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ID 256974

GermanyGermanyActive member

Verena MERTENS

EPPEuropean People's Party
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

15

Currently active

8

Total departed

7

Departed share

46.7%

7 of 15

Also draws on 12 shared assistants (8 currently, 4 former) — pooled staff are employed by a grouping of Members and are excluded from the figures above.

Office over time

15 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 26Gediminas JAKUBAUSKASVanessa Naomi FÜRSTENAUROBIN-CHRISTOPHER FRANK L…Hartwig HOESCHENMark HEINEMANNJohanna BRUNENico GROSSELina Sophie SCHUHMANNHARTWIG HOSCHENRobin BEIMSTROHBSKP (ex HOFMANN & FRANZ)THEKLA BAUWENSDr. Broll, Schmidt, Kaufm…Celina SCHARECKPeter HANSEN
Accredited assistantsLocal assistantsPaying agentsSpecialised service providersin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
Gediminas JAKUBAUSKASAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Vanessa Naomi FÜRSTENAUAccredited assistants17/07/2025in post
ROBIN-CHRISTOPHER FRANK LÖDIGEAccredited assistants11/05/2026in post
Hartwig HOESCHENLocal assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Mark HEINEMANNLocal assistants01/11/2024in post
Johanna BRUNELocal assistants08/11/202416/06/2026
Nico GROSSELocal assistants13/02/2025left before Mar 2026
Lina Sophie SCHUHMANNLocal assistants05/10/2025left before Mar 2026
HARTWIG HOSCHENLocal assistants01/03/202605/03/2026
Robin BEIMSTROHLocal assistants01/05/202602/07/2026
BSKP (ex HOFMANN & FRANZ)Paying agentstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
THEKLA BAUWENSPaying agentstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Dr. Broll, Schmidt, Kaufmann & PartnerPaying agents02/11/2025left before Mar 2026
Celina SCHARECKSpecialised service providers12/12/2024in post
Peter HANSENSpecialised service providers27/03/2025in post

Departed share comparison

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

This Member46.7%
EP average30.2%
Germany33.4%
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)29.6%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Local assistants25700
Accredited assistants30300
Paying agents12300
Specialised service providers20200
Accredited assistants (grouping)00059
Local assistants (grouping)00022
Paying agents (grouping)00011

Active assistants · 16

NameCategorySince
Gediminas JAKUBAUSKASAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Vanessa Naomi FÜRSTENAUAccredited assistants17/07/2025
ROBIN-CHRISTOPHER FRANK LÖDIGEAccredited assistants11/05/2026
Julie Katharina FELDERAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Clémence Marie Rita HAASAccredited assistants (grouping)02/10/2025
Nikolas Christian GENÄHRAccredited assistants (grouping)01/03/2026
ANNIKA MARIE BREITERAccredited assistants (grouping)16/03/2026
SIMON RICHARD LAMPEAccredited assistants (grouping)05/05/2026
Hartwig HOESCHENLocal assistants28/10/2024
Mark HEINEMANNLocal assistants01/11/2024
Stephan BRASSLocal assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Michael LANDLocal assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
THEKLA BAUWENSPaying agents28/10/2024
Dr. Broll, Schmitt, Kaufmann & PartnerPaying agents (grouping)01/03/2026
Celina SCHARECKSpecialised service providers12/12/2024
Peter HANSENSpecialised service providers27/03/2025

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 Verena MERTENS per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-115yes
2024-126yes
2025-016yes
2025-026yes
2025-037yes
2025-047yes
2025-057yes
2025-067yes
2025-078yes
2025-088yes
2025-098yes
2025-108yes
2025-118yes
2025-128yes
2026-018yes
2026-028yes
2026-038no
2026-048no
2026-0510no
2026-069no
2026-078no
2026-088no
2026-098no
2026-108no

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

3 dated departures · office median 2 mo · Parliament median 16 mo

Tenure of departed staff, months
HARTWIG HOSCHEN0
Robin BEIMSTROH2
Johanna BRUNE19

Former assistants · 11

NameCategoryFromToDuration
Robin BEIMSTROHLocal assistants01/05/202602/07/20262m
Johanna BRUNELocal assistants08/11/202416/06/20261y 7m
Felix Karl REIFENBERGAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/202401/04/20261y 6m
HARTWIG HOSCHENLocal assistants01/03/202605/03/2026< 1 month
BSKP (ex HOFMANN & FRANZ)Paying agents28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Amalya TONAPETYANAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Carmen PÖLSLERAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Nico GROSSELocal assistants13/02/2025left before Mar 2026—
Lina Sophie SCHUHMANNLocal assistants05/10/2025left before Mar 2026—
Dr. Broll, Schmidt, Kaufmann & PartnerPaying agents02/11/2025left before Mar 2026—
Ludger Johannes BRUCKWILDERAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024left 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 →