Liesbet SOMMEN
PPE Belgium EMPLENVIFEMMSANT Shadow rapporteur
Data updated 6 Jul 2026 · meetings 16 Jul 2024 – 6 Jul 2026 · official EP meetings page ↗ · official EP profile ↗ · report an error
Disclosure volume
114
meetings published this term · rank 211 of 719
14
held as shadow rapporteur
87
distinct organisations met
25%
of meetings with a counterpart in the Transparency Register
17 Jul 2024 – 11 Jun 2026
first and most recent declared meeting
Shadow-rapporteur compliance
2 of 15
shadowed files with ≥1 related meeting on record (13.3%) · rank 309 of 628
14
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/0373(COD) | Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution | ENVI | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 1 Oct 2024 | ✓ yes |
| 2024/0226(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support workers made redundant following an application from Belgium — EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 1 Oct 2024 | none matched |
| 2024/0286(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium — EGF/2024/002 BE/Limburg machinery and paper | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 7 Nov 2024 | none matched |
| 2025/0061(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers – EGF/2024/003 BE/Van Hool - Belgium | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 27 Mar 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0198(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 28 Aug 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0245(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Germany – EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 28 Aug 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0326(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Sweden – EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 22 Oct 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0362(COD) | Amending Directives (EU) 2016/2341 and 2016/97 as regards the strengthening of the framework for occupational retirement provision | ECON | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 4 Feb 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/2206(INL) | Modernised rules for patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare | SANT | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 18 Dec 2025 | ✓ yes |
| 2026/0001(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/006 BE/ Audi | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 15 Jan 2026 | none matched |
| 2026/0004(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 23 Feb 2026 | none matched |
| 2026/0037(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Austria - EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 23 Feb 2026 | none matched |
| 2026/0038(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 23 Feb 2026 | none matched |
| 2026/0066(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 9 Mar 2026 | none matched |
| 2026/0097(BUD) | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/009 BE/Soliver | BUDG | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 19 May 2026 | none matched |
Declared meetings (114)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | Member | Strijd tegen dakloosheid, spreker tijdens plenaire EPOCH | — | FEANTSA | not in register |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Member | Spreker tijdens conferentie KULeuven Digital twins for personalised Health | — | KULeuven | not in register |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Grensoverschrijdende patiëntenrechten | 2025/2206(INL) | Anticancer Fund | registered ↗ |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Member | gezondheidszorg, omnibus | — | CM|NIC | not in register |
| 20 May 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Cross border healthcare | 2025/2206(INL) | PGEU | not in register |
| 14 May 2026 | Member | Rerum Novarum viering | — | Beweging.net | not in register |
| 12 May 2026 | Member | Rerum Novarum viering Beweging.net Antwerpen | — | Beweging.net | not in register |
| 6 May 2026 | Member | MFK, Mercosur, Omnibus | — | Boerenbond vzw | registered ↗ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Pensioenen | 2025/0363(COD) | PensioPlus | registered ↗ |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Pensioenen | 2025/0363(COD) | Permanente Vertegenwoordiging België bij EU | not in register |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Pensioenen | 2025/0363(COD) | CNV | not in register |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Overleg over pensioenen | 2025/0363(COD) | ETUC | not in register |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Member | Reisverzekeringen EU | — | Assuralia, beroepsvereniging van verzekeringsondernemingen | registered ↗ |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Member | Ontbijtvergadering Vleva EU Port Strategy | — | North Sea Port|Port of Antwerp-Bruges | not in register |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Member | EMPL DELEGATIEBEZOEK | — | San Patrignano community | not in register |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Member | Bedrijfsbezoek PreZero: plastic recycling | — | PreZero | not in register |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Member | EU gezondheidszorg | — | CM | not in register |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Member | EU cardiovasculaire gezondheidsplan | — | FEVIA | not in register |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | CMRD6 | 2025/0232(COD) | CY Voorzitterschap EU | not in register |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Member | EU klimaatwetgeving | — | Europese Commissie | not in register |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Member | Deelname aan panelgesprek over vrouwen in de politiek | — | ELECTA | not in register |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Member | Inleiding tijdens event: Mental Health Conference Strengthening Mental Health in the Armed Forces: A European Imperative | — | EUROMIL | not in register |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Member | Loontransparantie | — | VBO | not in register |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Member | Heath and safety at work | — | Deutsche Sozialversicherung Arbeitsgemeinschaft Europa | registered ↗ |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Member | Werkbezoek gevangenismuseum Merksplas | — | Gevangenismuseum Merkplas | not in register |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Member | Milieu, circulaire economie, Reach | — | Essenscia | not in register |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Rapporteur | Working visit Umicore and Jervois Finland Cobalt refinery and manufacturing facilities | 2025/0232(COD) | Cobalt Institute | registered ↗ |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Member | Subcontracting: EMPL INI on subcontracting | — | EFBWW | not in register |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Member | EU dossiers | — | ACV | not in register |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Member | EU dossiers EMPL/ENVI/SANT/FEMM | — | Beweging.net | not in register |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Member | CMRD6 | 2023/0421(COD) | EUROALLIAGES | not in register |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Member | Inleiding tijdens event in Europees Parlement over onderzoeksproject Force | — | Anticancer Fund|Cancer Patients Europe|Kom op tegen Kanker | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Member | Staalsector, steunmaatregelen Europese Commissie | — | ACV|ABVV|ACLVB | not in register |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Member | Europees Platform ter bestrijding van dakloosheid | — | Europese Commissie | not in register |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Rapporteur | Pensioenen: dossiers EMPL | 2025/0363(COD) | KULeuven | not in register |
| 5 Jan 2026 | Member | Nieuwjaarsreceptie VOKA nationaal | — | VOKA | not in register |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Member | Werkbezoek KU Leuven: AI in gezondheidszorg | — | KU Leuven | not in register |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Member | Beroepserkenning | — | Vlaamse Beroepsorganisatie voor Vroedvrouwen | not in register |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Aanvullende pensioenen | 2025/0363(COD) | ACV | not in register |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Member | Emission reduction in transport sector | — | Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) | registered ↗ |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Member | Emission reduction in transport sector | — | TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE | registered ↗ |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Member | Emission reduction in transport sector | — | Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst | registered ↗ |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Member | Revision CSRD & CSDDD | — | Oxfam-en-Belgique / Oxfam-in-België|Broederlijk Delen | registered ↗ |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Member | Emission reduction in transport sector | — | Volvo AB | registered ↗ |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Member | ETS 2 revision | — | Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) | registered ↗ |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Member | Omnibus I - CSRD & CSDDD | — | Oxfam-en-Belgique / Oxfam-in-België|Broederlijk Delen|ACV | registered ↗ |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Member | Environmental omnibus | — | Natuurpunt vzw | registered ↗ |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Rapporteur | Revision Regulation 2021/691 | 2025/0073(COD) | DE Permanent Representation to the EU | not in register |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Rapporteur | Revision Regulation 2021/691 | 2025/0073(COD) | DK Permanent Representation to the EU|CY Permanent Representation to the EU | not in register |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Member | Pharmaceutical legislation + Critical Medicines Act | — | Bayer AG|GSK|Johnson & Johnson|Merck Sharp & Dohme Europe Belgium SRL|Novartis International AG | entry 1 entry 2 entry 3 entry 4 entry 5 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Member | Exchange of views on the report "Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights" | 2025/2133(INI) | Ceemet | not in register |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Member | work-based learning and quality jobs roadmap | — | Faba | not in register |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Member | Zorgboerderijen | — | Steunpunt Groene Zorg | not in register |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Member | End-of-life vehicles | — | Assuralia, beroepsvereniging van verzekeringsondernemingen | not in register |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Member | Groene Claims | — | Permantente Vertegenwoordiging België bij de EU | not in register |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Member | Roadworthiness Package | — | Car-Pass | not in register |
| 27 May 2025 | Rapporteur | Europees Globaliseringsfonds | 2025/0073(COD) | ACV | not in register |
| 27 May 2025 | Rapporteur | Europees Globaliseringsfonds | 2025/0073(COD) | EESC | not in register |
| 23 May 2025 | Member | Vrouwen in de Transportsector & MBO-opleidingen | — | Transport & Logistics Netherlands | not in register |
| 19 May 2025 | Member | Milieudossiers | — | Boerenbond vzw | registered ↗ |
| 16 May 2025 | Member | disabilities and accessibility | — | Konekt VZW | not in register |
| 15 May 2025 | Member | Actuele dossiers EU | — | VOKA | not in register |
| 14 May 2025 | Member | EU Gezondheidszorg | — | Alliance Nationale des Mutualités chrétiennes - Landsbond der Christelijke Mutualiteiten | registered ↗ |
| 14 May 2025 | Member | Workshop Amazon | — | ACV | not in register |
| 12 May 2025 | Member | Sociale dossiers EU | — | Beweging.net | not in register |
| 6 May 2025 | Member | Netwerkevent Permanente Vertegenwoordiging van België bij de EU | — | Permanente Vertegenwoordiging | not in register |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Member | ontmanteling Glas - End-of-life vehicles | — | FERVER | not in register |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Member | Werkbezoek | — | ELIA | not in register |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Micropellets | 2023/0373(COD) | Pools Voorzitterschap EU | not in register |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Member | Werklunch met Europese Parlementsleden | — | Permanente Vertegenwoordiging van België bij de EU | not in register |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Micropellets | 2023/0373(COD) | Europese Commissie | not in register |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Member | Overleg Belgische vakbonden met Europese Parlementsleden | — | ACV, ABVV, ACLVB | not in register |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Member | Sociale dossiers EU | — | ACV | not in register |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Member | Strijd tegen dakloosheid | — | CAW | not in register |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Member | Subcontracting | — | ACV BIE en ACV TRANSCOM | not in register |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Member | Prioriteiten sociale ondernemingen | — | UNISOC | not in register |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Member | Kaderrichtlijn Water | — | Haven van Antwerpen Brugge | not in register |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Regulation on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution | 2023/0373(COD) | AmCham EU | not in register |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Regulation on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution | 2023/0373(COD) | The Pew Charitable Trusts | registered ↗ |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Member | Vrouwen in de Transportsector | — | Transport en Logistiek Nederland | registered ↗ |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Member | Electrification of transport | — | AVERE - The European Association for Electromobility | registered ↗ |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Microplastics | 2023/0373(COD) | Permanente Vertegenwoordiging Cyprus | not in register |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Member | Debat met Raad van Bestuur VBO | — | VBO | not in register |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Member | Onderzoek en ontwikkeling | — | Vrije Universiteit Brussel | registered ↗ |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Member | Animal welfare in the zoo - Safeguarding a future for animal species | — | EAZA|Antwerp zoo | not in register |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Member | Nieuwjaarsreceptie Vleva | — | VLEVA | not in register |
| 7 Jan 2025 | Member | EU landbouwdossiers: omgeving en sociale zaken | — | Boerenbond vzw | registered ↗ |
| 7 Jan 2025 | Member | EU prioriteiten Unizo | — | UNIZO | not in register |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Regulation on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution | 2023/0373(COD) | Belgian Permanent Representation to the EU | not in register |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Regulation on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution | 2023/0373(COD) | European Plastics Converters Association | registered ↗ |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Member | Seizoensarbeid | — | Boerenbond vzw | registered ↗ |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Member | Ontmoeting Palestijnse vakbonden | — | ACV | not in register |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Member | Event (co-host): Global and Local Health Partners: The Fight Against Polio and Beyond | — | ROTARY INTERNATIONAL | registered ↗ |
| 8 Nov 2024 | Member | Landbouw- en milieudossiers | — | Boerenbond | not in register |
| 8 Nov 2024 | Member | Ontbossingsrichtlijn | — | WWF | not in register |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Member | Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation, Circular Economy Act | — | DENUO, FEAD, EuRIC, Ferver | not in register |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Member | Transport-, energie- en klimaatdossiers komende legislatuur | — | Transport & Environment | not in register |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Member | Europees Platform tegen Dakloosheid | — | EPOCH | not in register |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Member | Rondetafel Dakloosheid en het nieuwe Europese mandaat | — | FEANTSA | not in register |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Member | ENVI dossiers komende legislatuur/prioriteiten | — | BASF | not in register |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Member | Sociale dossiers EU | — | VBO | not in register |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Member | Nazomerontmoeting Boerenbond | — | Boerenbond | not in register |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Member | Sociale dossiers EU | — | Beweging.net | not in register |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Member | Uitdagingen muzieksector | — | Belgian Recorded Music Association | registered ↗ |
| 30 Sep 2024 | Member | Public procurement | — | UNI Europa | registered ↗ |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Member | Health Forum: deelname als spreker: Prioriteiten EU op het vlak van gezondheid/vooruitblik op komende legislatuur | — | CM, Nationaal Intermutualistisch College | not in register |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Member | Onderaanneming | — | ETF, EFBWW, EFFAT | not in register |
| 15 Sep 2024 | Member | Bezoek landbouwbedrijf in het kader van Dag van de Landbouw | — | Boerenbond | not in register |
| 13 Sep 2024 | Member | Werkbezoek/overleg Haven van Antwerpen/EU-beleid | — | Haven van Antwerpen | not in register |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Member | Deelname aan netwerkevent Vleva met Europese Parlementsleden | — | VLEVA | not in register |
| 9 Sep 2024 | Member | EU Strijd tegen dakloosheid | — | FEANTSA|EPOCH | not in register |
| 5 Sep 2024 | Member | Overleg Belgische vakbonden met Europese Parlementsleden | — | ACV|ABVV|ACLVB | not in register |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Member | Dossiers commissie Werkgelegenheid en Sociale Zaken 2024-2029 | — | ETUC | not in register |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Member | Prioriteiten en vooruitzichten 2024-2029 | — | Permanente Vertegenwoordiging België bij de EU | not in register |