Rihards KOLS

ECR Latvia AFETINTAITRE 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

36
meetings published this term · rank 437 of 718
2
held as shadow rapporteur
31
distinct organisations met
47%
of meetings with a counterpart in the Transparency Register
17 Jul 2024 – 2 Mar 2026
first and most recent declared meeting

Shadow-rapporteur compliance

1 of 12
shadowed files with ≥1 related meeting on record (8.3%) · rank 357 of 628
2
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.

Files shadowed by Rihards KOLS (10th parliamentary term (2024–2029)) — source: EP Open Data
Procedure Title Committee Role Appointed Related meeting on record
2024/0148(COD) Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States INTA+ITRE Shadow rapporteur (report) 18 Nov 2024 none matched
2024/0234(COD) Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine INTA Shadow rapporteur (report) 30 Sep 2024 none matched
2025/0039(COD) Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism ENVI Shadow rapporteur (opinion) 30 Apr 2025 none matched
2025/0056(COD) Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union INTA Shadow rapporteur (report) 19 Mar 2025 none matched
2025/0180(COD) Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 INTA+ITRE Shadow rapporteur (report) 14 Jul 2025 ✓ yes
2025/0227(COD) Establishing Global Europe AFET+DEVE Shadow rapporteur (report) 19 Jan 2026 none matched
2025/0358(COD) Establishment of European Business Wallets ITRE Shadow rapporteur (report) 30 Mar 2026 none matched
2025/0419(COD) Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures ENVI Shadow rapporteur (opinion) 4 Mar 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) 4 Dec 2025 none matched
2025/0571(APP) Laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034 BUDG Shadow rapporteur (opinion) 17 Nov 2025 none matched
2025/2112(INI) Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade INTA Shadow rapporteur (report) 14 Apr 2026 none matched
2026/2037(INI) Situation of international law and the risks to multilateralism, democracy and the European Union AFET Shadow rapporteur (report) 11 May 2026 none matched

Declared meetings (36)

Every row comes from the Parliament’s official meetings search; verify any entry on the MEP’s official meetings page ↗.

Date Capacity Subject Procedure Organisation(s) Register
2 Mar 2026 Member RePower EU Razom We Stand registered ↗
26 Nov 2025 Member RePower EU TotalEnergies SE registered ↗
25 Nov 2025 Member Foreign Affairs US Mission not in register
25 Nov 2025 Member Introductory Meeting American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union registered ↗
25 Nov 2025 Member Steel safeguards The European Steel Association registered ↗
21 Oct 2025 Member Foreign Affairs Mission of Israel not in register
8 Oct 2025 Member Foreign Affairs Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia not in register
1 Oct 2025 Member Introductory Meeting Taipei Representative Office not in register
25 Sep 2025 Shadow rapporteur RePower EU 2025/0180(COD) Permanent Representation of Belgium to the EU not in register
24 Sep 2025 Member EU Special Olimpics event Latvijas Speciālā Olimpiāde not in register
24 Sep 2025 Member Foreign Affairs Embassy of Azarbaijan not in register
24 Sep 2025 Shadow rapporteur RePower EU 2025/0180(COD) Razom We Stand registered ↗
17 Sep 2025 Member International Trade / WTO Canola Council of Canada not in register
3 Sep 2025 Rapporteur Security & Defence 2025/0103(COD) Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS registered ↗
2 Sep 2025 Rapporteur Security & Defence 2025/0103(COD) Permanent Representation of Latvia to the EU not in register
1 Jul 2025 Member Foreign Affairs Assembly of the Cuban Resistance not in register
22 Apr 2025 Member Foreign Affairs RUSI Europe registered ↗
2 Apr 2025 Member Introductory Meeting FuelsEurope registered ↗
4 Mar 2025 Member Introductory Meeting Serve the City registered ↗
18 Feb 2025 Member Foreign Affairs Embassy of Azarbaijan not in register
18 Feb 2025 Member Foreign Affairs Taipei Representative Office not in register
12 Feb 2025 Member Foreign Affairs European Leadership Network registered ↗
12 Feb 2025 Member Introductory Meeting European Initiative for Energy Security not in register
16 Jan 2025 Member Introductory Meeting Latvijas Darba devēju konfederācija registered ↗
14 Jan 2025 Member Foreign Affairs Albanian Parliament not in register
23 Oct 2024 Member EU-US Relations US Mission to the EU not in register
15 Oct 2024 Member Introductory Meeting AEI Europe not in register
9 Oct 2024 Member Foreign Affairs European Leadership Network registered ↗
3 Oct 2024 Member Introductory Meeting Embassy of Israel not in register
26 Sep 2024 Member Introductory Meeting UAE Embassy not in register
4 Sep 2024 Member Introductory Meeting European Coalition for Israel registered ↗
27 Aug 2024 Member Introductory Meeting Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt not in register
22 Aug 2024 Member Introductory Meeting Latvijas Darba devēju konfederācija registered ↗
23 Jul 2024 Member Introductory Meeting Israel Allies Foundation Europe registered ↗
23 Jul 2024 Member Introductory Meeting Le Conseil National de la Resistance Iranienne-Bruxelles registered ↗
17 Jul 2024 Member Introductory Meeting AJC Transatlantic Institute registered ↗