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As of 22 Oct 2026, Pascal ARIMONT is a Belgium MEP in European People’s Party (EPP); WheresMyMEP records 97.7% 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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Pascal ARIMONT

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EPP · Belgium

Christlich Soziale Partei

97.7% attendance
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97.7%
Attendance · last 180 days
#179 of 717 on the leaderboard
2117
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

Pascal ARIMONT monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510097.6%96.5%96.7%98.2%99.2%97.3%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 ↗ForADOPTED

Voting against the party line

Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Pascal ARIMONT 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

7.9% (19 of 239)

The European People’s Party (EPP) average on the same method is 5.0%. Counted only when Pascal ARIMONT 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
28 Apr 2026

Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024

Pascal ARIMONT voted Against; 98% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (163 of 166) voted For.

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

Generalised scheme of tariff preferences

Pascal ARIMONT voted For; 98% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (163 of 166) 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)

Pascal ARIMONT voted Abstain; 98% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (166 of 170) voted For.

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

Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget

Pascal ARIMONT voted Abstain; 98% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (165 of 169) voted For.

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

Pascal ARIMONT voted Abstain; 97% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (142 of 146) voted For.

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Abstain
18 Jun 2026

Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines

Pascal ARIMONT voted Abstain; 96% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (136 of 141) voted For.

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

Pascal ARIMONT voted Against; 92% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (158 of 172) voted For.

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

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

Pascal ARIMONT voted Against; 85% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (143 of 169) 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 Pascal ARIMONT’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 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 76% of 740 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 98% of 1813 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 88% of 16
  • budgetFor 100% of 15
  • foreignFor 100% of 12
  • tradeFor 100% of 12
  • digitalFor 100% of 11
  • economyFor 100% of 11
  • employmentFor 100% of 11
  • transportFor 90% of 10
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 10
  • fisheriesFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • healthFor 67% of 6
  • agricultureFor 80% of 5
  • migrationFor 50% of 4
  • justiceFor 100% of 4
  • institutionalFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 67% of 3

Pascal ARIMONT has cast every notable vote in the current dataset, nothing to predict.

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Pascal ARIMONT 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 European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […]  [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034

    2025/0238(COD) ↗ · REGI · appointed 27 Jan 2026

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 as regards the amounts allocated to the Member States under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve

    2025/0289(COD) ↗ · REGI · appointed 13 Oct 2025

Shadow rapporteur · 2

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

  • 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 13 Nov 2025

  • Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012

    2024/0301(COD) ↗ · appointed 2 Apr 2025

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888

    2025/0222(COD) ↗ · appointed 21 Jan 2026

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

Advisory member of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community of BelgiumUnpaidBoard

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 Pascal ARIMONT 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 Pascal ARIMONT'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
22 Oct 2026EMRICConnectivity of Crisis Comm's across borders · Member
21 Oct 2026ChargeUp EuropeElectrification of traffic in the EU · Member
20 Oct 2026VERBOND VAN BELGISCHE ONDERNEMINGEN / FEDERATION DES ENTREPRISES DE BELGIQUERencontre, EU Legislation · Member
14 Oct 2026UNDRREU-UN Collaboration in Disaster Risk Reduction · Member
14 Oct 2026European Kidney Health AllianceKidney health initiatives on European level · Member
13 Oct 2026UNDRRUN Resilience Day · Member
12 Oct 2026ACV-CSCEU Legislation from Belgian Trade Union Perspective · Member
9 Oct 2026CapaulCompany visit · Member
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None of Pascal ARIMONT’s recent declarations named a legislative file we could match with confidence. A meeting is listed on a file only when the declaration names that procedure (a reference such as 2025/0241(COD), or a title that uniquely matches one file).

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 66 · Priority 5 · 27 co-authored

Latest 10

  • 30 Sept 2026Cross-border workers and Luxembourg’s pension system: how part-time work carried out in Belgium is countedWritten question E-003955/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 12 Aug 2026PPWR: obligation to appoint an authorised representative – transitional arrangements and proportionality for EU and non-EU micro-enterprisesPriority question P-003269/2026To the CommissionAnswered 6 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 15 Jul 2026Apple App Store geoblocking within the European UnionWritten question E-002956/2026To the CommissionAnswered 18 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 14 Jul 2026Implementation of technologies to increase safety during emergencies as required under Articles 109 and 110 of the EECCWritten question E-002902/2026To the CommissionAnswered 18 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer 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 ↗
  • 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 ↗
  • 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 ↗
  • 24 Jun 2026Cross-border drone flights to transport medical supplies in border regionsWritten question E-002612/2026To the CommissionAnswered 3 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 24 Jun 2026Cross-border exchange of patient information during emergency service interventionsWritten question E-002611/2026To the CommissionAnswered 24 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 17 Jun 2026Compatibility of Germany’s internal border controls with the Schengen Borders CodeWritten question E-002487/2026To the CommissionAnswered 30 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 71 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 Pascal ARIMONT

Pascal Arimont is a Member of the European Parliament for Belgium, belonging to the European People’s Party (EPP), the centre-right group, and the Christlich Soziale Partei. Arimont's current term is the 10th parliamentary term, since 16 July 2024, and earlier terms were the 8th and 9th. Before joining the Parliament, Arimont was a partner in the Melotte, Veiders & Arimont law practice (2006-2014), a Member of Liège Provincial Council (2006-2009) and Chair of the CSP parliamentary group in the Parliament of the German-Speaking Community of Belgium (2009-2014). In the earlier terms, Arimont was Vice-Chair of the Committee on Regional Development (2017-2019 and 2023-2024), and from 2015 to 2020 was Chair of the CSP Regional Executive.

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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 →