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As of 22 Oct 2026, Olivier CHASTEL is a Belgium MEP in Renew Europe (Renew); WheresMyMEP records 81.3% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 8 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €2,000–€2,200/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Olivier CHASTEL

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Renew · Belgium

Mouvement Réformateur (Reformist Movement)

81.3% attendance
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81.3%
Attendance · last 180 days
#543 of 717 on the leaderboard
1281
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

Olivier CHASTEL monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510083.6%85.4%75.4%64.2%94.4%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

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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 ↗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 Olivier CHASTEL 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

5.0% (8 of 160)

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

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 159)

Mouvement Réformateur (Reformist Movement) · 3 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

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

Olivier CHASTEL voted Abstain; 83% of voting Renew members (57 of 69) voted Against.

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

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

Olivier CHASTEL voted Abstain; 76% of voting Renew members (52 of 68) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
7 Jul 2026

Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

Olivier CHASTEL voted For; 62% of voting Renew members (46 of 74) voted Against.

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

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

Olivier CHASTEL 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

Olivier CHASTEL voted For; 55% of voting Renew members (40 of 73) voted Against.

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

Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)

Olivier CHASTEL voted Abstain; 53% of voting Renew members (37 of 70) voted For.

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

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769

Olivier CHASTEL voted Against; 51% of voting Renew members (38 of 74) voted For.

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

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87705

Olivier CHASTEL voted Against; 50% of voting Renew members (37 of 74) voted For.

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

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 Olivier CHASTEL’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 92% of 12
  • tradeFor 100% of 9
  • employmentFor 100% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • economyFor 100% of 8
  • foreignFor 100% of 7
  • digitalFor 100% of 6
  • fisheriesFor 83% of 6
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 6
  • healthFor 50% of 4
  • budgetFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3
  • agricultureFor 33% of 3

Votes Olivier missed, how they would likely have voted

Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities

2026-10-20

For · 51%

82% of 72 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 92% of 12 climate votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

The need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood network

2026-10-08

For · 95%

93% of 67 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries

2026-09-17

For · 95%

93% of 57 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 50% of 4 health votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders

2026-09-17

Against · 62%

49% of 63 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers

2026-09-17

For · 95%

100% of 67 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Olivier CHASTEL 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 · 3

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

  • Choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitiveness

    2025/2034(INI) ↗ · CONT · appointed 15 May 2025

  • Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2026/2079(DEC) ↗ · CONT · appointed 24 Sep 2026

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Germany – EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2

    2025/0245(BUD) ↗ · BUDG · appointed 16 Jul 2025

Opinion rapporteur · 3

Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.

  • Establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034, laying down the rules for participation and dissemination under that Programme

    2025/0544(CNS) ↗ · BUDG · appointed 15 Jan 2026

  • Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695

    2025/0543(COD) ↗ · CONT · appointed 15 Jan 2026

  • Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands (2025-2032)

    2025/0287(NLE) ↗ · BUDG · appointed 13 Nov 2025

    Voted for on this file · 20 May 2026

Shadow rapporteur · 24

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

  • Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - Court of Auditors

    2026/2083(DEC) ↗ · appointed 10 Sep 2026

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora

    2026/0197(BUD) ↗ · appointed 2 Sep 2026

  • Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania regarding the floods at the end of May 2025, Cyprus following the wildfires in July 2025 and Spain following the wildfires in August 2025

    2026/0120(BUD) ↗ · appointed 3 Jun 2026

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty

    2026/0066(BUD) ↗ · appointed 11 Mar 2026

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware

    2026/0004(BUD) ↗ · appointed 23 Feb 2026

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa

    2026/0038(BUD) ↗ · appointed 13 Feb 2026

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Austria - EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM

    2026/0037(BUD) ↗ · appointed 13 Feb 2026

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/006 BE/ Audi

    2026/0001(BUD) ↗ · appointed 15 Jan 2026

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  • Control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instruments

    2025/2032(INI) ↗ · appointed 10 Nov 2025

  • Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism)

    2025/0223(COD) ↗ · appointed 10 Nov 2025

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Sweden – EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt

    2025/0326(BUD) ↗ · appointed 4 Nov 2025

  • Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Spain regarding the floods in the Valencia Region of Spain in October 2024 and France following the damages caused by cyclone Chido in Mayotte in December 2024 and cyclone Garance in Réunion in February 2025

    2025/0318(BUD) ↗ · appointed 21 Oct 2025

  • Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors - FR nominee

    2025/0808(NLE) ↗ · appointed 2 Oct 2025

  • 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget

    2025/2033(INI) ↗ · appointed 29 Aug 2025

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Court of Auditors

    2025/2149(DEC) ↗ · appointed 18 Jul 2025

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2025/2145(DEC) ↗ · appointed 18 Jul 2025

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN

    2025/0198(BUD) ↗ · appointed 18 Jul 2025

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers – EGF/2024/003 BE/Van Hool - Belgium

    2025/0061(BUD) ↗ · appointed 20 Mar 2025

  • Public health aspects of biotechnology and life sciences

    2025/2087(INI) ↗ · appointed 18 Mar 2025

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Court of Auditors

    2024/2023(DEC) ↗ · appointed 21 Oct 2024

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium — EGF/2024/002 BE/Limburg machinery and paper

    2024/0286(BUD) ↗ · appointed 21 Oct 2024

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support workers made redundant following an application from Belgium — EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch

    2024/0226(BUD) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024

  • Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France relating to six natural disasters occurred in 2023

    2024/0212(BUD) ↗ · appointed 3 Sep 2024

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2024/2019(DEC) ↗ · appointed 12 Aug 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections

    2026/0196(BUD) ↗ · appointed 6 Jul 2026

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

    2025/2074(INI) ↗ · appointed 23 Apr 2026

  • Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695

    2025/0543(COD) ↗ · appointed 1 Apr 2026

  • Establishing the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (Euratom) 2021/100 and (Euratom) 2021/948

    2025/0265(CNS) ↗ · appointed 5 Feb 2026

  • Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/101

    2025/0268(NLE) ↗ · appointed 28 Jan 2026

  • Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/444, (EU) 2021/690, (EU) 2021/785, (EU) 2021/847 and (EU) 2021/1077

    2025/0590(COD) ↗ · appointed 21 Jan 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) ↗ · appointed 15 Jan 2026

  • Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism)

    2025/0223(COD) ↗ · appointed 15 Jan 2026

  • European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021

    2025/0207(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Dec 2025

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Agencies

    2025/2156(DEC) ↗ · appointed 13 Oct 2025

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2025/2145(DEC) ↗ · appointed 2 Oct 2025

  • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections

    2025/0210(BUD) ↗ · appointed 26 Jun 2025

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

    2025/0073(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Jun 2025

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges

    2025/0085(COD) ↗ · appointed 15 May 2025

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

    2024/0061(COD) ↗ · appointed 20 Mar 2025

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

    2024/2051(INI) ↗ · appointed 3 Mar 2025

  • Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility

    2024/2085(INI) ↗ · appointed 2 Jan 2025

  • Macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

    2024/0086(COD) ↗ · appointed 13 Nov 2024

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Agencies

    2024/2030(DEC) ↗ · appointed 22 Oct 2024

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2024/2019(DEC) ↗ · appointed 22 Oct 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

€2,000–2,200/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

7 board memberships

Municipal Councillor City of Charleroi€2,000/yearBoard
Administrator asbl ALPHUnpaidBoard
Administrator asbl GALUnpaidBoard
Administrator asbl centre Jean GolUnpaidBoard
Administrator Fondation Véronique CornetUnpaidBoard
Member of the General Assembly SA CDLTUnpaidBoard
Member of the Board of Directors of Quality Assistance SAUnpaidBoard

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 Olivier CHASTEL 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 Olivier CHASTEL'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

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
12 Oct 2026UCMPPWR · Member ·2025/0396(COD)
30 Sept 2026International Diabetes Federation European RegionPolitique de santé de l'UE- diabète · Member
7 Sept 2026GAIAanimal welfare · Member
15 Jul 2026ZOETISPolitique de santé de l'UE- Biotech Act · Member ·2025/0406(COD)
3 Jul 2026UCBPolitique de Santé de l'UE - Biotech Act · Member ·2025/0406(COD)
11 Jun 2026The European Association of Medical Devices – Notified BodiesMDR · Member ·2025/0404(COD)

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

4 meetings on 3 files

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.

Amending Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746 as regards simplifying and reducing the burden of the rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/123 as regards the support of the European Medicines Agency for the expert panels on medical devices and Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as regards the list of Union harmonisation legislation referred to in its Annex I

2025/0404(COD)
  1. The European Association of Medical Devices – Notified BodiesMemberTransparency Register: The European Association of Medical Devices – Notified Bodies

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
71written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 68 · Priority 3 · 63 co-authored

Latest 10

  • 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 2026EU4Health work programme for 2026Priority question P-004117/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 7Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 6 Oct 2026Detention of LGBTIQ+ human rights defenders in TürkiyeWritten question E-004024/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 33Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 28 Sept 2026Follow-up on anti-LGBTI propaganda law in BulgariaWritten question E-003876/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Awaiting 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 ↗
  • 13 Jul 2026Support for the development of sexual assault centres in the EUWritten question E-002872/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 20Answered 13 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 7 Jul 2026Impact of Court ruling on Hungarian anti-LGBTI propaganda law on similar law in BulgariaWritten question E-002806/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 18Answered 15 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 3 Jul 2026Follow-up to the European Citizens’ Panel on PreparednessWritten question E-002778/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 9Answered 21 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 17 Jun 2026Impact of online returnsWritten question E-002503/2026To the CommissionAnswered 28 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 17 Jun 2026Protecting children from violent and sexual content in video gamesWritten question E-002502/2026To the CommissionAnswered 4 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 71 questions

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 Olivier CHASTEL

Olivier Chastel is a Member of the European Parliament for Belgium, belonging to Renew Europe (Renew), the liberal and centrist group, and to the Mouvement Réformateur. Chastel has served in the 10th parliamentary term since 16 July 2024, having also been a Member in the 9th term, when Chastel was Vice-Chair of the Committee on Budgets. Before joining the Parliament, Chastel was a Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1999 to 2019 and national president of the Reformist Movement from 2014 to 2019. Earlier government posts were Secretary of State for European Affairs (2008–2011) and Minister for the Budget and Administrative Simplification (2011–2014).

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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 →