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As of 22 Oct 2026, Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE is a Belgium MEP in Patriots for Europe (PfE); WheresMyMEP records 98.7% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 2 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €0–€0/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE

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Patriots · Belgium

Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest)

98.7% attendance
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98.7%
Attendance · last 180 days
#134 of 717 on the leaderboard
1556
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

Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510099.5%98.8%98.6%99.7%97.7%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 ↗AbstainADOPTED
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 ↗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 ↗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 Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from PfE majority

23.1% (43 of 186)

The PfE average on the same method is 18.7%. Counted only when Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.5% (1 of 187)

Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) · 3 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
17 Jun 2026

Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)

Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE voted For; 93% of voting PfE members (71 of 76) voted Against.

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

Alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework

Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE voted For; 89% of voting PfE members (65 of 73) voted Against.

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

Human rights situation in Iran, notably the cases of Taraneh Rahimi and Leila Abolhasani

Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE voted Abstain; 88% of voting PfE members (52 of 59) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
20 May 2026

EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE voted Abstain; 87% of voting PfE members (68 of 78) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
20 May 2026

EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution)

Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE voted Against; 86% of voting PfE members (68 of 79) voted Abstain.

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Against
19 May 2026

Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market

Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE voted Abstain; 85% of voting PfE members (70 of 82) voted For.

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

Role of trade in strengthening the EU's economic security

Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE voted Against; 79% of voting PfE members (62 of 78) voted Abstain.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
16 Sept 2026

Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V)

Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE voted Abstain; 79% of voting PfE members (61 of 77) voted For.

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

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 Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE’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 · Patriots for Europe (PfE) voted For in 45% of 226 agriculture votes

For likely

Exemption of certain N2 electric vehicles from the requirement to install and use a speed limitation device (Omnibus IX on automotive)

2026-11-24 · Patriots for Europe (PfE) voted For in 76% of 580 transport votes

For likely

Organic production: amending certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countries

2026-11-24 · Patriots for Europe (PfE) voted For in 45% of 226 agriculture votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateAgainst 56% of 16
  • foreignAgainst 44% of 9
  • tradeAgainst 44% of 9
  • employmentFor 67% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceAgainst 50% of 8
  • economyAgainst 63% of 8
  • digitalAgainst 43% of 7
  • fisheriesAgainst 43% of 7
  • rule of lawAgainst 57% of 7
  • healthFor 50% of 6
  • migrationFor 75% of 4
  • budgetAgainst 100% of 4
  • energyFor 33% of 3
  • agricultureFor 33% of 3

Votes Tom 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 · 82%

100% of 15 Patriots for Europe (PfE) MEPs voted For · voted Against in 44% of 9 trade votes · voted For in 45% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE 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 · 3

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

  • Establishing the Union support for the Schengen area, for European integrated border management and for the common policy on visas for the period from 2028 to 2034

    2025/0541(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Dec 2025

  • Amending short-stay visas regulation (EU) 2018/1806) as regards Vanuatu

    2024/0128(COD) ↗ · appointed 1 Oct 2024

  • Establishing an EU talent pool

    2023/0404(COD) ↗ · appointed 25 Sep 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Digital networks, amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2120, Directive 2002/58/EC and Decision No 676/2002/EC and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1971, Directive (EU) 2018/1972 and Decision No 243/2012/EU (Digital Networks Act)

    2026/0013(COD) ↗ · appointed 20 Apr 2026

  • Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

    2025/2081(INI) ↗ · appointed 15 Apr 2025

  • EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024

    2025/2057(INI) ↗ · appointed 15 Apr 2025

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Agencies

    2024/2030(DEC) ↗ · appointed 4 Nov 2024

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Public Prosecutors Office (the ‘EPPO’)

    2024/2029(DEC) ↗ · appointed 4 Nov 2024

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Data Protection Supervisor

    2024/2028(DEC) ↗ · appointed 4 Nov 2024

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2024/2019(DEC) ↗ · appointed 4 Nov 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

€0–0/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

2 board memberships

Member of the party board Vlaams BelangUnpaidBoard
Member of the District Board Vlaams Belang BruggeUnpaidBoard

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

View original declaration on europarl.europa.eu →

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 Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE 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: Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE'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
30 Oct 2026Philip Morris International Inc.Production · Member
13 Oct 2026The Heritage FoundationTransatlantic cooperation · Member
30 Sept 2026Vlaams Europees Netwerk Personen met een HandicapFreedom Drive · Member
23 Jun 2026MCC BrusselsEU institutions · Member

None of Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE’s recent declarations named a legislative file we could match with confidence. A meeting is listed on a file only when the declaration names that procedure (a reference such as 2025/0241(COD), or a title that uniquely matches one file).

Parliamentary questions

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

EP · open data · updated daily
43written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 42 · Priority 1 · 32 co-authored

Not in this count: 4 oral questions

Latest 10

  • 24 Sept 2026New associated country status for CanadaWritten question E-003863/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 16Awaiting 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 ↗
  • 22 Sept 2026EU involvement in CERD General Recommendation No. 40 on slavery reparationsWritten question E-003796/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 1 Sept 2026European dependence on non-European AI models when it comes to responding to cyber incidentsWritten question E-003420/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 27 Aug 2026The EU’s deadly anti-racism ideology: the death of Henry NowakWritten question E-003350/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 22Answered 23 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 16 Jul 2026Constitutional coup by Péter Magyar’s governmentWritten question E-003035/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 42Answered 11 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 16 Jun 2026Use of budgetary headroom for the EUR 90 billion support loan to UkraineWritten question E-002470/2026To the CommissionAnswered 4 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 16 Apr 2026Antifa=Terrorists: zero tolerance for political violence in EuropeWritten question E-001569/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 28Answered 15 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 10 Apr 2026EU budget and equality policy – promoting LGBTQ projects over family policyWritten question E-001469/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 22Answered 30 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 8 Apr 2026De facto mandatory nature of the codes of conduct on disinformation and hate speechWritten question E-001432/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 23Answered 15 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 43 questions
Show all 4 oral questions
  • 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 ↗
  • 20 Nov 2025Manipulation of the Erasmus+ programme as a new channel for immigration and exclusion of Hungarian universities from the programmeOral question O-000043/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 59Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 17 Sept 2025GPS interference on the flight of Commission President von der Leyen – media disinformation and distorted factsOral question O-000030/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 36Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 10 Sept 2025Commission steamrolling ahead with Mercosur agreementOral question O-000027/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 41Question ↗PDF ↗

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 31 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 Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE

Tom Vandendriessche is a Member of the European Parliament for Belgium, belonging to the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group, the right-wing nationalist group, and to the national party Vlaams Belang. The current mandate is in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) and began on 16 July 2024. In this term, Vandendriessche is Member of the Bureau of the Patriots for Europe Group. Earlier, in the 9th parliamentary term, from 2 July 2019 to 15 July 2024, Vandendriessche was a Member of the Identity and Democracy Group.

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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 →