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As of 22 Oct 2026, Markus BUCHHEIT is a Germany MEP in Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN); WheresMyMEP records 92.2% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 0 disclosed lobby meetings and no paid outside activities declared (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Markus BUCHHEIT

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ESN · Germany

Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany)

92.2% attendance
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92.2%
Attendance · last 180 days
#375 of 717 on the leaderboard
1997
Votes Participated
10th Term
2024 – 2029

Attendance by month

EP · roll-call · last 180 days

Credited roll-call participation in each calendar month of the current 180-day window of the 10th term, from the same per-sitting counts as the headline figure. Officially excused sittings (Rule 162) are removed from that month's denominator — a gap in the line is a fully excused month. The dashed line is the mean of ranked MEPs' monthly rates. How this is calculated

Markus BUCHHEIT monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510087.6%97.0%98.8%73.3%99.4%97.9%Apr ’26May ’26Jun ’26Jul ’26Sept ’26Oct ’26

Missed votes by sitting

EP · attendance register · last 180 days

Every plenary sitting day on which this MEP missed at least one roll-call vote, newest first. “Officially excused” means the Parliament's own record excuses the absence; those sittings are already credited in the figure above. Links open the Parliament's record for that day. How this works

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Voting Record

Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 22 Oct 2026

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22 Oct 2026Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Bla…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strength…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AbstainADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
22 Oct 2026Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AbstainADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postpon…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postpon…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
21 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modif…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED

Voting against the party line

Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Markus BUCHHEIT voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from ESN majority

3.3% (7 of 211)

The ESN average on the same method is 10.0%. Counted only when Markus BUCHHEIT cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

3.3% (7 of 210)

Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany) · 15 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
16 Sept 2026

Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)

Markus BUCHHEIT voted Against; 92% of voting ESN members (22 of 24) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
20 Oct 2026

Protection of adults: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation

Markus BUCHHEIT voted For; 90% of voting ESN members (19 of 21) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
15 Sept 2026

Implementation into Union law of measures adopted by regional fisheries management organisations

Markus BUCHHEIT voted Against; 88% of voting ESN members (23 of 26) voted Abstain.

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Against
17 Sept 2026

Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung

Markus BUCHHEIT voted For; 83% of voting ESN members (19 of 23) voted Abstain.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
29 Apr 2026

International Cocoa Agreement

Markus BUCHHEIT voted For; 81% of voting ESN members (22 of 27) voted Abstain.

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For
20 Oct 2026

Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget

Markus BUCHHEIT voted For; 76% of voting ESN members (16 of 21) voted Abstain.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
29 Apr 2026

Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth

Markus BUCHHEIT voted For; 54% of voting ESN members (14 of 26) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For

Source: HowTheyVote.eu export of European Parliament roll-call results. This is a count of recorded positions, not a judgment of motive. How this is calculated · Who breaks with their group most often

Vote predictions

Vote model

Computed from Markus BUCHHEIT’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

90% accurate on 5,752 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up

2026-11-12 · Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) voted Against in 62% of 196 defence votes

Against likely

EU agri-food promotion policy

2026-11-12 · Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) voted For in 56% of 117 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) voted Against in 49% of 278 digital votes

Against likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateAgainst 50% of 16
  • budgetAgainst 85% of 13
  • tradeFor 36% of 11
  • employmentAgainst 100% of 11
  • foreignAgainst 89% of 9
  • digitalFor 50% of 8
  • fisheriesFor 63% of 8
  • transportFor 63% of 8
  • defenceAgainst 75% of 8
  • economyAgainst 63% of 8
  • rule of lawAgainst 63% of 8
  • healthAgainst 100% of 6
  • migrationFor 75% of 4
  • institutionalFor 75% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3
  • agricultureFor 67% of 3
  • justiceAbstain 67% of 3

Votes Markus missed, how they would likely have voted

2025 Commission report on Moldova

2026-07-08

Against · 95%

96% of 25 Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) MEPs voted Against · voted Against in 89% of 9 foreign votes · voted Against in 55% of the last 20 cast votes

Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system

2026-07-07

Against · 80%

100% of 23 Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 50% of 8 digital votes · voted Against in 55% of the last 20 cast votes

Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum

2026-07-07

Against · 95%

100% of 25 Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) MEPs voted Against · voted Against in 55% of the last 20 cast votes

A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning

2026-07-07

Against · 80%

100% of 25 Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 50% of 8 digital votes · voted Against in 55% of the last 20 cast votes

A coherent tax framework for the EU's financial sector

2026-07-07

Against · 95%

100% of 25 Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) MEPs voted Against · voted Against in 55% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Markus BUCHHEIT was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.

Shadow rapporteur · 11

Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.

  • Amending Directive (EU) 2022/2555 as regards simplification measures and alignment with the [Proposal for the Cybersecurity Act 2]

    2026/0012(COD) ↗ · appointed 10 Mar 2026

  • European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the European cybersecurity certification framework, and ICT supply chain security and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/881 (The Cybersecurity Act 2)

    2026/0011(COD) ↗ · appointed 10 Mar 2026

  • Implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products

    2025/0322(COD) ↗ · appointed 17 Nov 2025

  • Adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

    2025/0261(COD) ↗ · appointed 27 Oct 2025

  • Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

    2025/0260(COD) ↗ · appointed 27 Oct 2025

  • Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People`s Republic of China pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union

    2023/0183(NLE) ↗ · appointed 30 Sep 2025

  • Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938

    2025/0180(COD) ↗ · appointed 7 Jul 2025

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/823 of 28 February 2024 on exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process

    2025/0108(COD) ↗ · appointed 23 Jun 2025

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  • Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Southern Common Market, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, of the other part

    2025/0192(NLE) ↗ · appointed 19 Mar 2025

  • Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus

    2025/0021(COD) ↗ · appointed 19 Feb 2025

  • Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

    2024/2108(INI) ↗ · appointed 2 Dec 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • EU Emissions Trading System and market stability reserve: competitiveness and cost-effective decarbonisation

    2026/0212(COD) ↗ · appointed 29 Sep 2026

  • Amending Directives 2008/98/EC, 2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden

    2025/0394(COD) ↗ · appointed 30 Jun 2026

  • Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty

    2025/2168(INI) ↗ · appointed 15 Jul 2025

  • Conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation

    2025/0162(NLE) ↗ · appointed 15 Jul 2025

  • EU-US political relations

    2025/2084(INI) ↗ · appointed 14 May 2025

Dates are appointment dates. The Parliament’s data doesn’t mark rapporteurs who were later replaced, so a role listed here may have ended; the linked Legislative Observatory (OEIL) file is the authoritative record. Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · data as of 24 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP

No paid outside activities declared.

Previous occupations

Member of the European Parliament

Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026

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Events and gifts declared to the Parliament

Self-declared by the MEP, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · self-declared · weekly

These lists link to declarations Markus BUCHHEIT made to the European Parliament. They are self-declared by the MEP, and the linked EP document is the authoritative record. Having no declarations does not mean having no events: events paid for by EU institutions or bodies, national governments or political parties do not have to be declared, and a declaration can be missing or filed late.

Events paid for by third parties (self-declared)

Gifts notified to the President (self-declared)

No entries for this MEP in the Parliament's register of gifts ↗ for this term.

All filings: Markus BUCHHEIT's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗

Source: European Parliament website (MEP declarations; Register of gifts) · declarations retrieved 30 Sept 2026 · register retrieved 30 Sept 2026. What is listed

Recent Lobby Meetings

Meetings disclosed on the EU Transparency Register. These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.

EU Transparency Register · Updated daily

No lobby meetings recorded for Markus BUCHHEIT on the EU Transparency Register.

Parliamentary questions

Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · open data · updated daily
60written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 55 · Priority 5 · 28 co-authored

Not in this count: 3 oral questions · 1 interpellation

Latest 10

  • 9 Oct 2026Actual implementation costs of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EU) 2023/1791 vs. national overachievementsWritten question E-004105/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 24 Sept 2026Commissioner Magnus Brunner praises EU, Spain and Morocco for their work relating to the migration crisis in CeutaWritten question E-003843/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 26Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 1 Aug 2026Unequal treatment of sika deer, wolves and bears under EU species conservation lawWritten question E-003190/2026To the CommissionAnswered 17 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 1 Aug 2026Delays in rolling out the future railway mobile communication system across the EUWritten question E-003188/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 15 Jun 2026Nuclear power and data centresWritten question E-002448/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 13Answered 4 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 9 Jun 2026Lack of standardised cross-border postage rates in the single marketWritten question E-002367/2026To the CommissionAnswered 4 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 9 Jun 2026Staffing and value for money of press operations at Commission representations in German-speaking countriesWritten question E-002366/2026To the CommissionAnswered 13 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 9 Jun 2026Restoring nature in outdoor areas and greening of Commission buildingsWritten question E-002365/2026To the CommissionAnswered 22 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 9 Jun 2026Gender pay gaps in top jobs at the CommissionWritten question E-002364/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 12 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 9 Jun 2026Small-scale EU projects – organised crime’s favourite way of circumventing OLAF and the EPPOWritten question E-002363/2026To the CommissionAnswered 18 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
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Show all 3 oral questions and 1 interpellation
  • 18 Mar 2026Protecting our farmers from the cumulative effects of Mercosur, Ukraine’s accession to the EU and agricultural red tapeInterpellation G-001004/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 2Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 26 Feb 2026Inclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood on the EU list of terrorist organisationsOral question O-000009/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 36Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 19 Dec 2025Multi-million euro fine against X to enforce the EU censorship agenda under the guise of alleged violations of transparency obligations under the DSAOral question O-000047/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 35Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 31 Oct 2025Returns to Afghanistan: response to Member States’ call for an effective migration policyOral question O-000039/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 44Question ↗PDF ↗

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 24 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 20 Oct 2026. The Parliament publishes a question about one to two weeks after it is tabled, so the newest may not be listed yet. What is counted

About Markus BUCHHEIT

Markus Buchheit is a Member of the European Parliament for Germany, belonging to the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) group, the far-right group, and representing Alternative für Deutschland. The current term is the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), which began for Buchheit on 16 July 2024. Buchheit previously served in the 9th parliamentary term, from 2 July 2019. In that term, Buchheit was a Member of the Identity and Democracy Group until 22 May 2024, and then among the Non-attached Members from 23 May 2024 to 15 July 2024.

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Summary grounded in cited sources

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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. Sittings for which the Parliament officially excused a Member (Rule 162: illness, serious family reasons, official mission, or pregnancy and maternity leave, which the Parliament excuses for three months before and six months after a birth) are credited, not counted as absences. We credit only what the Parliament's own record shows: the “excused” list in each sitting's minutes, or leave documented in another official Parliament document. An absence the Parliament has not recorded as excused counts as an absence, even if leave has been reported in the press. Notable votes are selected based on significance, close outcomes, and high participation.

Some attendance figures carry a context note, such as maternity or parental leave, illness or an official mission. Each note cites a press or official report, with its source and date, and is reviewed by us before it appears. Context notes never change the attendance figure. MEPs who missed every sitting of an entire plenary session are checked by a person before they appear in any bottom-of-ranking list. Full attendance methodology →