Erik MARQUARDT
Verts/ALE Germany CONTCULTDEVELIBE 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
89
meetings published this term · rank 272 of 718
4
held as shadow rapporteur
77
distinct organisations met
67%
of meetings with a counterpart in the Transparency Register
17 Jul 2024 – 19 May 2026
first and most recent declared meeting
Shadow-rapporteur compliance
3 of 25
shadowed files with ≥1 related meeting on record (12%) · rank 322 of 628
4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/0439(COD) | Laying down minimum rules to prevent and counter the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and stay in the Union, and replacing Council Directive 2002/90/EC and Council Framework Decision 2002/946 JHA | LIBE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 23 Sep 2024 | ✓ yes |
| 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) | 29 Oct 2024 | none matched |
| 2024/0315(COD) | Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 and Regulation (EU) 2016/399 as regards a progressive start of operations of the Entry/Exit System | LIBE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 20 Jan 2025 | none matched |
| 2024/2019(DEC) | 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission | CONT | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 17 Dec 2024 | none matched |
| 2024/2052(INI) | Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023 | CONT | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 20 Nov 2024 | none matched |
| 2025/0101(COD) | Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level | LIBE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 18 Jul 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0132(COD) | Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the application of the ‘safe third country’ concept | LIBE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 18 Jul 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0162(NLE) | Conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation | AFET | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 20 Nov 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0210(BUD) | General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections | BUDE+BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 30 Sep 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0227(COD) | Establishing Global Europe | AFET+DEVE | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 5 Mar 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0239(COD) | Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034 | EMPL | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 15 Jan 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0262(COD) | Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/947 as regards increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee | AFET+DEVE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 23 Sep 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0540(COD) | Establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034 | LIBE | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 2 Feb 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0541(COD) | Establishing the Union support for the Schengen area, for European integrated border management and for the common policy on visas for the period from 2028 to 2034 | LIBE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 14 Jan 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0545(COD) | Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities | BUDG+CONT | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 23 Mar 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0550(COD) | Establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818 | CULT+LIBE | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 22 Apr 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 (opinion) | 11 Feb 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0571(APP) | Laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034 | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 13 Jan 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/2035(INI) | Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model | CULT | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 18 Feb 2025 | ✓ yes |
| 2025/2073(INI) | Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation | AFET+DEVE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 15 Sep 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2111(INI) | Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries | DEVE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 15 Sep 2025 | ✓ yes |
| 2025/2145(DEC) | Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Commission | CONT | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 1 Dec 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2156(DEC) | Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Agencies | CONT | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 22 Jul 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2181(INI) | A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning | CULT | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 4 Dec 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2237(INI) | Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 | CONT | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 20 Nov 2025 | none matched |
Declared meetings (89)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | Member | Exchange on bilateral relations between the EU and Taiwan | — | Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium | not in register |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | development cooperation and migration funding | 2025/2111(INI) | ActionAid|ActionAid Italia International ETS | entry 1 entry 2 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Member | development cooperation effectiveness | — | Kooperation Global e.V. | not in register |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Member | humanitarian situation Syria | — | Danish Refugee Council Brussels | registered ↗ |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Member | General exchange on AgoraEU | — | EUROCINEMA, Association de producteurs de cinéma et de télévision|PROG Producers of Germany | registered ↗ |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Member | Digital Briefing on Afghanistan | — | ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM | registered ↗ |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Member | exchange on future IPAC initiatives | — | IPAC GLOBAL | not in register |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Member | General exchange | — | Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft e.V. | not in register |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Member | General exchange; AgoraEU | — | European Fact-Checking Standards Network | registered ↗ |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Member | exchange on education in development context | — | Education Cannot Wait | not in register |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Member | General exchange | — | Lernort Stadion e.V. | not in register |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Member | MFR, Naturschutz, Angriffe auf die Zivilgesellschaft | — | WWF Deutschland | registered ↗ |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Member | CONT Scrutiny Working Group | — | Civil Society Europe|European Environmental Bureau|LobbyControl|The European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association|Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union|Corporate eur | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 entry 4 entry 5 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Member | Exchange on Civil Society | — | WWF Deutschland | registered ↗ |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Member | General Exchange | — | Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Member | NGO scrutiny | — | European Environmental Bureau|Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union | entry 1 entry 2 |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Member | exchange with ONE youth ambassadors | — | The ONE Campaign | registered ↗ |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Member | Exchange Humanitarian Visa; situation Morocco | — | Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Member | Exchange on AgoraEU/AVMSD Revision, general Culture and Media exchange | — | Mediawan Holding | not in register |
| 25 Sep 2025 | Member | General exchange on Global Gateway, MFF, Civil Society | — | Verband Entwicklungspolitik und Humanitäre Hilfe deutscher Nichtregierungsorganisationen e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 25 Sep 2025 | Member | General exchange/Erasmus+ | — | European University Foundation | not in register |
| 17 Sep 2025 | Member | General exchange on European football | — | Football Supporters Europe | registered ↗ |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Member | General exchange | — | European Youth Forum | registered ↗ |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Member | exchange on migration related files and next MFF | — | ActionAid | not in register |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Member | general exchange on development cooperation | — | Bischöfliches Hilfswerk Misereor e.V. | not in register |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Member | exchange on human rights situation OPT | — | Yesh Din | not in register |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Member | shrinking spaces for youth organisations | — | Deutscher Bundesjugendring | not in register |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Member | Book Launch Event on Refugee Integration | — | Deutscher Caritasverband e. V.|International Catholic Migration Commission-Europe|Jesuit Refugee Service - Europe | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Member | exchange on Taiwan | — | Evropské hodnoty z.s. | registered ↗ |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Member | Refugees/unaccompanied migrants in Greece | — | Kindernothilfe e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Member | Austausch im Rahmen eines Events der Europagruppe Grüne | — | Brot für die Welt|Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e. V.|Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft e.V.|Campact|Germanwatch|Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte e.V.|HateAid gGmbH|LobbyControl|WWF Deutschland|Abgeordnetenwatch|AJC Berlin Lawrence & Lee Ramer Institute for German-Jewish Relations|Amnesty International|ARBEIT UND LEBEN Sachsen e.V.|Bund des Steuerzahler|CorA - Netzwerk für Unternehmensverantwortung|Fiscal Future|Junge Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft|lsvd+|Omas Gegen Rechts|Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband|Pro Asyl|Profamilia|Transparency International | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 entry 4 entry 5 entry 6 entry 7 entry 8 entry 9 |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Member | ARDI engagement/ situation of Baha'i community in Turkey | — | Bahá'í International Community | registered ↗ |
| 26 May 2025 | Member | general exchange | — | UNICEF | not in register |
| 22 May 2025 | Member | human rights in Tunisia and Libya | — | International Federation for Rights and Developments | not in register |
| 14 May 2025 | Member | Stakeholder Roundtable: Broadcasting, Press and Media in the EU | — | ARD-Verbindungsbüro Brüssel|Deutsche Welle|EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union)|European Centre for Press and Media Freedom|European Federation of Journalists|MFE - MEDIAFOREUROPE N.V|Medienverband der freien Presse e.V.|News Media Europe|RTL Deutschland GmbH|Sky Group|VAUNET - Verband Privater Medien e. V.|ARTE online|Deutsche Landesmedienanstalten | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 entry 4 entry 5 entry 6 entry 7 entry 8 entry 9 |
| 13 May 2025 | Member | Exchange on Migration and event | — | AWO Bundesverband e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Member | Stakeholder Roundtable: Digital Stakeholders | — | 5Rights Foundation|Apple Inc.|Deutsche Telekom|Discord Inc.|Samsung Electronics Europe|Tencent International Service Europe B.V.|TikTok Technology Ltd|LinkedIn | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 entry 4 entry 5 entry 6 entry 7 |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Member | exchange on situation in Tunisia | — | EuroMed Rights / EuroMed Droits | registered ↗ |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Member | Blended Finance/ PCD | — | ActionAid | registered ↗ |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Member | General exchange on DEVE related topics | — | Europe-Central Africa Network | not in register |
| 9 Apr 2025 | Member | exchange on externalisation policies | — | Brot für die Welt | registered ↗ |
| 9 Apr 2025 | Member | general exchange on developments in Türkiye | — | DEM Party | not in register |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Member | exchange on migration funding under NDICI | — | ActionAid Italia International ETS | registered ↗ |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Member | General Exchange | — | Bayerischer Jugendring | registered ↗ |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Facilitation Directive | 2023/0439(COD) | Ben & Jerry's | not in register |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Member | General Exchange | — | Berlin Governance Platform gGmbH | registered ↗ |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Member | Export Ban/ PCD | — | Child Rights International Network|Greenpeace European Unit|SOLIDAR | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Member | General exchange on Türkiye/ Migration policy | — | Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Stakeholder Dialogue on The role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model | 2025/2035(INI) | European Club Association|European Leagues|European Olympic Committees EU Office|Football Supporters Europe|Fédération Internationale de Football Association|Union of European Clubs|Union of European Football Associations|FIFPro|Spanish Football League La Liga|EU Athletes | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 entry 4 entry 5 entry 6 entry 7 |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Member | General exchange | — | Union Internationale des Cinémas | registered ↗ |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Member | Genereller Austausch | — | Deutsche Telekom | registered ↗ |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Member | General exchange | — | Eurochild AISBL | registered ↗ |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Member | General exchange | — | Produzent*innenverband e.V. | not in register |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Member | General exchange | — | European Audiovisual Production Association | registered ↗ |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Member | Exchange on food security | — | ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM | registered ↗ |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Exchange on MFF/ EU funding for external policies | 2024/2051(INI) | ODI Europe | not in register |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Member | Exchange on deforestation/ development cooperation | — | Fern | registered ↗ |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Member | Exchange on EU politics linked to Taiwan | — | Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium | not in register |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Member | Exchange on Syria | — | Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Member | General exchange | — | Spotify | registered ↗ |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Member | General exchange | — | Voicify | not in register |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Member | general exchange and introduction on football and EU policies | — | DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH|RPP Group | entry 1 entry 2 |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Member | ACT 35th Anniversary (Policy Event and Dinner) | — | Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe | registered ↗ |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Member | General exchange | — | VAUNET - Verband Privater Medien e. V. | not in register |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Member | General Exchange | — | Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund | registered ↗ |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Member | EU asylum policy after the elections | — | Evangelische Kirche Deutschland | not in register |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Member | discussion on membership | — | IPAC GLOBAL | not in register |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Member | CEAS Implementation | — | Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | The European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers | not in register |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Member | exchange regarding research on China | — | Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky, z.s.|amo | registered ↗ |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Member | CEAS Implementation | — | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | registered ↗ |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe | registered ↗ |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | Bundesverband Musikindustrie e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Member | General exchange on competitiveness, transformation, new commission | — | Verband der Automobilindustrie | registered ↗ |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Member | Situation of asylum system in Greece | — | HIAS Europe|Refugee Support Aegean | entry 1 entry 2 |
| 30 Sep 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | European Organisation for Grassroots Sport | not in register |
| 30 Sep 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | Medienverband der freien Presse e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 25 Sep 2024 | Member | Refugium Stipendium für Journalist*innen | — | Reporters sans frontières|taz panter Stiftung | registered ↗ |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Member | Externalisation policy of EU | — | Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V. | registered ↗ |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Member | Tibetan Empowerment Days | — | International Campaign for Tibet | registered ↗ |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Member | Exchange on Global Gateway | — | Counter Balance | registered ↗ |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | European Federation of Journalists | registered ↗ |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | European Magazine Media Association|European Newspaper Publishers' Association|News Media Europe | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 |
| 13 Sep 2024 | Member | General exchange on Statelessness in Europe | — | European Network on Statelessness | registered ↗ |
| 11 Sep 2024 | Member | CEAS Implementation | — | ProAsyl | not in register |
| 4 Sep 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) | registered ↗ |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Member | General exchange on children's rights | — | UNICEF | not in register |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Member | EU asylum policy after the elections | — | International Rescue Committee Inc | registered ↗ |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Member | GEAS Implementierung | — | BAfF e.V. | not in register |