Auke ZIJLSTRA MEP — Attendance, Votes & Activity

99.5%

Attendance Rate

1936

Votes Participated

10th Term

2024 – 2029

Voting Record

Notable votes in the current parliamentary term

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DateVotePositionResult

26 Mar 2026Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientationAgainstADOPTED

26 Mar 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund f…AgainstADOPTED

26 Mar 2026EU-China Agreement: modification of concessions on all the t…ForADOPTED

26 Mar 2026EU-Lebanon Agreement for scientific and technological cooper…ForADOPTED

26 Mar 2026United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Ju…ForADOPTED

26 Mar 2026Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on …ForADOPTED

26 Mar 2026Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain good…ForADOPTED

26 Mar 2026Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain good…AgainstREJECTED

26 Mar 2026Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas fo…ForADOPTED

Financial Declarations

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Recent Lobby Meetings

Meetings disclosed on the EU Transparency Register — last 6 months

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DateOrganisationSubject

7 Apr 2026Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken / Dutch Banking Association|Vereniging VNO-NCWdigital euro · Shadow rapporteur ·2023/0212(COD)

24 Mar 2026N.V. Nederlandse GasunieLNG, Grids Package · Member

11 Mar 2026EU StrategyTech sovereignity · Member

26 Feb 2026Pensioenfederatie (Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds)IORP-II · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0363(COD)

11 Feb 2026Philip Morris International Inc.Digital Euro, Tobacco Tax Directive · Shadow rapporteur ·2023/0212(COD)

29 Jan 2026Nederlandse BrouwersAccijnsrichtlijn · Member

21 Jan 2026Vereniging VNO-NCWDigital Euro, Payment Services Directive · Shadow rapporteur ·2023/0211(COD)

12 Jan 2026Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken / Dutch Banking AssociationSecuritisatie · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0825(COD)

About Auke ZIJLSTRA

Auke Zijlstra represents the Netherlands in the European Parliament as a member of the Party for Freedom (PVV), the country's prominent Eurosceptic and anti-immigration party led by Geert Wilders. He sits with the Patriots for Europe political group, a right-wing nationalist formation that advocates for national sovereignty, opposes further European integration, and promotes stricter immigration controls. Zijlstra previously served as a member of the Dutch Parliament (Tweede Kamer) from 2012 to 2017, where he focused on foreign affairs and European issues, and briefly held the position of State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in 2017 before resigning over controversial statements about Vladimir Putin. His European Parliament attendance record is exceptional, maintaining 99.5% attendance compared to the chamber's average of around 82%, and he has participated in 100% of votes, casting 1,864 out of 1,873 possible votes during his current term.

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Methodology

Attendance is calculated based on roll-call votes in plenary sessions of the European Parliament. Committee votes are excluded. Abstaining counts as present; not voting counts as absent. Notable votes are selected based on significance, close outcomes, and high participation.