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As of 22 Oct 2026, Georgios AFTIAS is a Greece MEP in European People’s Party (EPP); WheresMyMEP records 75% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 0 disclosed lobby meetings and no paid outside activities declared (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Georgios AFTIAS

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EPP · Greece

Νέα Δημοκρατία (Nea Demokratia)

75% attendance
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75%
Attendance · last 180 days
#626 of 717 on the leaderboard
1626
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

Georgios AFTIAS monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510087.0%50.2%97.2%98.9%65.0%52.9%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 ↗Not votingADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strength…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingREJECTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingREJECTED
22 Oct 2026Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postpon…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postpon…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingREJECTED
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 Georgios AFTIAS 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

8.1% (15 of 186)

The European People’s Party (EPP) average on the same method is 5.0%. Counted only when Georgios AFTIAS cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 186)

Νέα Δημοκρατία (Nea Demokratia) · 7 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
7 Oct 2026

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

Georgios AFTIAS voted Abstain; 94% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (150 of 159) voted For.

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

Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council

Georgios AFTIAS voted Abstain; 93% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (153 of 165) voted For.

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

2025 Commission report on North Macedonia

Georgios AFTIAS voted Abstain; 91% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (151 of 166) voted For.

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

A coherent tax framework for the EU's financial sector

Georgios AFTIAS voted Against; 90% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (156 of 173) voted For.

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

2025 Commission report on Kosovo

Georgios AFTIAS voted Abstain; 79% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (130 of 164) voted For.

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

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

Georgios AFTIAS voted For; 73% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (118 of 162) voted Against.

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

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

Georgios AFTIAS voted For; 72% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (114 of 158) voted Against.

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

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 94313

Georgios AFTIAS voted For; 68% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (112 of 165) 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 Georgios AFTIAS’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

  • budgetFor 93% of 14
  • tradeFor 92% of 12
  • digitalFor 100% of 11
  • employmentFor 100% of 11
  • climateFor 90% of 10
  • transportFor 90% of 10
  • economyFor 100% of 9
  • foreignFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • fisheriesFor 86% of 7
  • rule of lawFor 80% of 5
  • healthFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3
  • institutionalFor 100% of 3

Votes Georgios missed, how they would likely have voted

Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security

2026-10-22

For · 95%

100% of 140 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 85% of the last 20 cast votes

Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation

2026-10-22

For · 95%

94% of 142 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 85% of the last 20 cast votes

Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030

2026-10-22

For · 95%

99% of 143 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 85% of the last 20 cast votes

Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030

2026-10-22

Against · 75%

100% of 142 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 85% of the last 20 cast votes

Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products

2026-10-22

For · 95%

97% of 144 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 85% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Georgios AFTIAS 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.

  • European Central Bank – annual report 2026

    2026/2121(INI) ↗ · ECON · appointed 23 Jun 2026

  • Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France relating to six natural disasters occurred in 2023

    2024/0212(BUD) ↗ · BUDG · appointed 28 Aug 2024

Opinion rapporteur · 1

Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.

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

    2026/0196(BUD) ↗ · ECON · appointed 4 Mar 2026

    Voted for on this file · 21 Oct 2026

Show more: shadow rapporteur for opinions (1)

Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034

    2025/0540(COD) ↗ · appointed 14 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

No paid outside activities declared.

Previous occupations

Journalist for television station SKAI
Journalism professor at Private Institute Omiros

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 Georgios AFTIAS 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 Georgios AFTIAS'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

No lobby meetings recorded for Georgios AFTIAS on the EU Transparency Register.

Parliamentary questions

Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · open data · updated daily
59written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 58 · Priority 1 · 5 co-authored

Latest 10

  • 30 Sept 2026Need for a European fuel reserve mechanismWritten question E-003936/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 23 Sept 2026Apply a European brake on energy costsWritten question E-003816/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 23 Sept 2026Triggering a special support clause for electricity and fuelWritten question E-003815/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 2 Sept 2026The need to create a permanent financing instrument after the Recovery Fund reaches its endWritten question E-003440/2026To the CommissionAnswered 20 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 2 Sept 2026Direct financing of low-interest loans to small and medium-sized enterprises from the Social FundWritten question E-003439/2026To the CommissionAnswered 14 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 18 Aug 2026Halting funding to Türkiye as long as it persists in threatening Greece and EuropeWritten question E-003289/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 10 Aug 2026Keeping a check on property purchases made by non-EU countries in cross-border areasWritten question E-003241/2026To the CommissionAnswered 23 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 6 Jul 2026EU-Türkiye meeting of 30 June 2026Written question E-002788/2026To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 6Answered 13 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 6 Jul 2026Compensation for fishers affected by silver-cheeked toadfishWritten question E-002785/2026To the CommissionAnswered 21 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 21 May 2026Europe has an obligation to act quickly on the demographic problemWritten question E-002112/2026To the CommissionAnswered 17 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 59 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 Georgios AFTIAS

Georgios Aftias is a Member of the European Parliament for Greece, belonging to the European People’s Party (EPP), the centre-right group, and to the national party Nea Demokratia. Aftias has been an MEP in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) since 16 July 2024. Since 3 October 2024, Aftias has held the office of Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee.

European Parliament, 10th term

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 →