As of 22 Oct 2026, Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE is a Belgium MEP in Renew Europe (Renew); WheresMyMEP records 80.4% 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).
Cite this: WheresMyMEP, data as of 22 Oct 2026, source European Parliament
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
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
Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 22 Oct 2026
Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from Renew majority
6.1% (12 of 198)
The Renew average on the same method is 6.6%. Counted only when Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE 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.
Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE voted Abstain; 97% of voting Renew members (64 of 66) 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)
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE voted For; 90% of voting Renew members (63 of 70) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE voted For; 86% of voting Renew members (60 of 70) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE voted Against; 82% of voting Renew members (56 of 68) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE voted Against; 82% of voting Renew members (55 of 67) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE voted Abstain; 68% of voting Renew members (45 of 66) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE voted Against; 65% of voting Renew members (44 of 68) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE voted For; 62% of voting Renew members (46 of 74) 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
Computed from Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.
90% accurate on 5,752 held-out votes
EU agri-food promotion policy
2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 69% of 336 agriculture votes
Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration
2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 91% of 767 digital votes
From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up
2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 61% of 578 defence votes
Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
2026-10-22
100% of 67 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of 4 agriculture votes · voted For in 90% 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
100% of 67 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted Against in 67% of 3 migration votes · voted For in 90% of the last 20 cast votes
Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
2026-10-22
96% of 67 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 90% of the last 20 cast votes
Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
2026-10-22
100% of 67 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 90% of the last 20 cast votes
Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
2026-10-22
98% of 66 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 90% of the last 20 cast votes
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
Clean corporate vehicles
2025/0421(COD) ↗ · appointed 26 Mar 2026
Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities
2025/0555(COD) ↗ · appointed 11 Nov 2025
Security of energy supply in the EU
2025/2055(INI) ↗ · appointed 16 Jan 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 24 Oct 2026 · How we compile this
Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP
Estimated outside income
€0–0/year
Based on declared income bands
0 declared activities
3 board memberships
Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026
View original declaration on europarl.europa.eu →Self-declared by the MEP, 10th term (since July 2024)
These lists link to declarations Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE 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.
No event declarations published on the EP website for this term. See Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗.
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
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.
Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.
5 meetings on 4 files
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.
Source: European Parliament meeting declarations · EU Transparency Register · HowTheyVote.eu / EP roll-call · EP Open Data Portal (roles) · How we match meetings to files
Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)
Written 39 · Priority 6 · 21 co-authored
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
Yvan Verougstraete is a Member of the European Parliament for Belgium, belonging to Renew Europe (Renew), the liberal and centrist group, and to the national party Les Engagés. Verougstraete has served in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) since 16 July 2024. In the Renew Europe Group, Verougstraete has been Member of the Bureau since 16 July 2024. Since 23 July 2024, Verougstraete has also been Vice-Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
Summary grounded in cited sources
View official profile on europarl.europa.eu →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 →