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As of 22 Oct 2026, Bart GROOTHUIS is a Netherlands MEP in Renew Europe (Renew); WheresMyMEP records 58.7% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €0–€0/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Bart GROOTHUIS

🇳🇱

Renew · Netherlands

Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy)

58.7% attendance
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58.7%
Attendance · last 180 days
#693 of 717 on the leaderboard
1273
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

Bart GROOTHUIS monthly attendance compared with the EU mean02550751000.0%86.6%81.3%91.9%91.4%63.6%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 Bart GROOTHUIS 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

11.2% (19 of 169)

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

Different from national-party majority

1.8% (3 of 169)

Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy) · 4 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
15 Sept 2026

Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure

Bart GROOTHUIS voted Against; 91% of voting Renew members (68 of 75) voted For.

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

Coordination of social security systems

Bart GROOTHUIS voted Against; 88% of voting Renew members (65 of 74) voted For.

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

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

Bart GROOTHUIS voted Against; 86% of voting Renew members (64 of 74) voted For.

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

Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work

Bart GROOTHUIS voted Abstain; 86% of voting Renew members (61 of 71) voted For.

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

An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector

Bart GROOTHUIS voted Against; 78% of voting Renew members (52 of 67) voted For.

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

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

Bart GROOTHUIS voted Abstain; 76% of voting Renew members (52 of 68) voted For.

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

Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work

Bart GROOTHUIS 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

Bart GROOTHUIS voted Against; 74% of voting Renew members (55 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 Bart GROOTHUIS’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 80% of 15
  • tradeFor 100% of 9
  • employmentFor 78% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • digitalFor 100% of 7
  • economyFor 100% of 7
  • fisheriesFor 100% of 6
  • foreignFor 100% of 6
  • healthAgainst 80% of 5
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 5
  • migrationFor 75% of 4
  • budgetFor 50% of 4
  • energyFor 67% of 3
  • agricultureFor 33% of 3

Votes Bart missed, how they would likely have voted

Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)

2026-10-20

For · 95%

100% of 71 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 80% of 15 climate votes · voted For in 60% 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 60% of the last 20 cast votes

The 2026 undemocratic elections to the Russian State Duma and its implications on civil society

2026-10-08

For · 95%

100% of 69 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 6 foreign votes · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes

Pilot project on European Schools Alliances and its contribution to citizenship education, democratic competences and European values

2026-10-08

For · 95%

100% of 68 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 5 rule of law votes · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes

The cases of Ali Karimli, Anar Mammadli and other political prisoners in Azerbaijan

2026-10-08

For · 95%

100% of 67 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Bart GROOTHUIS 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 · 5

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

  • Chips Act 2.0

    2026/0139(COD) ↗ · appointed 9 Sep 2026

  • Establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2024/1735 and (EU) 2024/3110

    2026/0068(COD) ↗ · appointed 20 May 2026

  • Role of trade in strengthening the EU's economic security

    2025/2113(INI) ↗ · appointed 7 May 2026

  • European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the European cybersecurity certification framework, and ICT supply chain security and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/881 (The Cybersecurity Act 2)

    2026/0011(COD) ↗ · appointed 25 Feb 2026

  • Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024

    2024/2082(INI) ↗ · appointed 4 Nov 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • The screening of foreign investments in the Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council

    2024/0017(COD) ↗ · appointed 19 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

€0–0/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

1 board membership

Member of Lions Club VoorburgUnpaidBoard

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 Bart GROOTHUIS 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: Bart GROOTHUIS'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
1 Oct 2026SEMI Europe GmbHIndustry Roundtable: Chips Act 2 and Semiconductor Developments · Shadow rapport…2026/0139(COD)
1 Oct 2026Lightsource bpIAA · Shadow rapporteur ·2026/0068(COD)
1 Oct 2026NokiaCSA2 · Shadow rapporteur ·2026/0011(COD)
30 Sept 2026CISPECloud Developments Europe · Member
30 Sept 2026Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHQuantum Act · Member
30 Sept 2026ZscalerCybersecurity policies · Member
30 Sept 2026Connect EuropeCSA2 · Shadow rapporteur ·2026/0011(COD)
29 Sept 2026VDMA e.V.CSA2 · Shadow rapporteur ·2026/0011(COD)
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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

5 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.

Establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2024/1735 and (EU) 2024/3110

Shadow
2026/0068(COD)appointed 20 May 2026
  1. Lightsource bpShadow rapporteurTransparency Register: Lightsource bp

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
24written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 17 · Priority 7 · 10 co-authored

Latest 10

  • 23 Sept 2026European monitoring and reporting of GNSS interference, following on from P-002590/2026Written question E-003819/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 8 Sept 2026Russian-made speed cameras with undocumented remote access procured in the EUPriority question P-003538/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 2 Jul 2026EU financing instruments for the deployment of fusion energy infrastructureWritten question E-002744/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 13Answered 18 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 29 Jun 2026Evasion of European sanctions through Türkiye in the case of machinery produced in Member States for the Russian military supply chainWritten question E-002679/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 9Answered 21 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 24 Jun 2026Russian satellites causing interference with GPS signals across EuropePriority question P-002590/2026To the CommissionAnswered 17 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 11 Jun 2026Small modular reactorsWritten question E-002408/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 25Answered 20 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 20 May 2026Circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia in the aviation sectorWritten question E-002080/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 16 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 25 Mar 2026Ensuring competition and strategic autonomy in the AI gigafactory supply chainWritten question E-001255/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 19 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 20 Mar 2026Maritime war risk insurance and European energy securityPriority question P-001180/2026To the CommissionAnswered 24 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 19 Mar 2026EU rules on rail competition and the procurement of rolling stock for military mobilityWritten question E-001153/2026To the CommissionAnswered 16 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 24 questions

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 Bart GROOTHUIS

Bart Groothuis is a Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, with Renew Europe (Renew), the liberal and centrist group, and the Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie. The current mandate is in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), which began for Groothuis on 16 July 2024, and an earlier term was the 9th. Since 3 October 2024, Groothuis has been Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with Iran. The same Vice-Chair post was held from 16 July 2020 to 15 July 2024.

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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 →