Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER
Renew Austria AFCOAFETEUDS 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
125
meetings published this term · rank 186 of 718
16
held as shadow rapporteur
112
distinct organisations met
18%
of meetings with a counterpart in the Transparency Register
3 Sep 2024 – 10 Apr 2026
first and most recent declared meeting
Shadow-rapporteur compliance
3 of 10
shadowed files with ≥1 related meeting on record (30%) · rank 189 of 628
16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2018(INI) | 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 26 Nov 2024 | ✓ yes |
| 2025/2022(INI) | 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 28 Nov 2024 | ✓ yes |
| 2025/2069(INI) | Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield | EUDS | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 10 Mar 2025 | ✓ yes |
| 2025/2075(INI) | Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU legal framework | AFCO | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 22 Sep 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2118(INI) | Institutional aspects of Artificial Intelligence in the context of the European integration | AFCO | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 12 Feb 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/2169(INI) | Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 5 Feb 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/2179(INI) | Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 16 Dec 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2251(INI) | 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 26 Nov 2024 | none matched |
| 2025/2255(INI) | 2025 Commission report on Serbia | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 28 Nov 2024 | none matched |
| 2026/2035(INI) | A new co-ownership for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations – the Pact for the Mediterranean | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 27 Apr 2026 | none matched |
Declared meetings (125)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Austropapier - Vereinigung der Österreichischen Papierindustrie | not in register |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Erste Group Bank AG | registered ↗ |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | British Embassy Vienna | not in register |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Ukraine Recovery Advocates | not in register |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Member | Company Visit | — | Holcim Ltd | registered ↗ |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | The German Marshall Fund of the United States - The Transatlantic Foundation | registered ↗ |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Mission of Uzbekistan to the EU | not in register |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Portuguese Geopolitical Analyst | not in register |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Member | Reception | — | American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union | registered ↗ |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | BUSINESSEUROPE | not in register |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Mission of the People's Republic of China to the European Union | not in register |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | European Chamber of Commerce in China | not in register |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Member | Reception | — | Japanese Embassy | not in register |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Ukrainian Political Journalist and Analyst | not in register |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Official of the Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina | not in register |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Mission of Israel to the EU and NATO | not in register |
| 2 Feb 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Euro-Atlantic Affairs Agency | not in register |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Austria | not in register |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Iranian activist | not in register |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Vienna | not in register |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Representatives of Belarusian political prisoner | not in register |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Embassy of Lithuania | not in register |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Member | General Exchange | — | United Women | not in register |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Member | General Exchange | — | Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit | not in register |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Member | General Exchange | — | International Strategic Action Network for Security (iSANS) | not in register |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Member | General Exchange | — | Expert on cyber security | not in register |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Member | General Exchange | — | Professor / expert on law | not in register |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Embassy of Austria | not in register |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Ukrainian Diplomat | not in register |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views on media policy matters | — | Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe | not in register |
| 21 Nov 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Embassy of Ukraine in Austria | not in register |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Candidate for the position of European Chief Prosecutor | not in register |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Moldova's Chairman of Economic, Budget & Finance Committee in the Parliament | not in register |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Ambassador of Singapore | not in register |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Former civilian hostage | not in register |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Candidate for the position of European Chief Prosecutor | not in register |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Member | Courtesy Meeting | — | US Embassy in Austria | not in register |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | European Stability Initiative | not in register |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Alliance4Europe gGmbH | registered ↗ |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | EU Delegation to Belarus | not in register |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Belarusian diplomat and politician | not in register |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Member of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine | not in register |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | Council for European Public Space | not in register |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Kyiv Security Forum | not in register |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Official of Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium | not in register |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Yaremche City Liaison Office in Brussels | not in register |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | IFPI Austria | registered ↗ |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Former political prisoner | not in register |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Ambassador of Serbia to the EU | not in register |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Serbian Opposition Politician | not in register |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Member | Get-Together | — | Members of ALDE | not in register |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Secretary of State of the Free State of Bavaria | not in register |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | EUROPEAN CENTER FOR RESEARCH, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY | not in register |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | China Strategic Risks Institute | not in register |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union) | not in register |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | United Women Ukraine | not in register |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | Association European Journalists | not in register |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | UK Mission to the European Union | not in register |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Embassy of Serbia to the EU | not in register |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Georgian opposition politicians | not in register |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Algerian human rights defenders | not in register |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Former Political Prisoner | not in register |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Mission of China to the EU | not in register |
| 30 May 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Mission of China to Austria | not in register |
| 28 May 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Advocates of Eritrean Political Prisoner | not in register |
| 28 May 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | European Magazine Media Association|European Newspaper Publishers' Association|News Media Europe | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 |
| 27 May 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Embassy of Finnland | not in register |
| 21 May 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | Council for European Public Space | not in register |
| 21 May 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Global Neighbours | not in register |
| 21 May 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Korean MP | not in register |
| 21 May 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2018(INI) | Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union | not in register |
| 20 May 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Impact of Development Assistance for Health | not in register |
| 20 May 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | SOPRA STERIA GROUP|Cercle Pégase (Think Tank) | registered ↗ |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | FIMI and Broadcasting Experts | not in register |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Serbian Opposition Politicians | not in register |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Serbian ruling majority Politicians | not in register |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Zoran Djindjic Foundation | not in register |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Representatives of a persecuted religious community | not in register |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Belarusian Journalist | not in register |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | Reporters sans frontières | registered ↗ |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | UN Independent Experts on Belarus | not in register |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Fédération des jeunes serbes d'Europe | not in register |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | Deutsche Welle | registered ↗ |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Official of Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium | not in register |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Ukrainian Human Rights Defenders | not in register |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | International Association for Democracy | registered ↗ |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | Österreichischer Rundfunk, ORF | not in register |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger|Medienverband der freien Presse e.V. | entry 1 entry 2 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2069(INI) | European Movement International | registered ↗ |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Experts on FIMI | not in register |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Official of Israeli Embassy | not in register |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Official of Israeli Embassy | not in register |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Ukrainian activist | not in register |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views on Disinformation in Media | — | Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe | registered ↗ |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2022(INI) | Official of Serbian Embassy | not in register |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange of Views | 2025/2022(INI) | Serbian Member of Parliament | not in register |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Ukrainian NGO | not in register |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Member | Exchange on Amnesty's latest Report on Gaza strip | — | Amnesty International Limited | registered ↗ |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | European Policy Information Center | registered ↗ |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Various members of Ukrainian NGOs | not in register |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Mission of Israel to the EU and NATO | not in register |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Bosnian Human Rights Lawyer | not in register |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Mission of Armenia to the European Union | not in register |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Serbian Member of Parliament | not in register |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Open European Dialogue | not in register |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Ukrainian Human Rights Defenders | not in register |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the European Union | not in register |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Meeting with an independent Russian organisation | not in register |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Rasmussen Global | registered ↗ |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Vereinigung der österreichischen Industrie - Industriellenvereinigung | registered ↗ |
| 2 Nov 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Moldovian Politicians | not in register |
| 1 Nov 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Foreign and EU Integration Committee at the Moldova Parliament | not in register |
| 1 Nov 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Moldovian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | not in register |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Moldovian Politicians | not in register |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union | registered ↗ |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | TUI AG | registered ↗ |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Ugandan Climate Activists | not in register |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Austrian Ministry of Defence | not in register |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the European Union | not in register |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | European Leadership Network | registered ↗ |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Former Ukrainian Politician | not in register |
| 30 Sep 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union | not in register |
| 12 Sep 2024 | Member | Exchange on Unjust Imprisonment | — | Amnesty International Limited | registered ↗ |
| 4 Sep 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Meeting with an independent Russian organisation | not in register |
| 3 Sep 2024 | Member | Exchange of Views | — | Center for Civil Liberties | registered ↗ |