Verena MERTENS
PPE Germany FEMMLIBE 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
59
meetings published this term · rank 360 of 718
3
held as shadow rapporteur
53
distinct organisations met
66%
of meetings with a counterpart in the Transparency Register
16 Jul 2024 – 18 Mar 2026
first and most recent declared meeting
Shadow-rapporteur compliance
1 of 2
shadowed files with ≥1 related meeting on record (50%) · rank 110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/0035(COD) | Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) | LIBE | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 13 Jan 2025 | ✓ yes |
| 2025/2040(INI) | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU | FEMM+LIBE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 11 Mar 2025 | none matched |
Declared meetings (59)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Member | Austausch zu Tabakverpackungen, Gesundheitskommunikation und Verbraucherschutz | — | Ecma International | registered ↗ |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Member | Austausch zur Anerkennung des Polizeiberufs als gefährlichen Beruf; Einführung eines Polizeigedenktags; Verbesserung der Arbeitsbedingungen der Polizeibeamten in der EU | — | European Confederation of Police | registered ↗ |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Member | Austausch zu illegalen und unlauteren Handelspraktiken (UTP) im Binnenmarkt | — | MARKENVERBAND | registered ↗ |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Member | Präsentation von Technologiesystem/App zur Unterstützung von Menschen aus Kriegs-und Krisengebieten | — | MindGuard AG | not in register |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Member | Unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain | — | FoodDrinkEurope | registered ↗ |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Member | Lonely-EU Initative | — | LONELY-EU | not in register |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Member | Initiative zur sofortigen Stoppung der aktuellen Hinrichtungswelle im Iran | — | Iranische Gemeinschaft in Deutschland | not in register |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Member | Elections in Chile | — | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung | registered ↗ |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Member | Tabaksteuerrichtlinie | — | Bundesverband der Zigarrenindustrie e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Member | Welfare of animals kept for fur production | — | FOUR PAWS | not in register |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Member | The Initiative - My Voice, My Choice | — | My Voice, My Choice | not in register |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Member | Digital Fairness Act | — | game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche | not in register |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Member | Explosives Regulation | — | Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation International GmbH | registered ↗ |
| 6 Oct 2025 | Member | Conversation with an organization supporting Ukrainian women and children affected by war and displacement | — | United Women | not in register |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Member | EU Civil Society Strategy Paper | — | Pro Familia | not in register |
| 10 Sep 2025 | Member | Competitiveness and the planned simplifications under the “Omnibus Packages” | — | REWE ZENTRALFINANZ eG | not in register |
| 10 Sep 2025 | Member | GDPR compliance, data portability, and secure decentralized data management in blockchain | — | Blockchain for Europe | registered ↗ |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Other | EU-Chile relations | — | Ventient Energy | registered ↗ |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Member | Illegal trade with e-cigarettes | — | Bündnis für Tabakfreien Genuss e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Member | EU Digital Policies | — | GAIA-X - European Association for Data and Cloud | registered ↗ |
| 20 May 2025 | Member | Migration policy and returns directive | — | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung | registered ↗ |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Member | Financial crime | — | European Casino Association | registered ↗ |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Member | EU policies in Latin America | — | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung | registered ↗ |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Member | Women in politics | — | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | registered ↗ |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Member | Omnibus and cutting red tape | — | Miele & Cie. KG | registered ↗ |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Other | CRM in Chile | — | Albemarle Europe|Rasmussen Global | entry 1 entry 2 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Member | CSAM & DSA | — | ECPAT Deutschland e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | CSAM | 2024/0035(COD) | Brave Movement|ECLAG | not in register |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | CSAM | 2024/0035(COD) | Stichting ECPAT International|ECLAG | registered ↗ |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Member | Chat control | — | FZI | not in register |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Member | EU-Chile relations | — | Rasmussen Global | registered ↗ |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | CSAM | 2024/0035(COD) | ECLAG | not in register |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | pro familia Bundesverband | not in register |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Bundesverband der Zigarrenindustrie e.V.|Internationaler Wirtschaftsrat | registered ↗ |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Deutscher Frauenrat e.V. | not in register |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries | registered ↗ |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies | registered ↗ |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Ford Motor Company | registered ↗ |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Anheuser-Busch InBev nv/sa | registered ↗ |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Bundesverband der Freien Berufe | registered ↗ |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | BSA \| The Software Alliance | registered ↗ |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Deutscher Bauernverband | registered ↗ |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Verband Deutscher Büchsenmacher und Waffenfachhändler | registered ↗ |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | AJC Transatlantic Institute | registered ↗ |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Women Entrepreneurship Platform | registered ↗ |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | AMBER Alert Europe | registered ↗ |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation International GmbH | registered ↗ |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Axel Springer SE | registered ↗ |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Member | EU Migration Policy | — | International Centre for Migration Policy Development|Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung | entry 1 entry 2 |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Agentur für Arbeit | not in register |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Thalia Bücher GmbH | not in register |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | SME United | not in register |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Wirtschaftliche Vereinigung Zucker e.V. | not in register |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Miele & Cie. KG | registered ↗ |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | ECLAG | not in register |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | EuroCOP | not in register |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | L'Oréal | registered ↗ |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG | registered ↗ |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung | registered ↗ |