As of 22 Oct 2026, Markus FERBER is a Germany MEP in European People’s Party (EPP); WheresMyMEP records 99.2% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €65,948–€72,543/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).
Cite this: WheresMyMEP, data as of 22 Oct 2026, source European Parliament
EPP · Germany
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. (Christian Social Union of Bavaria)
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 Markus FERBER voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from European People’s Party (EPP) majority
6.4% (12 of 188)
The European People’s Party (EPP) average on the same method is 5.1%. Counted only when Markus FERBER cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.
Different from national-party majority
4.3% (8 of 188)
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. (Christian Social Union of Bavaria) · 6 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.
The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan
Markus FERBER voted Abstain; 88% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (142 of 162) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap
Markus FERBER voted Abstain; 88% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (99 of 113) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work
Markus FERBER voted Against; 85% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (142 of 167) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot
Markus FERBER voted For; 82% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (115 of 140) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work
Markus FERBER voted Against; 77% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (130 of 169) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769
Markus FERBER voted For; 73% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (118 of 162) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 94313
Markus FERBER voted For; 68% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (112 of 165) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot
Markus FERBER voted Abstain; 68% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (97 of 143) voted Against.
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 Markus FERBER’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.
90% accurate on 5,744 held-out votes
EU agri-food promotion policy
2026-11-12 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 65% of 475 agriculture votes
Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration
2026-11-12 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 97% of 1169 digital votes
From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up
2026-11-12 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 62% of 1381 defence votes
Markus FERBER has cast every notable vote in the current dataset, nothing to predict.
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Markus FERBER 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.
Amending Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, No 648/2012, No 600/2014, No 909/2014, 2015/2365, 2019/1156, 2021/23, 2022/858, 2023/1114, No 1060/2009, 2016/1011, 2017/2402, 2023/2631 and 2024/3005 as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union
2025/0383(COD) ↗ · ECON · appointed 15 Jan 2026
Amending Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 as regards funding arrangements and the use of a diversified funding strategy
2025/0313(APP) ↗ · ECON · appointed 10 Dec 2025
Voted for on this file · 6 Oct 2026
Amending Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 as regards the economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability
2025/0312(COD) ↗ · ECON · appointed 10 Dec 2025
Voted for on this file · 6 Oct 2026
Amending Regulations (EU) No 1173/2011 and (EU) No 473/2013 as regards alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework
2025/0311(COD) ↗ · ECON · appointed 20 Nov 2025
Voted for on this file · 6 Oct 2026
Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.
Conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation
2025/0162(NLE) ↗ · ECON · appointed 21 Oct 2025
The screening of foreign investments in the Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2024/0017(COD) ↗ · TRAN, ECON · appointed 12 Sep 2024
Voted for on this file · 19 May 2026
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
Amending Directives 2009/65/EC, 2011/61/EU and 2014/65/EU as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union
2025/0382(COD) ↗ · appointed 20 Jan 2026
Settlement finality and repealing Directive 98/26/EC and amending Directive 2002/47/EC on financial collateral arrangements
2025/0381(COD) ↗ · appointed 20 Jan 2026
Amending Regulations (EU) 2015/1017, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695 and (EU) 2021/1153 as regards increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under Regulation (EU) 2021/523 and simplifying reporting requirements
2025/0040(COD) ↗ · appointed 5 May 2025
Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation
2024/0276(CNS) ↗ · appointed 19 Nov 2024
Amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic
2023/0265(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Sep 2024
Execution of driving disqualifications with a Union-wide effect
2023/0055(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Sep 2024
Amending Directive 1999/62/EC, Council Directive 1999/37/EC and Directive (EU) 2019/520 as regards the CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers
2023/0134(COD) ↗ · appointed 13 Sep 2024
Amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the electronic value added tax exemption certificate
2024/0152(CNS) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024
Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.
Tackling barriers to the single market for defence
2025/2143(INI) ↗ · appointed 26 Nov 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 31 Oct 2026 · How we compile this
Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP
Estimated outside income
€65,948–72,543/year
Based on declared income bands
0 declared activities
23 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 Markus FERBER 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 entries for this MEP in the Parliament's register of gifts ↗ for this term.
All filings: Markus FERBER'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.
2 meetings on 2 files
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 9 · Priority 0 · 8 co-authored
Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 31 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 26 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
Markus Ferber is a Member of the European Parliament for Germany, sitting with the European People’s Party (EPP), the centre-right group, and representing the Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. In the 10th parliamentary term, which began on 16 July 2024, Ferber is Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters. Ferber also served in the 4th to 9th terms, including as Vice-Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs from 2014 to 2018. At local and party level, Ferber was Town councillor in Bobingen from 1990 to 1999 and District Chair of the CSU Swabia from 2005 to 2014. Earlier professional roles were development engineer (1990–1992) and sales engineer (1992–1994).
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 →