





Which Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have most influence?
Who has most power to shape the political agenda and drive social change?
The Influence Index reveals the 100 most influential MEPs based on political and social media data from the one-year period up to August 2021.
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MEP Name | Political Score | Social Score | Overall Score | Rising Stars | |
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![]() | Manfred WEBER ![]() EPP, @ManfredWeber Germany | 78 | 93.6 | 85.8 | ^1 |
![]() | Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ ![]() S&D, @IratxeGarper Spain | 88 | 77.1 | 82.3 | ^2 |
![]() | Sven GIEGOLD ![]() Greens/EFA, @sven_giegold Germany | 66 | 94.2 | 80.0 | ^3 |
![]() | Dacian CIOLOŞ ![]() Renew, @CiolosDacian Romania | 83 | 75.2 | 79.0 | ^1 |
![]() | David-Maria SASSOLI ![]() S&D, @DavidSassoli Italy | 100 | 56.1 | 78.1 | |
![]() | Pascal CANFIN ![]() Renew, @pcanfin France | 55 | 95.7 | 75.4 | ^2 |
![]() | Luis GARICANO ![]() Renew, @lugaricano Spain | 57 | 93.7 | 75.2 | |
![]() | Bernd LANGE ![]() S&D, @berndlange Germany | 58 | 91.9 | 75.1 | ^10 |
![]() | Antonio TAJANI ![]() EPP, @Antonio_Tajani Italy | 70 | 79.1 | 74.6 | |
![]() | Heidi HAUTALA ![]() Greens/EFA, @HeidiHautala Finland | 73 | 76.1 | 74.6 | ^1 |
![]() | Reinhard BÜTIKOFER ![]() Greens/EFA, @bueti Germany | 44 | 100.0 | 71.8 | |
![]() | Kathleen VAN BREMPT ![]() S&D, @kvanbrempt Belgium | 49 | 90.1 | 69.4 | |
![]() | Karen MELCHIOR ![]() Renew, @karmel80 Denmark | 44 | 94.8 | 69.2 | ^153 |
![]() | Bas EICKHOUT ![]() Greens/EFA, @BasEickhout Netherlands | 54 | 83.3 | 68.8 | |
![]() | Brando BENIFEI ![]() S&D, @brandobenifei Italy | 51 | 85.5 | 68.2 | ^40 |
![]() | Ville NIINISTÖ ![]() Greens/EFA, @VilleNiinisto Finland | 44 | 92.1 | 68.2 | ^23 |
![]() | Guy VERHOFSTADT ![]() Renew, @guyverhofstadt Belgium | 48 | 87.9 | 68.1 | ^45 |
![]() | Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS ![]() The Left, @papadimoulis Greece | 64 | 71.0 | 67.6 | |
![]() | Karima DELLI ![]() Greens/EFA, @KarimaDelli France | 41 | 93.6 | 67.4 | ^24 |
![]() | Hilde VAUTMANS ![]() Renew, @hildevautmans Belgium | 48 | 86.8 | 67.4 | |
![]() | Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO ![]() S&D, @RodriguezPinero Spain | 41 | 92.1 | 66.8 | ^53 |
![]() | Tiemo WÖLKEN ![]() S&D, @woelken Germany | 47 | 85.5 | 66.3 | ^15 |
![]() | Dita CHARANZOVÁ ![]() Renew, @charanzova Czech Republic | 63 | 68.5 | 65.6 | ^9 |
![]() | Sophia in 't VELD ![]() Renew, @SophieintVeld Netherlands | 51 | 80.2 | 65.6 | |
![]() | María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS ![]() Renew, @sorayarr_ Spain | 43 | 87.8 | 65.3 | ^8 |
![]() | Anna CAVAZZINI ![]() Greens/EFA, @anna_cavazzini Germany | 36 | 94.5 | 65.2 | ^102 |
![]() | Manon AUBRY ![]() The Left, @ManonAubryFr France | 32 | 97.6 | 64.8 | |
![]() | Nathalie LOISEAU ![]() Renew, @NathalieLoiseau France | 35 | 93.5 | 64.2 | ^42 |
![]() | Michèle RIVASI ![]() Greens/EFA, @MicheleRivasi France | 33 | 95.1 | 64.1 | ^36 |
![]() | David McALLISTER ![]() EPP, @davidmcallister Germany | 52 | 74.4 | 63.2 | ^100 |
![]() | Maria Da Graça CARVALHO ![]() EPP, @mgracacarvalho Portugal | 39 | 87.2 | 63.1 | ^64 |
![]() | Frances FITZGERALD ![]() EPP, @FitzgeraldFrncs Ireland | 45 | 80.5 | 62.8 | |
![]() | César LUENA ![]() S&D, @cesarluena Spain | 39 | 86.5 | 62.7 | ^9 |
![]() | Andreas SCHWAB ![]() EPP, @Andreas_Schwab Germany | 48 | 76.1 | 62.3 | |
![]() | Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI ![]() ECR, @ZdzKrasnodebski Poland | 48 | 76.9 | 62.3 | |
![]() | Younous OMARJEE ![]() The Left, @younousomarjee France | 50 | 73.6 | 61.9 | |
![]() | Ciarán CUFFE ![]() Greens/EFA, @CiaranCuffe Ireland | 36 | 88.1 | 61.9 | ^14 |
![]() | Johan VAN OVERTVELDT ![]() ECR, @jvanovertveldt Belgium | 72 | 51.2 | 61.7 | ^6 |
![]() | Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE ![]() Renew, @MariePierreV France | 44 | 78.9 | 61.6 | ^130 |
![]() | Dolors MONTSERRAT ![]() EPP, @DolorsMM Spain | 45 | 76.7 | 61.0 | |
![]() | Marcel KOLAJA ![]() Greens/EFA, @PiratKolaja Czech Republic | 50 | 71.4 | 60.9 | ^82 |
![]() | Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO ![]() S&D, @Ibangarciadb Spain | 35 | 86.8 | 60.9 | |
![]() | Peter LIESE ![]() EPP, @peterliese Germany | 41 | 80.5 | 60.6 | ^16 |
![]() | Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ ![]() S&D, @linagalvezmunoz Spain | 42 | 79.1 | 60.4 | |
![]() | Saskia BRICMONT ![]() Greens/EFA, @saskiabricmont Belgium | 29 | 91.5 | 60.1 | ^97 |
![]() | Javi LÓPEZ ![]() S&D, @javilopezEU Spain | 39 | 80.7 | 59.9 | ^7 |
![]() | Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU ![]() EPP, @AnnaAsimakopoul Greece | 34 | 85.4 | 59.8 | ^20 |
![]() | Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ ![]() EPP, @TomasZdechovsky Czech Republic | 33 | 85.9 | 59.5 | ^152 |
![]() | Grace O'SULLIVAN ![]() Greens/EFA, @GraceOSllvn Ireland | 33 | 85.3 | 59.4 | ^108 |
![]() | Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR ![]() S&D, @JFLopezAguilar Spain | 71 | 47.9 | 59.4 | |
![]() | Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR ![]() Renew, @VTrillet_Lenoir France | 30 | 88.2 | 59.3 | ^87 |
![]() | Danuta Maria HÜBNER ![]() EPP, @danutahuebner Poland | 49 | 68.9 | 59.1 | |
![]() | Pierre KARLESKIND ![]() Renew, @Pierre_Ka France | 39 | 78.8 | 59.0 | |
![]() | Ernest URTASUN ![]() Greens/EFA, @ernesturtasun Spain | 34 | 83.9 | 59.0 | |
![]() | Martin HÄUSLING ![]() Greens/EFA, @MartinHaeusling Germany | 25 | 92.8 | 58.9 | ^57 |
![]() | Raphaël GLUCKSMANN ![]() S&D, @rglucks1 France | 22 | 95.4 | 58.8 | ^52 |
![]() | Marie TOUSSAINT ![]() Greens/EFA, @marietouss1 France | 21 | 95.3 | 58.2 | ^17 |
![]() | Rasmus ANDRESEN ![]() Greens/EFA, @RasmusAndresen Germany | 38 | 78.6 | 58.1 | |
![]() | Terry REINTKE ![]() Greens/EFA, @TerryReintke Germany | 35 | 80.7 | 58.1 | |
![]() | Siegfried MUREŞAN ![]() EPP, @SMuresan Romania | 53 | 63.1 | 58.1 | |
![]() | Axel VOSS ![]() EPP, @AxelVossMdEP Germany | 42 | 74.0 | 57.8 | ^5 |
![]() | David CORMAND ![]() Greens/EFA, @DavidCormand France | 29 | 86.0 | 57.3 | ^35 |
![]() | Marisa MATIAS ![]() The Left, @mmatias_ Portugal | 35 | 79.7 | 57.3 | ^56 |
![]() | Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI ![]() ECR, @JSaryuszWolski Poland | 30 | 84.6 | 57.2 | ^446 |
![]() | Valérie HAYER ![]() Renew, @ValerieHayer France | 47 | 67.0 | 57.2 | ^34 |
![]() | Andrus ANSIP ![]() Renew, @Ansip_EU Estonia | 52 | 61.8 | 56.9 | ^24 |
![]() | Fabienne KELLER ![]() Renew, @fabienne_keller France | 28 | 86.3 | 56.9 | |
![]() | Robert BIEDROŃ ![]() S&D, @RobertBiedron Poland | 37 | 76.6 | 56.9 | |
![]() | Michael BLOSS ![]() Greens/EFA, @micha_bloss Germany | 15 | 98.6 | 56.7 | ^36 |
![]() | Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU ![]() Renew, @CZacharopoulou France | 40 | 72.5 | 56.4 | ^36 |
![]() | Geert BOURGEOIS ![]() ECR, @GeertBourgeois Belgium | 33 | 80.0 | 56.4 | ^100 |
![]() | José GUSMÃO ![]() The Left, @joseggusmao Portugal | 35 | 77.9 | 56.4 | |
![]() | Tilly METZ ![]() Greens/EFA, @MetzTilly Luxembourg | 37 | 74.9 | 56.0 | ^47 |
![]() | Andrzej HALICKI ![]() EPP, @AndrzejHalicki Poland | 47 | 65.3 | 56.0 | |
![]() | Sergey LAGODINSKY ![]() Greens/EFA, @SLagodinsky Germany | 32 | 80.2 | 56.0 | ^88 |
![]() | Eric ANDRIEU ![]() S&D, @EricAndrieuEU France | 34 | 77.9 | 55.8 | ^462 |
![]() | Katarina BARLEY ![]() S&D, @katarinabarley Germany | 48 | 63.3 | 55.7 | |
![]() | Thierry MARIANI ![]() ID, @ThierryMARIANI France | 23 | 88.6 | 55.7 | ^132 |
![]() | Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS ![]() Renew, @petras_petras Lithuania | 44 | 67.4 | 55.6 | ^25 |
![]() | Carlo CALENDA ![]() S&D, @CarloCalenda Italy | 19 | 91.6 | 55.5 | ^29 |
![]() | Jordi CAÑAS ![]() Renew, @jordi_canyas Spain | 28 | 82.1 | 55.2 | |
![]() | Nicola BEER ![]() Renew, @nicolabeerfdp Germany | 43 | 66.9 | 55.0 | ^8 |
![]() | Sandro GOZI ![]() Renew, @sandrogozi France | 29 | 80.5 | 54.9 | ^51 |
![]() | Paolo DE CASTRO ![]() S&D, @paolodecastro Italy | 47 | 62.1 | 54.6 | ^52 |
![]() | Manuel BOMPARD ![]() The Left, @mbompard France | 13 | 96.6 | 54.6 | ^25 |
![]() | Margarida MARQUES ![]() S&D, @mmargmarques Portugal | 42 | 66.9 | 54.6 | |
![]() | José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ ![]() Renew, @jrbauza Spain | 35 | 74.2 | 54.6 | ^1 |
![]() | Eleonora EVI ![]() Greens/EFA, @EleonoraEvi Italy | 21 | 88.3 | 54.6 | ^27 |
![]() | Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI ![]() S&D, @miapetrakumpula Finland | 25 | 84.2 | 54.6 | |
![]() | Patrick BREYER ![]() Greens/EFA, @echo_pbreyer Germany | 16 | 92.8 | 54.4 | ^52 |
![]() | Pierre LARROUTUROU ![]() S&D, @larrouturou France | 17 | 91.5 | 54.3 | ^115 |
![]() | Irène TOLLERET ![]() Renew, @ITolleret France | 27 | 81.6 | 54.2 | ^88 |
![]() | Agnes JONGERIUS ![]() S&D, @a_jongerius Netherlands | 47 | 61.0 | 54.0 | |
![]() | Maria ARENA ![]() S&D, @Mariearenaps Belgium | 30 | 78.0 | 53.9 | ^104 |
![]() | Dennis RADTKE ![]() EPP, @RadtkeMdEP Germany | 45 | 63.1 | 53.9 | ^32 |
![]() | Georgios KYRTSOS ![]() EPP, @GiorgosKyrtsos Greece | 25 | 83.3 | 53.9 | ^89 |
![]() | Irene TINAGLI ![]() S&D, @itinagli Italy | 63 | 44.3 | 53.9 | |
![]() | Mick WALLACE ![]() The Left, @wallacemick Ireland | 14 | 93.2 | 53.9 | ^76 |
![]() | Anna FOTYGA ![]() ECR, @AnnaFotyga_PE Poland | 32 | 75.5 | 53.8 | ^147 |
![]() | Jutta PAULUS ![]() Greens/EFA, @juttapaulusrlp Germany | 19 | 88.4 | 53.8 | ^53 |
![]() | Stéphanie YON-COURTIN ![]() Renew, @s_yoncourtin France | 46 | 60.5 | 53.5 | |
![]() | Engin EROGLU ![]() Renew, @EnginEroglu_FW Germany | 20 | 87.0 | 53.5 | ^314 |
![]() | Yannick JADOT ![]() Greens/EFA, @yjadot France | 19 | 87.5 | 53.3 | |
![]() | Alexandra GEESE ![]() Greens/EFA, @AlexandraGeese Germany | 22 | 83.7 | 53.0 | ^145 |
![]() | Margrete AUKEN ![]() Greens/EFA, @MargreteAuken Denmark | 26 | 79.4 | 52.9 | ^101 |
![]() | Clara AGUILERA ![]() S&D, @ClaraAguilera7 Spain | 44 | 61.9 | 52.7 | ^43 |
![]() | Miguel URBÁN CRESPO ![]() The Left, @MiguelUrban Spain | 20 | 84.9 | 52.5 | |
![]() | Eva MAYDELL ![]() EPP, @EvaMaydell Bulgaria | 25 | 79.6 | 52.3 | ^20 |
![]() | Carlos ZORRINHO ![]() S&D, @czorrinho Portugal | 43 | 61.4 | 52.3 | |
![]() | Luke Ming FLANAGAN ![]() The Left, @lukeming Ireland | 23 | 81.2 | 52.1 | ^5 |
![]() | Nikolaj VILLUMSEN ![]() The Left, @nvillumsen Denmark | 23 | 80.8 | 51.8 | |
![]() | Assita KANKO ![]() ECR, @Assita_Kanko Belgium | 20 | 83.8 | 51.7 | ^85 |
![]() | Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL ![]() Greens/EFA, @ViolavonCramon Germany | 18 | 85.2 | 51.6 | ^181 |
![]() | Othmar KARAS ![]() EPP, @othmar_karas Austria | 57 | 45.5 | 51.5 | |
![]() | Lukas MANDL ![]() EPP, @lukasmandl Austria | 42 | 60.7 | 51.3 | ^12 |
![]() | Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES ![]() S&D, @nicogoncas Spain | 27 | 75.6 | 51.3 | |
![]() | François-Xavier BELLAMY ![]() EPP, @fxbellamy France | 23 | 79.2 | 50.9 | ^60 |
![]() | Benoît BITEAU ![]() Greens/EFA, @BenoitBiteau France | 19 | 82.4 | 50.9 | ^174 |
![]() | Pierfrancesco MAJORINO ![]() S&D, @pfmajorino Italy | 25 | 76.1 | 50.7 | ^45 |
![]() | Clare DALY ![]() The Left, @ClareDalyMEP Ireland | 21 | 79.6 | 50.5 | ^101 |
![]() | Seán KELLY ![]() EPP, @SeanKellyMEP Ireland | 21 | 79.8 | 50.5 | |
![]() | Marek BELKA ![]() S&D, @profmarekbelka Poland | 42 | 58.4 | 50.3 | ^102 |
![]() | Jytte GUTELAND ![]() S&D, @JytteGuteland Sweden | 46 | 54.1 | 50.1 | ^38 |
![]() | Hermann TERTSCH ![]() ECR, @hermanntertsch Spain | 17 | 82.3 | 49.7 | |
![]() | Roberta METSOLA ![]() EPP, @RobertaMetsola Malta | 49 | 49.9 | 49.4 | |
![]() | Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA ![]() ECR, @Jorgebuxade Spain | 14 | 84.8 | 49.4 | ^19 |
![]() | Pär HOLMGREN ![]() Greens/EFA, @ParHolmgren Sweden | 20 | 78.1 | 49.3 | |
![]() | Fabio Massimo CASTALDO ![]() NI, @FMCastaldo Italy | 50 | 48.5 | 49.1 | ^211 |
![]() | Paul TANG ![]() S&D, @paultang Netherlands | 22 | 76.0 | 48.8 | ^28 |
![]() | Christel SCHALDEMOSE ![]() S&D, @SchaldemoseMEP Denmark | 44 | 53.1 | 48.6 | ^8 |
![]() | Svenja HAHN ![]() Renew, @svenja_hahn Germany | 16 | 80.7 | 48.5 | ^221 |
![]() | Sylwia SPUREK ![]() Greens/EFA, @SylwiaSpurek Poland | 21 | 75.4 | 48.3 | |
![]() | Leila CHAIBI ![]() The Left, @leilachaibi France | 12 | 83.5 | 48.0 | |
![]() | Karin KARLSBRO ![]() Renew, @KarinKarlsbro Sweden | 46 | 49.4 | 47.7 | ^6 |
![]() | Ryszard CZARNECKI ![]() ECR, @r_czarnecki Poland | 58 | 36.7 | 47.5 | |
![]() | Sandra KALNIETE ![]() EPP, @Kalniete Latvia | 48 | 46.1 | 47.2 | ^83 |
![]() | José Manuel FERNANDES ![]() EPP, @JMFernandesEU Portugal | 63 | 31.4 | 47.1 | |
![]() | Markus FERBER ![]() EPP, @MarkusFerber Germany | 58 | 35.6 | 46.6 | |
![]() | Philippe LAMBERTS ![]() Greens/EFA, @ph_lamberts Belgium | 46 | 45.7 | 45.9 | ^47 |
![]() | Olivier CHASTEL ![]() Renew, @OChastel Belgium | 49 | 43.1 | 45.9 | ^24 |
![]() | Miriam LEXMANN ![]() EPP, @MiriamMLex Slovakia | 14 | 75.9 | 45.0 | ^245 |
![]() | Jeroen LENAERS ![]() EPP, @jeroen_lenaers Netherlands | 56 | 31.9 | 43.8 | ^232 |
![]() | Birgit SIPPEL ![]() S&D, @BirgitSippelMEP Germany | 61 | 24.9 | 42.9 | |
![]() | Charlie WEIMERS ![]() ECR, @weimers Sweden | 9 | 75.8 | 42.3 | ^195 |
![]() | Nils TORVALDS ![]() Renew, @nilstorvalds Finland | 58 | 26.4 | 42.0 | |
![]() | Gilbert COLLARD ![]() ID, @GilbertCollard France | 5 | 77.2 | 40.8 | ^65 |
![]() | Elsi KATAINEN ![]() Renew, @ElsiKatainen Finland | 45 | 34.6 | 40.0 | |
![]() | Paulo RANGEL ![]() EPP, @PauloRangel_pt Portugal | 48 | 31.2 | 39.4 | ^26 |
![]() | Christophe HANSEN ![]() EPP, @CHansenEU Luxembourg | 46 | 32.3 | 39.1 | ^12 |
![]() | Dragoș PÎSLARU ![]() Renew, @dragos_pislaru Romania | 54 | 23.7 | 39.0 | |
![]() | Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL ![]() S&D, @EGardiazabal Spain | 58 | 17.2 | 37.6 | |
![]() | Norbert LINS ![]() EPP, @LinsNorbert Germany | 44 | 31.7 | 37.6 | ^41 |
![]() | Daniel CASPARY ![]() EPP, @caspary Germany | 51 | 22.7 | 36.9 | |
![]() | Ulrike MÜLLER ![]() Renew, @UliMuellerMdEP Germany | 47 | 24.5 | 35.6 | ^54 |
![]() | Ewa KOPACZ ![]() EPP, @EwaKopacz Poland | 52 | 17.6 | 35.0 | |
![]() | Domènec RUIZ DEVESA ![]() S&D, @DomenecD Spain | 44 | 26.3 | 35.0 | ^228 |
![]() | Vangelis MEIMARAKIS ![]() EPP, @v_meimarakis Greece | 41 | 26.6 | 33.9 | |
![]() | Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ ![]() S&D, @J_MorenoSanchez Spain | 47 | 19.3 | 33.2 | ^23 |
![]() | Tonino PICULA ![]() S&D, @TPicula Croatia | 43 | 21.6 | 32.1 | ^55 |
![]() | Jonás FERNÁNDEZ ![]() S&D, @jonasfernandez Spain | 51 | 12.3 | 31.5 | |
![]() | Martina DLABAJOVÁ ![]() Renew, @Mdlabajova Czech Republic | 49 | 13.4 | 31.2 | ^23 |
![]() | Jens GEIER ![]() S&D, @EuropaJens Germany | 42 | 20.3 | 31.2 | ^34 |
![]() | Pedro SILVA PEREIRA ![]() S&D Portugal | 61 | 0.0 | 30.3 | |
![]() | Isabel SANTOS ![]() S&D, @isabel_mep Portugal | 42 | 17.5 | 29.7 | ^117 |
![]() | Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO ![]() ECR Poland | 59 | 0.0 | 29.7 | |
![]() | Simona BONAFÈ ![]() S&D, @simonabonafe Italy | 45 | 13.9 | 29.5 | |
![]() | Charles GOERENS ![]() Renew, @CharlesGoerens Luxembourg | 41 | 16.2 | 28.7 | |
![]() | Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI ![]() EPP, @CristianSBusoi Romania | 49 | 7.6 | 28.3 | |
![]() | Rainer WIELAND ![]() EPP Germany | 53 | 0.0 | 26.4 | |
![]() | Dan NICA ![]() S&D Romania | 53 | 0.0 | 26.4 | ^10 |
![]() | Marian-Jean MARINESCU ![]() EPP, @MarianMarinescu Romania | 46 | 6.5 | 26.1 | |
![]() | Christian EHLER ![]() EPP, @MEP_Ehler Germany | 43 | 8.5 | 25.8 | |
![]() | Klára DOBREV ![]() S&D, @DobrevKlara Hungary | 44 | 5.9 | 25.1 | ^1 |
![]() | Monika HOHLMEIER ![]() EPP, @MHohlmeier Germany | 47 | 2.5 | 24.6 | ^87 |
![]() | Johan DANIELSSON ![]() S&D, @johandanielsson Sweden | 46 | 0.3 | 23.1 | |
![]() | Alice KUHNKE ![]() Greens/EFA, @AliceBahKuhnke Sweden | 44 | 0.0 | 21.8 |
European President David-Maria Sassoli of the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) group has most political clout, whilst two German Greens, Reinhard Bütikofer and Michael Bloss, top the leaderboard for social influence. When looking at social and political influence combined, the EPP’s Manfred Weber tops the Index. Two women feature in the top ten most politically influential MEPs this year, while six make it to the top ten for social influence.
INFLUENCE BY COUNTRY
German MEPs have most political clout, on average, followed by Spanish and Romanian MEPs. Hungarian MEPs drop most points for political influence since 2020, possibly linked to Fidesz’s departure from the EPP political party.
French MEPs lead by a large margin for social influence, compensating for ranking last for political influence. MEPs from Germany and the Czech Republic gain most social influence, with increased political campaigning in these countries ahead of their national elections in Autumn 2021.
INFLUENCE BY POLITICAL GROUP
In accordance with the share of their seats, MEPs from the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) group have most political influence, followed by Renew Europe and the European People’s Party (EPP). When it comes to social influence, the Greens/EFA group enjoys a comfortable lead.
INFLUENCE BY AGE AND GENDER
The Influence Index suggests political influence increases with age, with MEPs over 60 holding more political power than their younger counterparts. Meanwhile, MEPs under 39 score highest for social media influence across all policy areas, suggesting a generational gap in the way parliamentarians cultivate influence.
Despite being under-represented in the European Parliament, female MEPs are on average more influential than their male counterparts.