | — | Ambassade de Tunisie à Bruxelles | not in register |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Member | EU-China Relations | — | Mission of China to the EU | not in register |
| 4 Jul 2025 | Member | Militarisation | — | European Network Against Arms Trade | not in register |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Member | Situation in Palestine | — | American Friends Service Committee | not in register |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Member | EU obligations under international law | — | Embassy of Colombia in the Netherlands | not in register |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Member | EU obligations under international law | — | Embassy of Colombia to the Kingdom of Belgium | not in register |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Member | EU obligations under international law | — | Embassy of the Republic of South Africa to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Mission to the European Union | not in register |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Member | EU obligations under international law | — | Mission of Palestine to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg | not in register |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Member | EU obligations under international law | — | PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL | not in register |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Member | EU obligations under international law | — | South African Embassy in the Kingdom of the Netherlands | not in register |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Member | EU-Algeria relations | — | Ambassade d'Algérie à Bruxelles | not in register |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Member | Foreign policy | — | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft | not in register |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Member | EU foreign policy toward the Great Lakes region | — | Bantu Global | not in register |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Member | EU foreign policy toward the Great Lakes region | — | Team Congo | not in register |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Member | Politiques européennes en matière de jeunesse | — | Rat der deutschsprachigen Jugend|Vlaamse Jeugdraad|Forum des Jeunes | not in register |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Member | EU-Africa relations | — | Africa Platform | registered ↗ |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Member | EU Foreign affairs | — | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft | not in register |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Member | EU Foreign affairs | — | Center for Economic and Policy Research | not in register |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Member | EU Foreign affairs | — | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft | not in register |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Member | Case of a humanitarian worker | — | Protect Humanitarians | not in register |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Member | EU civil society for Palestine | — | civil society for eu | not in register |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Member | Situation in Palestine | — | Palestinian Vision | not in register |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Member | Situation in DRC | — | Eurac | not in register |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Member | Jeunesse musulmane | — | FEMYSO | not in register |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Member | EU-Cuba relations | — | Embassy of Cuba in Belgium and to the European Union | not in register |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Member | Situation in Palestine | — | Mission of Palestine to the EU, Belgium, and Luxembourg | not in register |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Member | EU-China Relations | — | Mission of China to the European Union | not in register |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Member | EU Palestine relations | — | VUB Palestine Solidarity Network | not in register |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Member | Antifascism | — | Associazione Nazionale Partigiani d'Italia | not in register |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Member | Pharmaceutical industry | — | Health Action International | not in register |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Member | Droits humains des prisonniers palestiniens en Israël | — | Addameer prisoner support and human rights | not in register |
| 29 Oct 2024 | Member | EU relations with Palestine | — | Seeds For Development and Culture | not in register |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Member | Situation in Palestine | — | Palestinian NGO Network | not in register |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Member | Situation in Palestine | — | UNWRA | not in register |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Member | EU-North Macedonia relations | — | Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the EU | not in register |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Member | Global Gateway | — | Counter Balance | registered ↗ |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Member | EU stance on Palestine | — | European Jews for Palestine | not in register |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Member | EU relations with the State of Palestine | — | Mission of Palestine to the EU, Belgium, and Luxembourg | not in register |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Member | EU relations with the United Arab Emirates | — | Embassy of the United Arab Emirates to the European Union | not in register |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Member | Aide humanitaire en Palestine | — | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) | not in register |
| 26 Sep 2024 | Member | EU-Azerbaijan relations | — | Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Belgium and Luxemburg, Mission to the European Union | not in register |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Member | Situation in Palestine | — | European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine | registered ↗ |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Member | Solidarité internationale | — | Broederlijk Delen | not in register |
| 9 Sep 2024 | Member | EU-Cuba Parliamentary Relations | — | Embassy of Cuba in Belgium and to the European Union | not in register |
| 8 Sep 2024 | Member | EU-Senegal Relations | — | Ministry of Family and Solidarities of the Republic of Senegal | not in register |
| 3 Sep 2024 | Member | Middle East | — | Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development | not in register |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Member | EU-Egypt & Middle East | — | Ambassade d'Egypte | not in register |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Member | EU-China | — | Mission of China to the European Union | not in register |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Member | EU relations with Bolivia | — | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia | not in register |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Member | EU relations with Latin America | — | Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the EU | not in register |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Member | Workers' rights | — | EUROCADRES - THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGERIAL STAFF | registered ↗ |