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As of 22 Oct 2026, Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE is a Netherlands MEP in Renew Europe (Renew); WheresMyMEP records 99.8% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and no paid outside activities declared (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE

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Renew · Netherlands

Democraten 66 (Democrats 66)

99.8% attendance
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99.8%
Attendance · last 180 days
#16 of 717 on the leaderboard
1573
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

Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510099.5%99.2%100.0%100.0%100.0%May ’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

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 ↗ForADOPTED
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 ↗AgainstADOPTED
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 Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.

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Different from Renew majority

3.8% (7 of 186)

The Renew average on the same method is 7.2%. Counted only when Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 185)

Democraten 66 (Democrats 66) · 3 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
7 Jul 2026

Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region

Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE voted Against; 97% of voting Renew members (72 of 74) voted For.

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

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE voted Against; 76% of voting Renew members (52 of 68) voted For.

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

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

Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE voted Against; 64% of voting Renew members (42 of 66) voted For.

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

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25

Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE voted For; 55% of voting Renew members (41 of 74) voted Against.

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

Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)

Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE voted Abstain; 53% of voting Renew members (37 of 70) 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

Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE voted Against; 51% of voting Renew members (38 of 74) voted For.

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

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP 202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9

Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE voted For; 49% of voting Renew members (33 of 68) 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 Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

90% accurate on 5,744 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 87% of 494 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

Exemption of certain N2 electric vehicles from the requirement to install and use a speed limitation device (Omnibus IX on automotive)

2026-11-24 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 89% of 561 transport votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateFor 75% of 16
  • foreignFor 100% of 9
  • tradeFor 100% of 9
  • employmentFor 100% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • economyFor 100% of 8
  • digitalFor 86% of 7
  • fisheriesFor 86% of 7
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 7
  • healthFor 67% of 6
  • migrationFor 50% of 4
  • budgetFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 67% of 3
  • agricultureAgainst 67% of 3

Votes Raquel missed, how they would likely have voted

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 100% of 9 trade votes · voted For in 65% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE 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 · 3

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

  • Future revision of the EPPO Regulation

    2026/2125(INL) ↗ · LIBE · appointed 29 Sep 2026

  • Combating corruption, replacing Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA and the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union and amending Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council

    2023/0135(COD) ↗ · LIBE · appointed 30 Sep 2024

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

    2026/0196(BUD) ↗ · FEMM · appointed 10 Jun 2026

    Voted for on this file · 21 Oct 2026

Opinion rapporteur · 5

Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.

  • Guidelines for the 2027 Budget - Section III

    2025/2246(BUI) ↗ · FEMM · appointed 13 Jan 2026

  • Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities

    2025/0545(COD) ↗ · REGI · appointed 9 Jan 2026

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Agencies

    2025/2156(DEC) ↗ · FEMM · appointed 18 Nov 2025

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European Parliament

    2025/2146(DEC) ↗ · FEMM · appointed 18 Nov 2025

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2025/2145(DEC) ↗ · FEMM · appointed 18 Nov 2025

Shadow rapporteur · 11

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

  • Menopause beyond a health issue: turning menopause into an economic, working and social priority

    2026/2055(INI) ↗ · appointed 18 Sep 2026

  • Measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries

    2023/0441(CNS) ↗ · appointed 3 Jun 2026

  • Conclusion of an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the cooperation between the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and the authorities of the Republic of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters

    2024/0155(NLE) ↗ · appointed 23 Feb 2026

  • Establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 2028 to 2034

    2025/0542(COD) ↗ · appointed 26 Jan 2026

  • Establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […]  [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034

    2025/0238(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Jan 2026

  • Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Ecuador, of the other part, on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combatting serious crime and terrorism

    2025/0120(NLE) ↗ · appointed 3 Dec 2025

  • Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on cooperation with and through the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Federal Police of Brazil

    2024/0321(NLE) ↗ · appointed 12 May 2025

  • Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

    2025/2039(INI) ↗ · appointed 15 Feb 2025

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  • The role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis

    2024/2120(INI) ↗ · appointed 10 Jan 2025

  • Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the cooperation between the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters

    2024/0167(NLE) ↗ · appointed 21 Nov 2024

  • Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds

    2024/2106(INI) ↗ · appointed 13 Nov 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European Parliament

    2025/2146(DEC) ↗ · appointed 24 Nov 2025

  • Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025

    2025/2166(INI) ↗ · appointed 22 Sep 2025

  • Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises

    2025/2085(INI) ↗ · appointed 23 Jun 2025

  • Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum

    2025/2014(INI) ↗ · appointed 11 Mar 2025

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Agencies

    2024/2030(DEC) ↗ · appointed 22 Nov 2024

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2024/2019(DEC) ↗ · appointed 22 Nov 2024

  • Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast)

    2021/0372(CNS) ↗ · appointed 17 Sep 2024

  • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 - all sections

    2024/0176(BUD) ↗ · appointed 25 Jul 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 31 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

Director - Hoogeveen Public Library
Member - Verantwoordingsorgaan Pensioenfonds Openbare Bibliotheken
Member - Supervisory Board Stichting AAP
Member - Board Stichting for Extraordinary Plants
Regional Chair - D66 Fryslan

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 Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE 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: Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE'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

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
23 Oct 2026Union of European FederalistsFederal Europe · Member
17 Oct 2026Belangenorganisatie Overgang & HormonenMenopause · Shadow rapporteur ·2026/2055(INI)
14 Oct 2026Gemeente Haarlemmermeer|Gemeente AmstelveenRegional Development · Member
14 Oct 2026Provinice DrentheRegional Development · Member
13 Oct 2026Minister Binnenlandse ZakenAnti-corruptie en regionaal beleid · Member
13 Oct 2026Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Noord-Holland Noord NVRegional Development · Member
13 Oct 2026Apeldoorn|Deventer|ZutphenMultiannual Financial Framework · Member
13 Oct 2026Provincie Overijssel|Provincie GelderlandRegional Development · Member
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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

5 meetings on 2 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.

Menopause beyond a health issue: turning menopause into an economic, working and social priority

Shadow
2026/2055(INI)appointed 18 Sep 2026
  1. Belangenorganisatie Overgang & HormonenShadow rapporteur

Establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […]  [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034

Shadow
2025/0238(COD)appointed 16 Jan 2026
  1. Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Noord-Holland Noord NVMember
  2. Provincie Overijssel and Provincie GelderlandMember
  3. Gemeente Haarlemmermeer and Gemeente AmstelveenMember
  4. Provinice DrentheMember

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
89written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 73 · Priority 16 · 53 co-authored

Not in this count: 3 oral questions

Latest 10

  • 6 Oct 2026EU preparedness for further US sanctions against the International Criminal CourtPriority question P-004016/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 2Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 6 Oct 2026Detention of LGBTIQ+ human rights defenders in TürkiyeWritten question E-004024/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 33Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 28 Sept 2026Legislative proposal to combat hate speech and hate offences against the LGBTI communityPriority question P-003877/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 28 Sept 2026Follow-up on anti-LGBTI propaganda law in BulgariaWritten question E-003876/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 10 Sept 2026Taliban statements in the Financial TimesWritten question E-003610/2026To the CommissionAnswered 16 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 8 Sept 2026Chatbots directing women with unwanted pregnancies to anti-abortion websitesWritten question E-003539/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 67Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 2 Sept 2026Follow up on EU-funded lie detector for use at the borderWritten question E-003451/2026To the CommissionAnswered 16 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 1 Sept 2026Misuse of Interpol red notices to target dissidents and journalistsWritten question E-003397/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 26 Aug 2026US sanctions against International Criminal Court President Judge Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye SeyeWritten question E-003341/2026To the CommissionAnswered 30 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 27 Jul 2026Israel’s registration requirements imposed on NGOs and the EU adequacy decision for transfer of data to IsraelWritten question E-003136/2026To the CommissionAnswered 30 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 89 questions
Show all 3 oral questions
  • 30 Sept 2026Lifting of EU sanctions on the import of Russian sable furOral question O-000040/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 29Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 5 Feb 2026When and how will the Commission deliver on its commitment to revise the EU’s animal welfare legislation?Oral question O-000006/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 35Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 12 Nov 2024The Commission’s plans to include the revision of the outstanding proposals on animal welfare in its work plan for 2025Oral question O-000014/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 37Question ↗PDF ↗

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 30 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 26 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 Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE

Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle is a Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, sitting with Renew Europe (Renew), the liberal and centrist group, and belonging to Democraten 66. Since 3 October 2024, García Hermida-van der Walle has been Chair of the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan. Before joining the Parliament, García Hermida-van der Walle served as Director – Hoogeveen Public Library from 2020 to 2023 and as Regional Chair – D66 Fryslân from 2019 to 2023. Earlier, from 2013 to 2020, the MEP worked as Head of Public Policy – AAP (Animal Advocacy and Protection).

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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 →