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As of 22 Oct 2026, René AUST is a Germany MEP in Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN); WheresMyMEP records 92.7% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 0 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €2,400–€2,640/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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René AUST

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ESN · Germany

Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany)

92.7% attendance
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92.7%
Attendance · last 180 days
#358 of 717 on the leaderboard
2009
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

René AUST monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510096.4%93.5%91.9%91.2%95.0%87.4%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 ↗AgainstADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strength…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED
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 ↗AbstainADOPTED
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 ↗AbstainADOPTED
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 ↗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 René AUST voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from ESN majority

2.3% (5 of 213)

The ESN average on the same method is 10.0%. Counted only when René AUST cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

1.9% (4 of 212)

Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany) · 15 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
7 Oct 2026

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

René AUST voted Abstain; 88% of voting ESN members (23 of 26) voted Against.

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

Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V)

René AUST voted Against; 88% of voting ESN members (22 of 25) voted For.

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

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

René AUST voted Against; 81% of voting ESN members (22 of 27) voted For.

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

Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings

René AUST voted Abstain; 74% of voting ESN members (20 of 27) voted Against.

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

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Lead in certain fishing tackle

René AUST voted Against; 50% of voting ESN members (13 of 26) 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 René AUST’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

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) voted Against in 49% of 278 digital votes

Against likely

From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up

2026-11-12 · Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) voted Against in 62% of 196 defence votes

Against likely

EU agri-food promotion policy

2026-11-12 · Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) voted For in 56% of 117 agriculture votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • budgetAgainst 80% of 15
  • climateAgainst 50% of 12
  • digitalAgainst 45% of 11
  • tradeFor 36% of 11
  • foreignAgainst 70% of 10
  • rule of lawAgainst 70% of 10
  • economyAgainst 67% of 9
  • employmentAgainst 100% of 9
  • fisheriesFor 50% of 8
  • transportFor 63% of 8
  • defenceAgainst 86% of 7
  • agricultureFor 60% of 5
  • healthAgainst 100% of 4
  • justiceAbstain 75% of 4
  • institutionalFor 50% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3
  • migrationFor 67% of 3

Votes René missed, how they would likely have voted

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

2026-10-22

Against · 95%

100% of 18 Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) MEPs voted Against · voted Against in 50% of 12 climate votes · voted Against in 55% of the last 20 cast votes

Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities

2026-10-20

Against · 95%

95% of 21 Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) MEPs voted Against · voted Against in 50% of 12 climate votes · voted Against in 55% of the last 20 cast votes

Connecting Europe through high-speed rail

2026-10-20

Abstain · 60%

90% of 20 Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) MEPs voted Abstain · voted For in 63% of 8 transport votes · voted Against in 55% of the last 20 cast votes

Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget

2026-10-20

Abstain · 55%

76% of 21 Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) MEPs voted Abstain · voted For in 67% of 3 migration votes · voted Against in 55% of the last 20 cast votes

Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities

2026-10-20

For · 82%

100% of 21 Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) MEPs voted For · voted Against in 55% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where René AUST 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 · 5

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

  • Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States

    2024/0148(COD) ↗ · appointed 18 Nov 2024

  • Accession of Tonga to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, and the Pacific States

    2024/0048(NLE) ↗ · appointed 30 Sep 2024

  • Accession of Niue to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part

    2024/0010(NLE) ↗ · appointed 30 Sep 2024

  • EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu

    2023/0456(NLE) ↗ · appointed 30 Sep 2024

  • Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes

    2023/0187(CNS) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 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 24 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

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

Estimated outside income

€2,400–2,640/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

2 board memberships

Board member of the AfD state association ThuringiaUnpaidBoard
District council member Schmalkalden-Meiningen€2,400/yearBoard

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 René AUST 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 René AUST'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 René AUST 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
14written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 14 · Priority 0 · 7 co-authored

Not in this count: 3 oral questions · 2 interpellations

Latest 10

Show all 14 questions
  • 13 Mar 2025CO<sub>2</sub> emission performance standards for cars and vans (Regulation (EU) 2019/631)Written question E-001085/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 12Answered 1 Jul 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 20 Dec 2024Assessment of the conduct in office of Stephan Kramer, President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Thuringia, with regard to the rule of law and democracyWritten question E-003070/2024To the CommissionAnswered 8 Apr 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 12 Dec 2024Foreseeable overburdening of the German asylum administration owing to the return of Syrians in view of the implementation of EU law and compliance with the rule of lawWritten question E-002900/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 19 Mar 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 12 Nov 2024Question on penalties to be imposed on manufacturers from 2025 under the Regulation on CO2 emissions from light-duty vehiclesWritten question E-002503/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 52Answered 7 Jan 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 3 oral questions and 2 interpellations
  • 18 Mar 2026Protecting our farmers from the cumulative effects of Mercosur, Ukraine’s accession to the EU and agricultural red tapeInterpellation G-001004/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 2Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 17 Sept 2025GPS interference on the flight of Commission President von der Leyen – media disinformation and distorted factsOral question O-000030/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 36Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 10 Jun 2025Partisan funding of politically active non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by the CommissionInterpellation G-001001/2025To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 4 Oct 2024Irreplaceability of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines in emergency situationsOral question O-000012/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 5Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 1 Oct 2024Revision of the ban on selling CO<sub>2</sub>-emitting cars beyond 2035Oral question O-000011/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 9Question ↗PDF ↗

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 René AUST

René Aust is a Member of the European Parliament for Germany, belonging to the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN), the far-right group, and to the Alternative für Deutschland. Aust has served in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) since 16 July 2024. From that date, Aust has been Co-Chair of the Europe of Sovereign Nations Group and a Member of the Conference of Presidents.

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 →