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Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER is a Austria MEP in Renew Europe (Renew); WheresMyMEP records 98.1% roll-call attendance, 194 notable vote records, 8 recent disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €7,000–€7,700/year. Source: European Parliament profile, European Parliament Open Data, MEP meeting declarations and financial-interest declarations.

Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER

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Renew · Austria

NEOS – Das Neue Österreich (NEOS – The New Austria)

98.1% attendance
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98.1%
Attendance · last 180 days
#188 of 716 on the leaderboard
1678
Votes Participated
10th Term
2024 – 2029

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 6 Oct 2026

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6 Oct 2026The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing inte…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at workEP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards simplification of ce…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Amending Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 as regards fund…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the …EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Amending Regulations (EU) No 1173/2011 and (EU) No 473/2013 …EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Amending Directive 2004/37/EC as regards the addition of sub…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Against
17 Sept 2026Strengthening global health resilience in partner countriesEP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingADOPTED

Vote predictions

Vote model

Computed from Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

87% accurate on 5,728 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment

2026-10-06 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 91% of 614 climate votes

For likely

Simplification of certain requirements for spatial information infrastructure in the Union (INSPIRE) (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)

2026-10-06 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 91% of 614 climate votes

For likely

Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work

2026-10-06 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 64% of 409 health votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • budgetFor 100% of 13
  • digitalFor 91% of 11
  • tradeFor 91% of 11
  • economyFor 100% of 10
  • foreignFor 100% of 9
  • climateFor 100% of 8
  • fisheriesFor 88% of 8
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 8
  • healthFor 60% of 5
  • agricultureAgainst 75% of 4
  • justiceFor 100% of 4
  • employmentFor 100% of 4
  • institutionalFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 67% of 3

Votes Helmut missed, how they would likely have voted

Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries

2026-09-17

For · 95%

93% of 57 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 60% of 5 health votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security

2026-09-17

For · 95%

64% of 66 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 8 climate votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung

2026-09-17

For · 95%

100% of 62 Renew Europe (Renew) 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%

71% of 28 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 91% of 11 trade votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

The need to reduce work-related fatalities

2026-05-21

For · 95%

83% of 52 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER 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 · 1

Writes the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.

  • Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for a review of the EU's Black Sea strategy

    2026/2044(INI) ↗ · AFET · appointed 24 Jun 2026

Shadow rapporteur · 10

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

  • A new co-ownership for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations – the Pact for the Mediterranean

    2026/2035(INI) ↗ · appointed 27 Apr 2026

  • Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

    2025/2118(INI) ↗ · appointed 12 Feb 2026

  • Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region

    2025/2169(INI) ↗ · appointed 5 Feb 2026

  • Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values

    2025/2179(INI) ↗ · appointed 16 Dec 2025

  • Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU legal framework

    2025/2075(INI) ↗ · appointed 22 Sep 2025

  • Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

    2025/2069(INI) ↗ · appointed 10 Mar 2025

  • 2025 Commission report on Serbia

    2025/2255(INI) ↗ · appointed 28 Nov 2024

  • 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia

    2025/2022(INI) ↗ · appointed 28 Nov 2024

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  • 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina

    2025/2251(INI) ↗ · appointed 26 Nov 2024

  • 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

    2025/2018(INI) ↗ · appointed 26 Nov 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 7 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

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

Estimated outside income

€7,000–7,700/year

Based on declared income bands

1 declared activity

1 board membership

Author - freelance activity€7,000/yearOther
President of NEOS Lab (party academy of NEOS)UnpaidBoard

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 Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER 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: Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER'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, last 6 months

EU Transparency Register · Updated weekly
3 Jun 2026Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom South CaucasusExchange of Views · Member
3 Jun 2026Goethe-Institut e.V.Reception · Member
2 Jun 2026Basque Government Delegation to the European Union|Basque Parliament DeputiesExchange of Views · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/2069(INI)
28 May 2026Austrian Embassy ChisinauExchange of Views · Member
21 May 2026Member of the National Assembly of SerbiaExchange of Views · Member
19 May 2026Center for Civil LibertiesExchange of Views · Member
19 May 2026Mission of China to the European UnionExchange of Views · Member
19 May 2026Permanent Representation of Austria to the European UnionExchange of Views · Member

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Parliamentary questions

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

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8written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 4 · Priority 4 · 8 co-authored

Not in this count: 2 oral questions

Latest 8

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  • 30 Sept 2026Lifting of EU sanctions on the import of Russian sable furOral question O-000040/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 29Question ↗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 ↗

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 6 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 1 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 Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER

Helmut Brandstätter is a Member of the European Parliament for Austria, sitting with Renew Europe (Renew), the liberal and centrist group, and representing NEOS – Das Neue Österreich. The current term is the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), and it began on 16 July 2024. Within the Parliament, the offices held are Member of the Bureau of the Renew Europe Group and, since 10 July 2025, Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee. Before joining the Parliament, Brandstätter was a Member of the Austrian House of Representatives for NEOS from 2019 to 2024. Earlier career roles include Editor-in-Chief of KURIER from 2010 to 2018 and Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) foreign correspondent in Brussels and Bonn from 1982 to 1991.

European Parliament CVEuropean Parliament, 10th term

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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 →

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