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ID 197469

BelgiumBelgiumActive member

Assita KANKO

ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists
Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

6

Currently active

3

Total departed

3

Departed share

50.0%

3 of 6

Office over time

6 own staff since we started watching

One bar per person, from the day we first saw them to the day they left — or until today. A faded left edge means they were already in place on 28/10/2024; a faded right edge means they left at an unknown date before 03/03/2026.

Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Elke ROBBERECHTSLaura Janine VAN KESTERENJoris Johannes A WALRAETAnamaria POPOVICIPeter SMETSFilip Honoré E MICHIELS
Accredited assistantsin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
Elke ROBBERECHTSAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
Laura Janine VAN KESTERENAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/202428/06/2026
Joris Johannes A WALRAETAccredited assistants04/02/2025left before Mar 2026
Anamaria POPOVICIAccredited assistants05/04/2025in post
Peter SMETSAccredited assistants04/11/2025in post
Filip Honoré E MICHIELSAccredited assistants02/09/2026in post

Departed share comparison

Share of observed own staff who have since left (since 28 Oct 2024).

This Member50.0%
EP average30.2%
Belgium19.8%
European Conservatives and Reformists Group32.9%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Accredited assistants33600

Active assistants · 3

NameCategorySince
Anamaria POPOVICIAccredited assistants05/04/2025
Peter SMETSAccredited assistants04/11/2025
Filip Honoré E MICHIELSAccredited assistants02/09/2026

Office size

Own staff in post per month. Dashed before 03/03/2026: reconstructed from arrivals only. The dashed horizontal line is the median office in the Parliament (5).

Own staff of Assita KANKO per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-111yes
2024-121yes
2025-011yes
2025-021yes
2025-031yes
2025-042yes
2025-052yes
2025-062yes
2025-072yes
2025-082yes
2025-092yes
2025-102yes
2025-113yes
2025-123yes
2026-013yes
2026-023yes
2026-033no
2026-043no
2026-053no
2026-062no
2026-072no
2026-082no
2026-093no
2026-103no

How long staff stayed

Tenure of staff whose departure is dated. Contracts that ended before 03/03/2026 have no known length and are not shown.

06 mo12 mo18 mo24 moEP median

1 dated departure · office median 20 mo · Parliament median 16 mo

Tenure of departed staff, months
Laura Janine VAN KESTEREN20

Former assistants · 3

NameCategoryFromToDuration
Laura Janine VAN KESTERENAccredited assistants28/10/202428/06/20261y 8m
Elke ROBBERECHTSAccredited assistants28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Joris Johannes A WALRAETAccredited assistants04/02/2025left before Mar 2026—

Our record of the register begins 28/10/2024. "Tracked since" marks a person who was already in place on that day — their actual start date is earlier and is not published to us. Read about the data →