As of 22 Oct 2026, Bernd LANGE is a Germany MEP in Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D); WheresMyMEP records 93.4% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 15 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €2,400–€2,640/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).
Cite this: WheresMyMEP, data as of 22 Oct 2026, source European Parliament
S&D · Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic Party of Germany)
Credited roll-call participation in each calendar month of the current 180-day window of the 10th term, from the same per-sitting counts as the headline figure. Officially excused sittings (Rule 162) are removed from that month's denominator — a gap in the line is a fully excused month. The dashed line is the mean of ranked MEPs' monthly rates. How this is calculated
Every plenary sitting day on which this MEP missed at least one roll-call vote, newest first. “Officially excused” means the Parliament's own record excuses the absence; those sittings are already credited in the figure above. Links open the Parliament's record for that day. How this works
Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 22 Oct 2026
Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Bernd LANGE voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from S&D majority
2.2% (5 of 227)
The S&D average on the same method is 4.5%. Counted only when Bernd LANGE cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.
Different from national-party majority
0.9% (2 of 226)
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic Party of Germany) · 14 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.
Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed
Bernd LANGE voted For; 73% of voting S&D members (90 of 124) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?
Bernd LANGE voted Against; 66% of voting S&D members (71 of 107) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse
Bernd LANGE voted Abstain; 65% of voting S&D members (80 of 124) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Recommendation on EU-China political relations
Bernd LANGE voted For; 51% of voting S&D members (63 of 124) voted Abstain.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations
Bernd LANGE voted Abstain; 43% of voting S&D members (39 of 91) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Source: HowTheyVote.eu export of European Parliament roll-call results. This is a count of recorded positions, not a judgment of motive. How this is calculated · Who breaks with their group most often
Computed from Bernd LANGE’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.
90% accurate on 5,752 held-out votes
EU agri-food promotion policy
2026-11-12 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 75% of 582 agriculture votes
Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration
2026-11-12 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 93% of 1304 digital votes
From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up
2026-11-12 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 61% of 997 defence votes
Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries
2026-09-17
100% of 91 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 50% of 4 health votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes
The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders
2026-09-17
98% of 110 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes
Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers
2026-09-17
100% of 114 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes
Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up
2026-09-17
66% of 111 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 86% of 7 fisheries votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes
The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security
2026-09-17
89% of 115 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 86% of 14 climate votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Bernd LANGE was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.
Writes the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.
Approval of amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement
2025/0283(NLE) ↗ · INTA · appointed 24 Sep 2025
Voted for on this file · 29 Apr 2026
Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the International Coffee Agreement 2022
2025/0267(NLE) ↗ · INTA · appointed 24 Sep 2025
Adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America
2025/0261(COD) ↗ · INTA · appointed 24 Sep 2025
Voted for on this file · 16 Jun 2026
Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods
2025/0260(COD) ↗ · INTA · appointed 24 Sep 2025
Voted for on this file · 16 Jun 2026
Union Approval of the amendment to Article 36 of the 2015 International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives
2025/0193(NLE) ↗ · INTA · appointed 24 Sep 2025
Voted for on this file · 20 May 2026
Withdrawal of the European Union from the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG)
2017/0159(NLE) ↗ · INTA · appointed 24 Sep 2025
Applying a generalized scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2021/0297(COD) ↗ · INTA · appointed 7 Apr 2025
Voted for on this file · 28 Apr 2026
Additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
2025/0012(COD) ↗ · INTA · appointed 19 Feb 2025
Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.
Information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union
2022/0084(COD) ↗ · INTA · appointed 24 Sep 2025
Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures
2025/0130(COD) ↗ · INTA · appointed 15 Jul 2025
EU-US political relations
2025/2084(INI) ↗ · INTA · appointed 14 May 2025
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union
2025/0056(COD) ↗ · appointed 19 Mar 2025
Dates are appointment dates. The Parliament’s data doesn’t mark rapporteurs who were later replaced, so a role listed here may have ended; the linked Legislative Observatory (OEIL) file is the authoritative record. Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · data as of 24 Oct 2026 · How we compile this
Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP
Estimated outside income
€2,400–2,640/year
Based on declared income bands
1 declared activity
2 board memberships
Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026
View original declaration on europarl.europa.eu →Self-declared by the MEP, 10th term (since July 2024)
These lists link to declarations Bernd LANGE made to the European Parliament. They are self-declared by the MEP, and the linked EP document is the authoritative record. Having no declarations does not mean having no events: events paid for by EU institutions or bodies, national governments or political parties do not have to be declared, and a declaration can be missing or filed late.
No event declarations published on the EP website for this term. See Bernd LANGE's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗.
Source: European Parliament website (MEP declarations; Register of gifts) · declarations retrieved 30 Sept 2026 · register retrieved 30 Sept 2026. What is listed
Most recent meetings disclosed on the EU Transparency Register. These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.
Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.
1 meeting on 1 file
These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.
Source: European Parliament meeting declarations · EU Transparency Register · HowTheyVote.eu / EP roll-call · EP Open Data Portal (roles) · How we match meetings to files
Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)
Written 1 · Priority 1 · 1 co-authored
Not in this count: 1 oral question
Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 24 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 20 Oct 2026. The Parliament publishes a question about one to two weeks after it is tabled, so the newest may not be listed yet. What is counted
Bernd Lange is a Member of the European Parliament for Germany, in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the centre-left group, and represents the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands. Lange has been Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade since July 2014. From 2019 to 2021, Lange was Vice-Chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament. Earlier, from 1997 to 1999, Lange was Vice-chair of the Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy. Before entering Parliament, Lange was a secondary-school teacher at Burgdorf 'Gymnasium' from 1983 to 1994, and from 2005 to 2009 headed the economics, environment and European affairs section of the German Trade Union Federation for the Lower Saxony-Bremen-Saxony/Anhalt region.
Summary grounded in cited sources
View official profile on europarl.europa.eu →Attendance is calculated based on roll-call votes in plenary sessions of the European Parliament. Committee votes are excluded. Abstaining counts as present; not voting counts as absent. Sittings for which the Parliament officially excused a Member (Rule 162: illness, serious family reasons, official mission, or pregnancy and maternity leave, which the Parliament excuses for three months before and six months after a birth) are credited, not counted as absences. We credit only what the Parliament's own record shows: the “excused” list in each sitting's minutes, or leave documented in another official Parliament document. An absence the Parliament has not recorded as excused counts as an absence, even if leave has been reported in the press. Notable votes are selected based on significance, close outcomes, and high participation.
Some attendance figures carry a context note, such as maternity or parental leave, illness or an official mission. Each note cites a press or official report, with its source and date, and is reviewed by us before it appears. Context notes never change the attendance figure. MEPs who missed every sitting of an entire plenary session are checked by a person before they appear in any bottom-of-ranking list. Full attendance methodology →