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As of 22 Oct 2026, Ivars IJABS is a Latvia MEP in Renew Europe (Renew); WheresMyMEP records 71.9% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 3 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €9,200–€10,120/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Ivars IJABS

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Renew · Latvia

Latvijas attīstībai (For Latvia's Development)

71.9% attendance
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71.9%
Attendance · last 180 days
#651 of 717 on the leaderboard
1557
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

Ivars IJABS monthly attendance compared with the EU mean02550751000.0%98.0%98.0%98.9%99.7%98.8%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 ↗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 Ivars IJABS 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

4.3% (8 of 186)

The Renew average on the same method is 6.6%. Counted only when Ivars IJABS cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

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

Largest breaks from the group majority
17 Jun 2026

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

Ivars IJABS voted For; 77% of voting Renew members (55 of 71) voted Against.

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

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

Ivars IJABS voted For; 77% of voting Renew members (55 of 71) 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

Ivars IJABS 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 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25

Ivars IJABS voted For; 55% of voting Renew members (41 of 74) voted Against.

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

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 87460

Ivars IJABS voted Against; 53% of voting Renew members (35 of 66) voted For.

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

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

Ivars IJABS voted Against; 51% of voting Renew members (38 of 74) voted For.

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

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6

Ivars IJABS voted Against; 49% of voting Renew members (33 of 67) voted For.

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

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

Ivars IJABS voted For; 49% of voting Renew members (31 of 63) 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 Ivars IJABS’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

EU agri-food promotion policy

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 69% of 336 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 91% of 767 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 100% 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 100% of 6
  • migrationFor 75% of 4
  • budgetFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 67% of 3
  • agricultureFor 67% of 3

Votes Ivars 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 70% of the last 20 cast votes

Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia

2026-04-30

For · 95%

97% of 66 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 7 rule of law votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine

2026-04-30

For · 95%

100% of 65 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 9 foreign votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

Banking Union – annual report 2025

2026-04-30

For · 95%

95% of 66 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 8 economy votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions

2026-04-30

For · 95%

91% of 65 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 67% of 3 agriculture votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Ivars IJABS 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 · 2

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

  • Establishing the Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)

    2026/0078(COD) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 23 Apr 2026

    Voted for on this file · 6 Oct 2026

  • Combating late payment in commercial transactions

    2023/0323(COD) ↗ · IMCO · appointed 3 Oct 2024

Shadow rapporteur · 7

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

  • 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 5 Dec 2025

  • Amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry

    2025/0176(COD) ↗ · appointed 7 Nov 2025

  • European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026

    2025/2214(INI) ↗ · appointed 6 Nov 2025

  • Electric vehicle supply equipment, compressed gas dispensers, and electricity, gas and thermal energy meters

    2024/0311(COD) ↗ · appointed 22 May 2025

  • Amending Regulation (EU)2017/1938 as regards the role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season

    2025/0051(COD) ↗ · appointed 5 Mar 2025

  • Circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC

    2023/0284(COD) ↗ · appointed 15 Jan 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 3 Oct 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union

    2025/0335(COD) ↗ · appointed 5 Dec 2025

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

    2024/0176(BUD) ↗ · appointed 3 Sep 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 24 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

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

Estimated outside income

€9,200–10,120/year

Based on declared income bands

2 declared activities

2 board memberships

Professor - University of Latvia€7,200/yearEmployment
Researcher - Riga Technical University€2,000/yearOther
Latvijas Attistibai political party, Member of the BoardUnpaidBoard
Jesajas Berlina biedrība, Member of the BoardUnpaidBoard

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 Ivars IJABS 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: Ivars IJABS'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
29 Sept 2026Latvian Children's Oncology FoundationCancer Research in Pediatric Oncology · Member
8 Sept 2026SpaceXCivic resilience and Digital sovereignty · Member
15 Jul 2026EESC ESCP EUROPEAGILE · Rapporteur ·2026/0078(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

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
9written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 8 · Priority 1 · 8 co-authored

Not in this count: 2 oral questions

Latest 9

Show all 2 oral questions
  • 23 Feb 2026Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) ActOral question O-000008/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 3Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 23 Feb 2026Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) ActOral question O-000007/2026To the Councilco-authored with 3Question ↗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 Ivars IJABS

Ivars Ijabs is a Member of the European Parliament for Latvia, belonging to Renew Europe (Renew), the liberal and centrist group, and representing the national party Latvijas attīstībai. The current term is the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), which began on 16 July 2024, and within the Renew Europe Group, Ijabs is a Member of the Bureau. In the 9th parliamentary term, from 2 July 2019 to 15 July 2024, Ijabs was a Member of the Renew Europe Group for the national party Attīstībai/Par!. During that term, Ijabs was Vice-Chair of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer from 23 September 2020 to 23 March 2022.

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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 →