Attendance by month
EP · roll-call · last 180 daysCredited 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
Missed votes by sitting
EP · attendance register · last 180 daysEvery 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
- Thu, 21 May 2026Missed 1 of 98 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 20 May 2026Missed 1 of 96 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Thu, 30 Apr 2026Missed 1 of 68 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 29 Apr 2026Missed 2 of 296 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Voting Record
Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 8 Oct 2026
Voting against the party line
Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Dainius ŽALIMAS voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from Renew majority
2.4% (5 of 210)
The Renew average on the same method is 6.3%. Counted only when Dainius ŽALIMAS 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.
Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot
Dainius ŽALIMAS voted Abstain; 91% of voting Renew members (62 of 68) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances
Dainius ŽALIMAS voted Against; 88% of voting Renew members (64 of 73) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)
Dainius ŽALIMAS voted Abstain; 53% of voting Renew members (37 of 70) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders
Dainius ŽALIMAS voted For; 49% of voting Renew members (31 of 63) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗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
Dainius ŽALIMAS voted For; 49% of voting Renew members (33 of 68) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗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 modelComputed from Dainius ŽALIMAS’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 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 93% of 760 climate votes
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 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 93% of 760 climate votes
Transport: enforcement of passenger rights in the Union
2026-10-20 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 87% of 551 transport votes
Predicted stance by topic
- budgetFor 100% of 13
- foreignFor 100% of 12
- tradeFor 92% of 12
- climateFor 91% of 11
- digitalFor 91% of 11
- economyFor 100% of 10
- rule of lawFor 100% of 10
- fisheriesFor 88% of 8
- transportFor 88% of 8
- defenceFor 63% of 8
- employmentFor 100% of 8
- healthFor 67% of 6
- agricultureFor 75% of 4
- justiceFor 100% of 4
- institutionalFor 100% of 4
- energyFor 67% of 3
Dainius ŽALIMAS has cast every notable vote in the current dataset, nothing to predict.
Rapporteur files
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Dainius ŽALIMAS 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 · 10
Writes the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.
Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 as regards amendments adopted by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union on 14 July 2025 to the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
2026/0044(COD) ↗ · JURI · appointed 23 Apr 2026
Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025
2025/2016(INI) ↗ · JURI · appointed 27 Jan 2025
Voted for on this file · 29 Apr 2026
Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2026
2026/2061(INI) ↗ · JURI · appointed 24 Jul 2024
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Patryk Jaki
2026/2078(IMM) ↗ · JURI · appointed 15 Jul 2026
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Afroditi Latinopoulou
2026/2049(IMM) ↗ · JURI · appointed 3 Jun 2026
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Borys Budka
2026/2008(IMM) ↗ · JURI · appointed 24 Feb 2026
Request for the waiver of immunity of Grzegorz Braun
2025/2192(IMM) ↗ · JURI · appointed 4 Nov 2025
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun
2025/2122(IMM) ↗ · JURI · appointed 15 Jul 2025
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun
2024/2102(IMM) ↗ · JURI · appointed 5 Dec 2024
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Adam Bielan
2024/2045(IMM) ↗ · JURI · appointed 14 Oct 2024
Shadow rapporteur · 4
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2025 and 2026
2026/2103(INI) ↗ · appointed 7 Jul 2026
United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships
2025/0233(NLE) ↗ · appointed 14 Jan 2026
Establishing the Justice programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693
2025/0255(COD) ↗ · appointed 13 Jan 2026
European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024
2025/2015(INI) ↗ · appointed 19 Feb 2025
Show more: shadow rapporteur for opinions (3)
Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.
Towards an EU strategy to protect and strengthen the international justice system and its institutions, mechanisms and partners
2026/2004(INI) ↗ · appointed 17 Jun 2026
Establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Union’s biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors particularly in the area of health and amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 1394/2007, (EU) No 536/2014, (EU) 2019/6, (EU) 2024/795 and (EU) 2024/1938 (European Biotech Act)
2025/0406(COD) ↗ · appointed 6 May 2026
Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy
2025/2095(INI) ↗ · appointed 19 Jun 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
€9,000–9,900/year
Based on declared income bands
1 declared activity
9 board memberships
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)
These lists link to declarations Dainius ŽALIMAS 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)
- 24 Jun 2026Declaration (PDF) ↗
- 23 Sept 2024Declaration (PDF) ↗
Gifts notified to the President (self-declared)
No entries for this MEP in the Parliament's register of gifts ↗ for this term.
All filings: Dainius ŽALIMAS'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.
None of Dainius ŽALIMAS’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).
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Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)
Written 24 · Priority 2 · 26 co-authored
Latest 10
- 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 ↗
- 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 ↗
- 29 Jun 2026Deterioration of Elene Khoshtaria’s health condition and political persecution in GeorgiaWritten question E-002678/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 10Answered 5 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 5 May 2026Commission meeting with Taliban on deportations of AfghansWritten question E-001828/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 20Answered 4 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 27 Apr 2026Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by RussiaWritten question E-001705/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 49Answered 14 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 15 Apr 2026Application of EU sanctions against a Russian propaganda event in a Member StateWritten question E-001552/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 15 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 1 Apr 2026Concerns regarding the rule of law and fundamental rights in GeorgiaWritten question E-001362/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 16Answered 5 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 4 Feb 2026Mayor of Budapest fined and charged without trial for organising a Pride march in the EUWritten question E-000446/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 81Answered 10 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 4 Feb 2026Escalating hybrid threats from Russia in the EUWritten question E-000441/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 8 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
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- 23 Jan 2026Alleged use of chemical agent on protesters in Georgia in 2024Written question E-000267/2026To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 19Answered 1 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 13 Oct 2025Follow-up: protection of Hungarian citizens against biometric surveillance: follow-up of question for written answer E-002415/2025Written question E-004013/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 41Answered 5 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 23 Sept 2025Emotional dependence on artificial intelligence (AI) systemsWritten question E-003674/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 21Answered 7 Nov 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 4 Aug 2025Strengthening the role of local and regional authorities in upholding the rule of law in the EUWritten question E-003175/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 27Answered 2 Oct 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 16 Jun 2025Protection of Hungarian citizens’ fundamental rights in the context of biometric identification and surveillance at public gatheringsWritten question E-002415/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 59Answered 1 Aug 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 16 Apr 202530th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama of TibetWritten question E-001550/2025To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 6Answered 27 May 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 2 Apr 2025The financing of Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyWritten question E-001357/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 38Answered 3 Jun 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 1 Apr 2025Withdrawal of the Horizontal Anti-Discrimination DirectivePriority question P-001330/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 40Answered 21 May 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 25 Mar 2025Draft 15th amendment to the Hungarian ConstitutionWritten question E-001233/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 32Answered 23 Jul 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 19 Mar 2025Seizing the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea: the Commission’s measures to prevent vessel salesWritten question E-001174/2025To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 60Answered 29 Jul 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 18 Mar 2025Withdrawal of the proposed horizontal anti-discrimination directivePriority question P-001148/2025To the Councilco-authored with 46Answered 24 Jul 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 25 Feb 2025Countering Russian influence and defending democracy in GeorgiaWritten question E-000837/2025To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 38Answered 3 Apr 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 5 Feb 2025Financial support for Georgian civil society and independent mediaWritten question E-000508/2025To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 5Answered 28 Apr 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 4 Feb 2025US AI chip export restrictions: a challenge to EU unity and technological sovereigntyWritten question E-000483/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 8 Apr 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 28 Jan 2025Meta’s discriminatory terms and conditions against the LGBTQIA+ community under the Digital Services ActWritten question E-000384/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 34Answered 28 Mar 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 20 Dec 2024Providing the necessary flexibility within the economic governance frameworkWritten question E-003075/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 8Answered 24 Feb 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer 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 Dainius ŽALIMAS
Dainius Žalimas is a Member of the European Parliament for Lithuania, belonging to Renew Europe (Renew), the liberal and centrist group, and to the national party Laisvės partija. Žalimas has been an MEP in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) since 16 July 2024 and has been Vice-Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality since 23 July 2024. Before joining the Parliament, Žalimas was Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania from 2011 to 2021 and its President from 2014 to 2021. From 2021 to 2024, Žalimas was Dean of the Faculty of Law and Professor at Vytautas Magnus University. Since 2018, Žalimas has also been a Member of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) from the Republic of Lithuania.
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 →