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As of 22 Oct 2026, Jüri RATAS is a Estonia MEP in European People’s Party (EPP); WheresMyMEP records 99.3% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €6,000–€6,600/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

Cite this: WheresMyMEP, data as of 22 Oct 2026, source European Parliament

Jüri RATAS

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EPP · Estonia

Isamaa

99.3% attendance
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99.3%
Attendance · last 180 days
#66 of 717 on the leaderboard
1565
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

Jüri RATAS monthly attendance compared with the EU mean0255075100100.0%99.2%99.3%99.7%98.8%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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Voting against the party line

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

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from European People’s Party (EPP) majority

3.2% (6 of 188)

The European People’s Party (EPP) average on the same method is 5.1%. Counted only when Jüri RATAS cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 125)

Isamaa · 2 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
19 May 2026

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

Jüri RATAS voted Against; 98% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (161 of 164) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
9 Jul 2026

Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive

Jüri RATAS voted For; 96% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (157 of 163) voted Against.

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

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures

Jüri RATAS voted Against; 95% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (169 of 177) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
9 Jul 2026

Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive

Jüri RATAS voted For; 95% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (158 of 166) voted Against.

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

Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

Jüri RATAS voted Against; 93% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (143 of 154) voted For.

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

Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions

Jüri RATAS voted For; 48% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (74 of 155) 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 Jüri RATAS’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 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 65% of 475 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 97% of 1169 digital votes

For likely

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

2026-11-12 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 62% of 1381 defence votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateFor 75% of 16
  • tradeFor 90% of 10
  • foreignFor 100% of 9
  • employmentFor 100% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • economyFor 100% of 8
  • digitalFor 100% of 7
  • fisheriesFor 86% of 7
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 7
  • healthFor 100% of 6
  • migrationFor 100% of 4
  • budgetFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3
  • agricultureFor 67% of 3

Jüri RATAS has cast every notable vote in the current dataset, nothing to predict.

Rapporteur files

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

Opinion rapporteur · 3

Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.

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

    2026/0212(COD) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 9 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) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 17 Mar 2026

  • Research and training programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2028-2032, complementing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, and providing for the Community’s contribution to the ITER project

    2025/0594(NLE) ↗ · BUDG · appointed 13 Jan 2026

Show more: shadow rapporteur for opinions (4)

Follows another committee’s opinion 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 13 Jan 2026

  • European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs

    2025/2142(INI) ↗ · appointed 15 Sep 2025

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality

    2025/0524(COD) ↗ · appointed 22 Jul 2025

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring

    2025/0073(COD) ↗ · appointed 23 Jun 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 31 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

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

Estimated outside income

€6,000–6,600/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

4 board memberships

Member of Tallinn City Council since October 2023UnpaidBoard
Board member of MTÜ Perega koosUnpaidBoard
Deputy chairman of Isamaa party Tallinn regional board since 07.05.2024UnpaidBoard
Lecturer at Tallinn University since autumn 2023€6,000/yearBoard

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 Jüri RATAS 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)

No event declarations published on the EP website for this term. See Jüri RATAS's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗.

Gifts notified to the President (self-declared)

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

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
21 Oct 2026Association des grandes entreprises françaises / Association of large French companiesEU Emissions Trading System · Rapporteur for opinion ·2026/0212(COD)
20 Oct 2026Airlines for Europe|International Air Transport AssociationEU Emissions Trading System · Rapporteur for opinion ·2026/0212(COD)
15 Oct 2026PSAEU Emissions Trading System · Rapporteur for opinion ·2026/0212(COD)
15 Oct 2026Eesti Elektritööstuse LiitEU Emissions Trading System · Rapporteur for opinion ·2026/0212(COD)
15 Oct 2026Carbon Capture & Storage AssociationEU Emissions Trading System · Rapporteur for opinion ·2026/0212(COD)
15 Oct 2026Confederation of Finnish Industries EKEU Emissions Trading System · Rapporteur for opinion ·2026/0212(COD)
7 Oct 2026Chemical Industry Federation of Finland (Kemianteollisuus ry)|European Chemical Employers GroupPISA results and European competitiveness · Member
6 Oct 2026SpaceXSpaceX's Starlink satellite service: 2 GHz mobile satellite service procedure an…

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

6 meetings 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.

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

Opinion
2026/0212(COD)appointed 9 Sep 2026
  1. PSARapporteur for opinion
  2. Eesti Elektritööstuse LiitRapporteur for opinion
  3. Carbon Capture & Storage AssociationRapporteur for opinionTransparency Register: Carbon Capture & Storage Association
  4. Confederation of Finnish Industries EKRapporteur for opinionTransparency Register: Confederation of Finnish Industries EK
  5. Airlines for Europe and International Air Transport AssociationRapporteur for opinion
  6. Association des grandes entreprises françaises / Association of large French companiesRapporteur for opinionTransparency Register: Association des grandes entreprises françaises / Association of large French companies

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
3written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 2 · Priority 1 · 3 co-authored

Latest 3

  • 3 Mar 2026Visa requirement imposed by Nicaragua on certain EU citizens and application of the reciprocity mechanismPriority question P-000868/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 9Answered 31 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 8 Dec 2025EU-based banks, including Raiffeisen and UniCredit, still operate in Russia, raising concerns about sanctions circumvention and undermining EU credibilityWritten question E-004854/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 37Answered 16 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 2 Apr 2025Abolition of seasonal clock changes in the EU and follow-up actions by the CommissionWritten question E-001369/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 22Answered 28 Jul 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer 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 Jüri RATAS

Jüri Ratas is a Member of the European Parliament for Estonia, belonging to the European People’s Party (EPP), the centre-right group, and to the national party Isamaa. Ratas has held the seat in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) since 16 July 2024.

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 →