Transparency

Transparency is crucial for democratic decision-making processes, and we Greens want to take charge by setting the right example. That is why we publish all lobbying meetings with interest groups. You will also find the rail kilometres I travel, a breakdown of expenses of the monthly general expenditure allowance and my voting behaviour on this page. For more information about myself, please go to more about me.

» Well farming today is part of the destruction, and part of the problem, especially with industrial agriculture and mass breeding, it could be part of the solution. «

Thomas Waitz in euronews.com am 2020-10-23
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Lobbying Transparency

The Greens/EFA group is committed to lobbying transparency and is the first political group in the European Parliament to publish information about every meeting held with lobbyists and interest representatives such as civil society organisations. This list allows all citizens to see whom Green MEPs are meeting, when they are meeting them and what they discuss with outside stakeholders.


Rail Kilometres

Parliamentary work as a Member of the European Parliament does not only require travel to Brussels and Strasbourg but also across Austria to visit local green groups and meet citizens. To keep the carbon footprint as small as possible, I make most of my journeys by train.

Since I took office on 10/11/2017, I have already travelled 127.385 km by train. As a result, 23.567 kg CO2 were emitted less than if I had travelled this distance by plane. An average grown beech would need about 1.886 years to reduce this amount of CO2.
(Calculation based on values of the german Federal Environment Agency)

General Expenditure Allowance

Europe often stands accused of providing an opportunity for elected MEPs to ride a ‘gravy train’. Such accusations tend to be based on misinformation or a hostile press and media pursuing an anti-European agenda. Every MEP office receives a monthly General Expenditure Allowance of 4416.00 euros, to cover expenditure relating to the exercise of the parliamentary mandate. The Greens/EFA Group has decided to take the lead and we, therefore, have been publishing our expenses since 2018. We provide a quarterly overview as well as a graphical chart of the costs on this site.

2025

  • Operating costs: 1.567,6 (16,18%)
  • Office supplies and documents: 310,7 (3,21%)
  • Office equipment costs: 326,9 (3,37%)
  • Costs for representationpurposes: 401,4 (4,14%)
  • Entertainment costs: 2.923,4 (30,18%)
  • Travel expenses: 4.068,9 (42,01%)
  • Administration expenses: 87,3 (0,90%)
A detailed list of GEA can be viewed here.
DateBetragCategory
01.10.2025-63,48Costs for representationpurposes
08.10.2025-149,00Office supplies and documents
09.10.2025-153,73Operating costs
13.10.2025-270,00Entertainment costs
13.10.2025-143,50Travel expenses
13.10.2025-33,00Administration expenses
14.10.2025-200,00Entertainment costs
15.10.2025-555,42Travel expenses
15.10.2025-220,00Travel expenses
16.10.2025-64,00Travel expenses
16.10.2025-25,35Travel expenses
16.10.2025-225,50Travel expenses
17.10.2025-833,00Entertainment costs
17.10.2025-144,96Entertainment costs
17.10.2025-144,96Entertainment costs
20.10.2025-14,00Office supplies and documents
21.10.2025-72,81Travel expenses
21.10.2025-71,17Travel expenses
21.10.2025-19,35Operating costs
21.10.2025-19,99Office supplies and documents
28.10.2025-55,66Office supplies and documents
28.10.2025-54,30Administration expenses
29.10.2025-100,55Costs for representationpurposes
30.10.2025-45,35Entertainment costs
31.10.2025-25,00Operating costs
31.10.2025-25,00Operating costs
31.10.2025-25,00Operating costs
31.10.2025-25,00Operating costs
31.10.2025-25,00Operating costs
31.10.2025-9,99Operating costs
03.11.2025-37,06Entertainment costs
04.11.2025-233,84Entertainment costs
05.11.2025-200,00Travel expenses
10.11.2025-153,73Operating costs
11.11.2025-63,36Entertainment costs
15.11.2025-441,10Travel expenses
14.11.2025-1.380,55Travel expenses
18.11.2025-14,00Office supplies and documents
18.11.2025-19,35Operating costs
20.11.2025-69,10Entertainment costs
25.11.2025-300,00Entertainment costs
27.11.2025-19,99Office supplies and documents
28.11.2025-25,00Operating costs
28.11.2025-25,00Operating costs
28.11.2025-25,00Operating costs
28.11.2025-25,00Operating costs
28.11.2025-25,00Operating costs
28.11.2025-9,99Operating costs
01.12.2025-160,00Entertainment costs
05.12.2025-300,00Entertainment costs
10.12.2025-153,73Operating costs
11.12.2025-80,00Travel expenses
16.12.2025-31,54Travel expenses
16.12.2025-34,00Travel expenses
16.12.2025-94,99Office equipment costs
16.12.2025-14,40Entertainment costs
16.12.2025-98,86Travel expenses
16.12.2025-32,90Office equipment costs
16.12.2025-35,00Travel expenses
16.12.2025-468,90Operating costs
16.12.2025-199,00Office equipment costs
16.12.2025-27,80Operating costs
16.12.2025-100,90Travel expenses
16.12.2025-18,90Travel expenses
16.12.2025-5,99Operating costs
16.12.2025-19,00Entertainment costs
16.12.2025-9,99Entertainment costs
16.12.2025-4,06Office supplies and documents
16.12.2025-78,36Entertainment costs
16.12.2025-78,75Operating costs
16.12.2025-147,00Travel expenses
16.12.2025-41,60Travel expenses
17.12.2025-47,10Costs for representationpurposes
18.12.2025-14,00Office supplies and documents
18.12.2025-19,35Operating costs
19.12.2025-17,05Costs for representationpurposes
19.12.2025-81,72Travel expenses
22.12.2025-173,25Costs for representationpurposes
29.12.2025-19,99Office supplies and documents
30.12.2025-26,12Operating costs
31.12.2025-35,85Operating costs
31.12.2025-25,00Operating costs
31.12.2025-25,00Operating costs
31.12.2025-25,00Operating costs
31.12.2025-25,00Operating costs
31.12.2025-25,00Operating costs
31.12.2025-9,99Operating costs

2024

  • Operating costs: 2.058,3 (24,82%)
  • Office supplies and documents: 359,5 (4,33%)
  • Offices: 3.244,7 (39,12%)
  • Office equipment costs: 1.991,6 (24,01%)
  • Costs for representationpurposes: 63,6 (0,77%)
  • Travel expenses: 404,4 (4,88%)
  • Administration expenses: 171,9 (2,07%)
A detailed list of GEA can be viewed here.
DateBetragCategory
01.10.2024-1.081,56Offices
07.10.2024-10,90Travel expenses
09.10.2024-149,39Operating costs
14.10.2024-760,00Operating costs
15.10.2024-171,91Administration expenses
17.10.2024-120,00Office equipment costs
17.10.2024-119,40Operating costs
17.10.2024-31,98Office supplies and documents
17.10.2024-18,78Operating costs
17.10.2024-221,00Travel expenses
18.10.2024-332,59Office equipment costs
18.10.2024-15,00Office supplies and documents
21.10.2024-18,14Operating costs
24.10.2024-1.539,00Office equipment costs
18.10.2024-16,99Office supplies and documents
31.10.2024-9,99Operating costs
31.10.2024-25,00Operating costs
31.10.2024-25,00Operating costs
31.10.2024-7,99Operating costs
31.10.2024-25,00Operating costs
31.10.2024-25,00Operating costs
04.11.2024-1.081,56Offices
08.11.2024-149,39Operating costs
15.11.2024-34,46Operating costs
18.11.2024-15,00Office supplies and documents
19.11.2024-18,14Operating costs
26.11.2024-154,90Travel expenses
27.11.2024-16,99Office supplies and documents
29.11.2024-9,99Operating costs
29.11.2024-25,00Operating costs
29.11.2024-25,00Operating costs
29.11.2024-7,99Operating costs
29.11.2024-25,00Operating costs
29.11.2024-25,00Operating costs
02.12.2024-17,60Travel expenses
04.11.2024-1.081,56Offices
09.12.2024-11,57Costs for representationpurposes
11.12.2024-149,39Operating costs
12.12.2024-4,50Costs for representationpurposes
16.12.2024-34,85Operating costs
18.12.2024-11,99Operating costs
18.12.2024-11,99Operating costs
18.12.2024-24,10Costs for representationpurposes
18.12.2024-57,64Operating costs
18.12.2024-131,89Operating costs
18.12.2024-23,98Operating costs
18.12.2024-132,86Operating costs
18.12.2024-219,05Office supplies and documents
18.12.2024-44,50Office supplies and documents
18.12.2024-23,45Costs for representationpurposes

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Voting transparency

The European Parliament livestreams all plenary sessions and committee meetings. Furthermore, the voting results for each plenary session are published.