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As of 22 Oct 2026, Benoit CASSART is a Belgium MEP in Renew Europe (Renew); WheresMyMEP records 99.3% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and no paid outside activities declared (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Benoit CASSART

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Renew · Belgium

Mouvement Réformateur (Reformist Movement)

99.3% attendance
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99.3%
Attendance · last 180 days
#79 of 717 on the leaderboard
2151
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

Benoit CASSART monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510099.0%99.0%99.2%99.6%98.9%99.8%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 ↗Not votingADOPTED
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 ↗AgainstADOPTED

Voting against the party line

Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Benoit CASSART voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from Renew majority

6.1% (14 of 231)

The Renew average on the same method is 6.6%. Counted only when Benoit CASSART cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.9% (2 of 212)

Mouvement Réformateur (Reformist Movement) · 3 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
15 Sept 2026

Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors

Benoit CASSART voted Against; 99% of voting Renew members (72 of 73) voted For.

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

Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector

Benoit CASSART voted Abstain; 91% of voting Renew members (61 of 67) voted For.

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

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Certain botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives

Benoit CASSART voted Abstain; 83% of voting Renew members (57 of 69) voted Against.

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

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

Benoit CASSART voted Abstain; 76% of voting Renew members (52 of 68) voted For.

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

Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive

Benoit CASSART voted Against; 65% of voting Renew members (44 of 68) voted For.

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

Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

Benoit CASSART voted For; 62% of voting Renew members (46 of 74) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
22 Oct 2026

Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations

Benoit CASSART voted For; 60% of voting Renew members (40 of 67) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
9 Jul 2026

Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive

Benoit CASSART voted Against; 57% of voting Renew members (38 of 67) 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 Benoit CASSART’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 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 69% of 336 agriculture votes

For likely

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

For likely

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

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateFor 88% of 16
  • budgetFor 100% of 15
  • foreignFor 100% of 12
  • economyFor 100% of 11
  • employmentFor 100% of 11
  • digitalFor 100% of 10
  • transportFor 70% of 10
  • tradeFor 90% of 10
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 10
  • fisheriesFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • healthFor 67% of 6
  • agricultureFor 60% of 5
  • migrationFor 75% of 4
  • justiceFor 100% of 4
  • institutionalFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3

Votes Benoit missed, how they would likely have voted

Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products

2026-10-22

For · 95%

98% of 66 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme

2026-09-16

For · 95%

100% of 72 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system

2026-07-07

For · 95%

99% of 68 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 10 digital votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination

2026-06-17

For · 95%

100% of 69 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 90% of 10 trade votes · voted For in 70% 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 90% of 10 trade votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Benoit CASSART was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.

Shadow rapporteur · 11

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

  • Amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 1829/2003, (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1099/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2017/625 as regards the simplification and strengthening of food and feed safety requirements

    2025/0410(COD) ↗ · appointed 20 Mar 2026

  • Amending Council Directive 98/58/EC and Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the simplification and strengthening of food and feed safety requirements, and repealing Council Directives 82/711/EEC and 85/572/EEC

    2025/0409(COD) ↗ · appointed 20 Mar 2026

  • Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia

    2023/0142(NLE) ↗ · appointed 20 Mar 2026

  • Empowering Austria to amend its existing bilateral road transport agreement with Switzerland with a view to authorising cabotage operations in the course of the provision of international road passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions between the two countries

    2025/0407(COD) ↗ · appointed 26 Feb 2026

  • Monitoring and controlling drug precursors and repealing Regulations (EC) No 273/2004 and (EC) No 111/2005

    2025/0384(COD) ↗ · appointed 13 Feb 2026

  • Providing macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

    2025/0251(COD) ↗ · appointed 24 Sep 2025

  • 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?

    2025/2053(INI) ↗ · appointed 16 Jun 2025

  • Ensuring faster registration and uptake of biological control agents

    2025/2086(INI) ↗ · appointed 12 Jun 2025

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  • Macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

    2024/0086(COD) ↗ · appointed 30 Sep 2024

  • Macro-financial assistance to the Arab Republic of Egypt

    2024/0071(COD) ↗ · appointed 30 Sep 2024

  • Protection of animals during transport and related operations

    2023/0448(COD) ↗ · appointed 19 Sep 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

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

    2026/0196(BUD) ↗ · appointed 12 Jun 2026

  • Laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034

    2025/0571(APP) ↗ · appointed 13 Feb 2026

  • Guidelines for the 2027 Budget - Section III

    2025/2246(BUI) ↗ · appointed 18 Jan 2026

  • Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034

    2025/0240(COD) ↗ · appointed 27 Nov 2025

  • Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Southern Common Market, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, of the other part

    2025/0192(NLE) ↗ · appointed 15 Sep 2025

  • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections

    2025/0210(BUD) ↗ · appointed 9 Jul 2025

  • Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

    2024/2110(BUI) ↗ · appointed 17 Jan 2025

  • A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world

    2024/2051(INI) ↗ · appointed 17 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

Financial Declarations

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

No paid outside activities declared.

Previous occupations

Founding manager of Fabroca SRL
Administrator of Marché de Bestiaux de Ciney
Administrator of UECBV
Secretary general of the national federation of livestock and meat trade

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 Benoit CASSART 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 Benoit CASSART'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
14 Oct 2026Tiense SuikerraffinaderijETS · Member
12 Oct 2026AIBI aisbl - International Association of Plant BakersChaînes de valeur et transition environnementale · Member
7 Oct 2026FuelsEuropeIAA · Member
7 Oct 2026NATURE & PROGRES ASBL|Pesticide Action Network EuropeOmnibus Food&Feed · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0410(COD)
6 Oct 2026FuelsEuropeEU methane regulation · Member
6 Oct 2026International Road Transport Union Permanent Delegation to the EUTransport des animaux · Shadow rapporteur ·2023/0448(COD)
30 Sept 2026Confédération des Coopératives Horticoles BelgesOrganisation commune de marché · Member ·2025/0237(COD)
28 Sept 2026European Biostimulants Industry CouncilOmnibus Food&Feed · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0410(COD)
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Meetings on legislative files

Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.

Self-declared · last 6 months

4 meetings on 3 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.

Amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 1829/2003, (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1099/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2017/625 as regards the simplification and strengthening of food and feed safety requirements

Shadow
2025/0410(COD)appointed 20 Mar 2026
  1. European Biostimulants Industry CouncilShadow rapporteurTransparency Register: European Biostimulants Industry Council
  2. NATURE & PROGRES ASBL and Pesticide Action Network EuropeShadow rapporteur

‘EU school scheme’

2025/0237(COD)
  1. Confédération des Coopératives Horticoles BelgesMember

Source: European Parliament meeting declarations · EU Transparency Register · HowTheyVote.eu / EP roll-call · EP Open Data Portal (roles) · How we match meetings to files

Parliamentary questions

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

EP · open data · updated daily
97written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 90 · Priority 7 · 49 co-authored

Latest 10

  • 7 Oct 2026Trafficking in human organsWritten question E-004055/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 8Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 23 Sept 2026Indicating the origin of frozen fruit and vegetablesWritten question E-003834/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 8 Sept 2026Chatbots directing women with unwanted pregnancies to anti-abortion websitesWritten question E-003539/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 67Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 25 Aug 2026Europe’s inland waterways – low water levels – the Connecting Europe FacilityPriority question P-003324/2026To the CommissionAnswered 6 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 13 Aug 2026Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation creating additional red tape and legal uncertainty for businesses, especially SMEsWritten question E-003276/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 30 Jul 2026VAT – collecting social security contributions via the VAT schemeWritten question E-003171/2026To the CommissionAnswered 17 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 30 Jul 2026VAT and company directorsWritten question E-003170/2026To the CommissionAnswered 16 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 ↗
  • 2 Jul 2026Agricultural plastics and the forthcoming Circular Economy ActWritten question E-002754/2026To the CommissionAnswered 27 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 29 Jun 2026No impact assessment when regions align roadworthiness tests with the minimum laid down in Directive 2014/45/EUWritten question E-002693/2026To the CommissionAnswered 7 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 97 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 Benoit CASSART

Benoit Cassart is a Member of the European Parliament for Belgium, belonging to the Renew Europe (Renew) group, the liberal and centrist group, and to the Mouvement Réformateur. Cassart has served in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) since 16 July 2024.

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 →