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As of 22 Oct 2026, Hilde VAUTMANS is a Belgium MEP in Renew Europe (Renew); WheresMyMEP records 99.5% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €433–€476/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Hilde VAUTMANS

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Renew · Belgium

Anders

99.5% attendance
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99.5%
Attendance · last 180 days
#45 of 717 on the leaderboard
1568
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

Hilde VAUTMANS monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510098.0%99.2%99.3%100.0%100.0%May ’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

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 ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strength…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
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 ↗ForADOPTED
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 ↗ForADOPTED
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 ↗AgainstADOPTED

Voting against the party line

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

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from Renew majority

7.0% (13 of 186)

The Renew average on the same method is 7.2%. Counted only when Hilde VAUTMANS cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

—

No national figure: this national party has only one sitting MEP.

Largest breaks from the group majority
8 Oct 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Certain botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives

Hilde VAUTMANS voted Abstain; 83% of voting Renew members (57 of 69) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
17 Jun 2026

General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products

Hilde VAUTMANS voted For; 77% of voting Renew members (55 of 71) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
6 Oct 2026

Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work

Hilde VAUTMANS voted Against; 76% of voting Renew members (55 of 72) voted For.

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

Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States

Hilde VAUTMANS voted Against; 74% of voting Renew members (55 of 74) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
18 Jun 2026

Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines

Hilde VAUTMANS voted For; 73% of voting Renew members (45 of 62) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
21 May 2026

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Hilde VAUTMANS voted Abstain; 69% of voting Renew members (41 of 59) voted For.

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Abstain
22 Oct 2026

Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations

Hilde VAUTMANS voted For; 60% of voting Renew members (40 of 67) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
8 Jul 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets

Hilde VAUTMANS voted For; 55% of voting Renew members (40 of 73) 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 Hilde VAUTMANS’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

90% accurate on 5,744 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

EU agri-food promotion policy

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 63% of 205 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 87% of 494 digital votes

For likely

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

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 61% of 578 defence votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateFor 88% of 16
  • foreignFor 100% of 9
  • tradeFor 100% of 9
  • employmentFor 89% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • economyFor 100% of 8
  • digitalFor 86% of 7
  • fisheriesFor 86% of 7
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 7
  • healthFor 67% of 6
  • migrationFor 75% of 4
  • budgetFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3
  • agricultureFor 67% of 3

Votes Hilde missed, how they would likely have voted

EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV

2026-06-17

For · 95%

71% of 28 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 9 trade votes · voted For in 65% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

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

Rapporteur · 1

Writes the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.

  • Recommendation for the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-China political relations

    2025/2117(INI) ↗ · AFET · appointed 9 Apr 2025

    Voted for on this file · 7 Oct 2026

Opinion rapporteur · 5

Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.

  • Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service

    2026/2084(DEC) ↗ · AFET · appointed 29 Sep 2026

  • Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2026/2079(DEC) ↗ · AFET · appointed 29 Sep 2026

  • European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)

    2024/0061(COD) ↗ · AFET · appointed 18 Mar 2025

  • A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world

    2024/2051(INI) ↗ · AFET · appointed 19 Dec 2024

  • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 - all sections

    2024/0176(BUD) ↗ · AFET · appointed 26 Jul 2024

Shadow rapporteur · 7

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

  • Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU engagement in the Horn of Africa – challenges and strategic priorities

    2026/2045(INI) ↗ · appointed 16 Sep 2026

  • Laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse

    2022/0155(COD) ↗ · appointed 11 Mar 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 on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly

    2025/2167(INI) ↗ · appointed 10 Nov 2025

  • Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025

    2025/2164(INI) ↗ · appointed 22 Sep 2025

  • EU-US political relations

    2025/2084(INI) ↗ · appointed 12 Jun 2025

  • Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU‘s need to adapt to be fit for today‘s security challenges

    2025/2088(INI) ↗ · appointed 20 Feb 2025

  • Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)

    2024/0035(COD) ↗ · appointed 18 Sep 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU engagement in the Horn of Africa – challenges and strategic priorities

    2026/2045(INI) ↗ · appointed 7 Jul 2026

  • EU Gender Action Plan IV – priorities for gender equality and women’s rights in external action

    2026/2039(INI) ↗ · appointed 18 May 2026

  • Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace

    2025/2216(INI) ↗ · appointed 17 Apr 2026

  • Establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888

    2025/0222(COD) ↗ · appointed 17 Apr 2026

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

    2025/0385(COD) ↗ · appointed 26 Mar 2026

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service

    2025/2150(DEC) ↗ · appointed 10 Nov 2025

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2025/2145(DEC) ↗ · appointed 10 Nov 2025

  • Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

    2024/2110(BUI) ↗ · appointed 19 Dec 2024

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service

    2024/2024(DEC) ↗ · appointed 9 Dec 2024

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2024/2019(DEC) ↗ · appointed 9 Dec 2024

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 31 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

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

Estimated outside income

€433–476/year

Based on declared income bands

2 declared activities

4 board memberships

Municipal councilor - City of Sint-Truiden€231/yearOther
Member Policecouncil - Politiezone Gingelom/Nieuwekerken/Sint- Truiden€202/yearOther
CVA Classimo (2005-)UnpaidBoard
MEP Horse Group - vice-chairUnpaidBoard
MEP Group for Kidney Health - chairUnpaidBoard
European Institute for Peace - AdvisorUnpaidBoard

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 Hilde VAUTMANS 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)

All filings: Hilde VAUTMANS'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

Most recent 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
29 Oct 2026Taipei Representative Office in the EU and BelgiumChina · Member
27 Oct 2026European Policy Information CenterChina · Member
27 Oct 2026Hong Kong Diaspora Alliance in EuropeChina · Member
27 Oct 2026Sensoa vzwSexual reproductive health rights · Shadow rapporteur ·2026/2039(INI)
27 Oct 2026Forward GlobalDigital Fairness Act · Member
26 Oct 2026Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC)European Framework for Diamond Terminology · Member
21 Oct 2026EricssonChina · Member
20 Oct 20265Rights FoundationEU Kids Act · Member
See all 20 meetings →

Meetings on legislative files

Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.

Self-declared · last 6 months

1 meeting on 1 file

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.

Source: European Parliament meeting declarations · EU Transparency Register · HowTheyVote.eu / EP roll-call · EP Open Data Portal (roles) · How we match meetings to files

Parliamentary questions

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

EP · open data · updated daily
78written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 71 · Priority 7 · 54 co-authored

Latest 10

  • 14 Oct 2026Requirements for smart metering systems in the EUWritten question E-004156/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 6Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 13 Oct 2026Abolition of import duties on sodium hydroxide from the United StatesWritten question E-004142/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 13 Oct 2026Addressing the legal gender recognition reform in the Commission’s 2026 report on MontenegroWritten question E-004128/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 14Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 12 Oct 2026Follow-up questions on custom practices regarding imports from the illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWritten question E-004114/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 45Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 7 Oct 2026Trafficking in human organsWritten question E-004055/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 8Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 28 Sept 2026Follow-up on anti-LGBTI propaganda law in BulgariaWritten question E-003876/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 24 Sept 2026Extension of the mandate of the European Union Military Assistance Mission in MozambiqueWritten question E-003847/2026To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 1Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 8 Sept 2026Chatbots directing women with unwanted pregnancies to anti-abortion websitesWritten question E-003539/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 67Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 22 Jul 2026Maintaining strong producer organisations as a driving force for cooperationWritten question E-003092/2026To the CommissionAnswered 25 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 22 Jul 2026A level playing field for producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sectorWritten question E-003091/2026To the CommissionAnswered 1 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 78 questions

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 30 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 26 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 Hilde VAUTMANS

Hilde Vautmans is a Member of the European Parliament for Belgium, belonging to Renew Europe (the liberal and centrist group) and to the national party Anders. Vautmans has served in the 10th parliamentary term since 16 July 2024, after earlier terms in the 8th and 9th, and is Chair of the Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly. Earlier offices include Member of the Chamber of Representatives (2003–2010) and Chair, Hasselt Municipal Council (2006–2011). At local level in Sint-Truiden, Vautmans was Alderman from 2013 to 31 December 2024 and has been Local Councillor since 1 January 2025.

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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 →