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As of 8 Oct 2026, Sara MATTHIEU is a Belgium MEP in Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA); WheresMyMEP records 99.7% roll-call attendance, 211 notable vote records, 3 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €1,568–€1,725/year (data as of 8 Oct 2026).

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Sara MATTHIEU

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Greens/EFA · Belgium

Groen

99.7% attendance
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99.7%
Attendance · last 180 days
#21 of 717 on the leaderboard
1905
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

Sara MATTHIEU monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510099.8%99.5%99.6%99.6%99.7%100.0%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

Voting Record

Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 8 Oct 2026

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8 Oct 2026The need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED
8 Oct 2026The 2026 undemocratic elections to the Russian State Duma an…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Pilot project on European Schools Alliances and its contribu…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026The cases of Ali Karimli, Anar Mammadli and other political …EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Attempts by the ruling party Georgian Dream to ban oppositio…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Human rights situation in Iran, notably the cases of Taraneh…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Monacolin…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Certain b…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in g…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in g…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED

Voting against the party line

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

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from Greens/EFA majority

3.8% (8 of 208)

The Greens/EFA average on the same method is 5.6%. Counted only when Sara MATTHIEU 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
9 Jul 2026

Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness

Sara MATTHIEU voted Against; 91% of voting Greens/EFA members (42 of 46) voted For.

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)

Sara MATTHIEU voted Abstain; 80% of voting Greens/EFA members (39 of 49) voted For.

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

Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)

Sara MATTHIEU voted Abstain; 71% of voting Greens/EFA members (34 of 48) voted For.

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

Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V)

Sara MATTHIEU voted Abstain; 68% of voting Greens/EFA members (34 of 50) voted For.

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

EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade

Sara MATTHIEU voted Against; 66% of voting Greens/EFA members (33 of 50) voted For.

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

CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers

Sara MATTHIEU voted For; 51% of voting Greens/EFA members (23 of 45) voted Abstain.

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

Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America

Sara MATTHIEU voted Against; 49% of voting Greens/EFA members (22 of 45) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
28 Apr 2026

Generalised scheme of tariff preferences

Sara MATTHIEU voted Against; 47% of voting Greens/EFA members (21 of 45) 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 Sara MATTHIEU’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

91% accurate on 5,736 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

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 · Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) voted For in 77% of 518 climate votes

For likely

Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries and packaging and packaging waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)

2026-10-20 · Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) voted For in 77% of 518 climate votes

For likely

Transport: enforcement of passenger rights in the Union

2026-10-20 · Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) voted For in 75% of 373 transport votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • budgetFor 92% of 13
  • foreignFor 100% of 12
  • climateFor 82% of 11
  • digitalFor 55% of 11
  • tradeFor 55% of 11
  • economyFor 70% of 10
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 9
  • fisheriesFor 38% of 8
  • transportFor 75% of 8
  • defenceAgainst 38% of 8
  • employmentFor 100% of 8
  • healthFor 67% of 6
  • agricultureFor 50% of 4
  • justiceFor 100% of 4
  • institutionalFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 67% of 3

Votes Sara missed, how they would likely have voted

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP 202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9

2026-07-08

For · 95%

100% of 45 Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV

2026-06-17

For · 95%

100% of 11 Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) MEPs voted For · voted For in 55% of 11 trade votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response

2026-05-20

For · 95%

100% of 36 Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 9 rule of law votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Sara MATTHIEU 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 · 7

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

  • 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 1 Jun 2026

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures

    2025/0419(COD) ↗ · appointed 25 Mar 2026

  • Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund

    2025/0418(COD) ↗ · appointed 25 Mar 2026

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

    2025/0385(COD) ↗ · appointed 26 Feb 2026

  • Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies

    2025/2131(INL) ↗ · appointed 7 Jul 2025

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism

    2025/0039(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Apr 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 31 Jan 2025

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities

    2025/0545(COD) ↗ · appointed 10 Mar 2026

  • Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities

    2025/0555(COD) ↗ · appointed 9 Dec 2025

  • Amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements

    2025/0045(COD) ↗ · appointed 22 May 2025

  • Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

    2025/0084(COD) ↗ · appointed 21 May 2025

  • The role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition

    2024/2121(INI) ↗ · appointed 3 Mar 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 20 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

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

Estimated outside income

€1,568–1,725/year

Based on declared income bands

1 declared activity

0 board memberships

City councillor gent - gent€1,568/yearOther

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 Sara MATTHIEU 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 Sara MATTHIEU'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
20 Apr 2026ArcelorMittal|SteelbelCBAM and IAA · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0419(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

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.

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

Shadow
2025/0419(COD)appointed 25 Mar 2026
  1. ArcelorMittal and SteelbelShadow rapporteur

    met 5 months before voting For

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
55written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 48 · Priority 7 · 50 co-authored

Not in this count: 3 oral questions

Latest 10

  • 24 Sept 2026Ceuta and Italy’s suspension of SchengenWritten question E-003857/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 27Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 17 Sept 2026Enforcement of the requirement to appoint an authorised representativeWritten question E-003737/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 10Awaiting 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 ↗
  • 15 Jul 2026Implementation of Case C-81/24 (Jenec) and protection against extraterritorial sanctions targeting international justiceWritten question E-002968/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 15Answered 17 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 8 Jul 2026Türkiye’s refusal to admit an LGBTQ+ cruise shipWritten question E-002834/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 3 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 29 Jun 2026Compliance with Chapter 27 benchmarks and the EU environmental acquis in relation to developments in the Vjosa-Narta Protected Area in AlbaniaPriority question P-002691/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 12Answered 22 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 17 Jun 2026Systematic sexualised torture against Palestinian detaineesWritten question E-002515/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 23Answered 12 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 8 Jun 2026Access to Temporary Protection Directive provisions in Belgium for babies born after 24 February 2022Written question E-002349/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 6Answered 31 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 2 Jun 2026Participation of EU officials in ISS World Europe security fairWritten question E-002240/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 29Answered 21 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 2 Jun 2026Application of the Early Detection and Exclusion System to companies active in the cyber-surveillance sector, including those involved in spywareWritten question E-002239/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 30Answered 5 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
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Show all 3 oral questions
  • 5 Feb 2026When and how will the Commission deliver on its commitment to revise the EU’s animal welfare legislation?Oral question O-000006/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 35Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 2 Dec 2025European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformationOral question O-000044/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 46Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 24 Sept 2025Fur farming and the placing of farmed fur products on the marketOral question O-000034/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 40Question ↗PDF ↗

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 19 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 15 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 Sara MATTHIEU

Sara Matthieu is a Member of the European Parliament for Belgium, belonging to the Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) (the green and regionalist group) and to Groen. Matthieu has served in the 10th parliamentary term since 16 July 2024 and also sat in the 9th term, from 2020. Since 2013, Matthieu has been a Member of Ghent City Council. Earlier roles include Party Secretary, Brussels Parliament (2016–2020), and political adviser in the office of Bruno De Lille (Green Party) from 2010 to 2013. Matthieu also worked at Natuurpunt as supervisor of volunteers from 2007 to 2010.

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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 →