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Declaration of interests

Pursuant to paragraph 18 of the Code of conduct for members of the Parliament Assembly

I, the undersigned, on my honour and in full knowledge of the Code of conduct for members of the Parliamentary Assembly, hereby declare:

Ms Franziska KERSTEN

Substitute
Deputy
SPD

Deutscher Bundestag
DE - 11011 - Berlin
Germany

Photo member
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Remunerated professional activities, offices and positions, in the public or private sector, regular or occasional, whether as an employee, liberal professional or as a self-employed person, including the parliamentary mandate and local elective offices, exercised or held at present and during the last two calendar years.

Professionnal activity, office, position Frequency Amount of income
A1 Member of Parliament in German, Bundestag (2024) Permanent 130554 EUR
A2 Member of Parliament in German, Bundestag (2025) Permanent 137985 EUR
A3 Spokesperson for the SPD faction for agriculture, nutrition & home country (since May 2025) Permanent 11092 EUR
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Activities, employment positions and offices in corporations, institutions or enterprises, public or private, domestic or foreign, as a director, manager, senior executive, shareholder, including notably on boards of directors, administrative boards or supervisory boards, exercised or held at present and during the last two calendar years.

Activity, employment position, office Frequency Amount of income
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Participation, whether remunerated or unremunerated, as a member of a management or advisory body (management, supervisory, advisory or administrative board) of institutions or non-commercial enterprises such as NGOs, associations, charities, foundations, clubs, public or private, domestic or foreign, exercised or held at present and during the last two calendar years.

Name of the institution or enterprise, and position held Amount of income (if remunerated) Expenses covered
C1 Social-democratic Party (SPD), Head of the SPD Saxony-Anhalt's Expert Committee on Food, Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Areas, and the Environment 0 EUR 0 EUR
C2 since 2025: Full member of the German National Committee for Monument Protection (DNK) 0 EUR 0 EUR
C3 Since 2025 Deputy member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Foundation for the Bauakademie 0 EUR 0 EUR
C4 Since 2025 Deputy member of the Board of Trustees of the German Historical Museum Foundation 0 EUR 0 EUR
C5 Since 2025 Deputy member of the Foundation Council of the Foundation Flight, Expulsion, Reconciliation 0 EUR 0 EUR
C6 Since 2025 Advisory board member of the Green Culture Contact Point of the Federal Government 0 EUR 0 EUR
C7 Since 2025 Full member of the Foundation Advisory Board of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation 0 EUR 0 EUR
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Occasional activities, mandates, missions and positions, whether remunerated or unremunerated, as consultant, advisor, expert, lobbyist, lecturer, etc. performed at present and during the last two calendar years, including abroad.

Activity, mandate, mission, position Start date End date Amount of income (if remunerated)
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Membership of friendship groups or interparliamentary relations groups.

Friendship groups and position held (chair, vice-chair or member)
E1 Member of the Parliamentary Group ASEAN (member only)
E2 Member of the Parliamentary Group Southern Africa (member only)
E3 Member of the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly (member only)
E4 Member of the Parliamentary Group Italy (member only)
E5 Initiator & Chair of the Rural Areas Discussion Group in the German Bundestag
E6 Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Group on Antimicrobial Resistance in the German Bundestag
E7 Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Group on Horses in the German Bundestag
E8 Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Council on Neglected Tropical Diseases in the German Bundestag
E9 Member of the Parliamentary Group on Global Biodiversity in the German Bundestag
E10 Member of the Parliamentary Group on food banks (Tafeln) in the German Bundestag
E11 Member of the OECD Parliamentary Network
E12 Member of the Paris Climate Club
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Support, whether financial or in terms of staff or material, donations, including sponsorships and money gifts granted by third parties (additional to that provided by the national parliament and the national political party), accepted during the previous calendar year.

Type of support Donor's identity (name, function and address/country)
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Gifts, of a value in excess of 200 €, and other benefits and hospitality (such as meals, travel, transportation, accommodation, sporting or cultural events, etc.), offered by a legal or natural person, including when they are bestowed abroad, accepted during the previous calendar year.

Type and description, date Donor's identity (name, function and address/country)
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Trips and visits abroad and sponsored travels, where the travel, accommodation or subsistence expenses were covered in full or in part by a third party, whether a legal or natural person (other than your national parliament, your national government, or the Parliamentary Assembly), either by public or private funds, during the previous calendar year.

Type and description of the expenses covered, date and place Donor's identity (name, function and address/country)
H1 Travel to/from & hotel for the Plant Food Summit, Copenhaguen, 20th-21st October 2025 Plant Food Summit 2025 | Questions: Please contact The Meeting Planners at [email protected]
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Miscellaneous – any other relevant interests which do not fall into the other categories mentioned which might influence the performance of my duties in the Parliamentary Assembly, in particular as rapporteur or member of an election observation mission.

I1 Other Memberships Member of the SPD since 1996 German Natural Law Association Agricultural Social Society Head of the SPD Saxony-Anhalt's Expert Committee on Food, Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Areas, and the Environment Member of AWO Saxony-Anhalt Veterinarians Without Borders State Association of Civil Servant Veterinarians Rural Women's Association Saxony-Anhalt e.V. Farmers' Association Saxony-Anhalt e.V. Nature Friends Saxony-Anhalt Friends of Leipzig University German Agricultural Society (DLG) DRK Dialogue Forum BbT – Federal Association of Civil Servant Veterinarians Manager Circle of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (Health Working Group) Friends of the Seemannskirche Prerow Friends of the German Army FES Alumni Association Sponsor at World Vision Germany Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Declaration of any relevant economic, commercial, financial or other interests, whether professional or personal, of the spouse and other family members, as well as paid or voluntary staff, which might influence the performance of my duties in the Parliamentary Assembly, in particular as rapporteur or member of an election observation mission (Those persons named in this section acknowledge that they have been informed and give their consent).

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Comments or explanatory statement in connection with this declaration.

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