Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures
Shadow2025/0400(COD)appointed 23 Feb 2026
1548
Votes Participated
10th Term
2024 – 2029
Attendance by month
EP · roll-call · last 180 daysCredited 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
Missed votes by sitting
EP · attendance register · last 180 daysEvery 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
- Thu, 22 Oct 2026Missed 1 of 76 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 21 Oct 2026Missed 2 of 152 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Tue, 6 Oct 2026Missed 6 of 27 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 16 Sept 2026Missed 2 of 80 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Tue, 15 Sept 2026Missed 4 of 155 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Thu, 9 Jul 2026Missed 1 of 67 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 8 Jul 2026Missed 1 of 144 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Tue, 7 Jul 2026Missed 1 of 72 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Thu, 18 Jun 2026Missed 4 of 77 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 17 Jun 2026Missed 2 of 127 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
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- Thu, 21 May 2026Missed 2 of 98 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 20 May 2026Missed 2 of 96 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Voting Record
Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 22 Oct 2026
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 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
Voting against the party line
Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Andrea WECHSLER voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from European People’s Party (EPP) majority
2.7% (5 of 182)
The European People’s Party (EPP) average on the same method is 5.1%. Counted only when Andrea WECHSLER cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.
Different from national-party majority
1.1% (2 of 182)
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union) · 23 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.
Largest breaks from the group majority
17 Sept 2026Abstain
An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector
Andrea WECHSLER voted Abstain; 92% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (144 of 156) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗9 Jul 2026Abstain
The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan
Andrea WECHSLER voted Abstain; 88% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (142 of 162) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗21 May 2026Abstain
Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap
Andrea WECHSLER voted Abstain; 88% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (99 of 113) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗6 Oct 2026Against
Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work
Andrea WECHSLER voted Against; 85% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (142 of 167) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗6 Oct 2026Against
Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work
Andrea WECHSLER voted Against; 77% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (130 of 169) voted For.
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
Vote predictions
Vote modelComputed from Andrea WECHSLER’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
EU agri-food promotion policy
2026-11-12 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 65% of 475 agriculture votes
For likely
Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration
2026-11-12 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 97% of 1169 digital votes
For likely
From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up
2026-11-12 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 62% of 1381 defence votes
For likely
Predicted stance by topic
- climateFor 88% of 16
- foreignFor 100% of 9
- tradeFor 100% of 9
- transportFor 88% of 8
- defenceFor 63% of 8
- economyFor 100% of 8
- employmentFor 88% of 8
- digitalFor 100% of 7
- fisheriesFor 86% of 7
- healthFor 50% of 6
- rule of lawFor 83% of 6
- migrationFor 100% of 4
- budgetFor 100% of 4
- energyFor 100% of 3
- agricultureFor 67% of 3
Votes Andrea missed, how they would likely have voted
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
2026-10-21
For · 95%
92% of 170 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 88% of 8 employment votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes
Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87705
2026-07-08
Against · 68%
63% of 174 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes
Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum
2026-07-07
For · 95%
75% of 165 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes
Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines
2026-06-18
For · 95%
96% of 141 European People’s Party (EPP) 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%
99% of 142 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 9 trade votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes
Rapporteur files
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Andrea WECHSLER 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 · 3
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures
2025/0400(COD) ↗ · appointed 23 Feb 2026
Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
2025/0180(COD) ↗ · appointed 14 Jul 2025
Amending Regulation (EU)2017/1938 as regards the role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season
2025/0051(COD) ↗ · appointed 21 Mar 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 31 Oct 2026 · How we compile this
Financial Declarations
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
Advisory board, EPICO KlimaInnovation, think tank and network for sustainable, m…UnpaidBoard
Administrative board, Zentrum für Europäischen Verbraucherschutz (ZEV e.V.)UnpaidBoard
Co-chair of The Forum for Mobility and SocietyUnpaidBoard
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)
These lists link to declarations Andrea WECHSLER 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 Andrea WECHSLER'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.
16 Sept 2026WindEuropeEU industrial Policy · Member
15 Sept 2026Heidelberg Materials AGEU industrial Policy · Member
11 Sept 2026BDEW Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e. V. EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG Gas Grid Group AISBL RWE AG Uniper WIENER STADTWERKE GmbH Österreichs E-Wirtschaft Mission of Switzerland to the EUEU Energy Policy · Member
11 Sept 2026EPIA SolarPower EuropeEU Energy and Industrial Policy · Member
8 Sept 2026Thüga AktiengesellschaftEU Energy Policy · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0400(COD)
7 Sept 2026Climate Action Network EuropeEU Industrial policy · Member
7 Sept 2026TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPEEU Industrial policy · Member
7 Sept 2026TotalEnergies SEEU Energy Policy · Member
Meetings on legislative files
Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.
1 meeting on 1 file
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
Parliamentary questions
Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)
20written and priority questions as author or co-author
Written 18 · Priority 2 · 19 co-authored
Latest 10
- 20 Oct 2026Practical issues in classifying, protecting and managing habitat types under the Habitats Directive in agriculture and forestryPriority question P-004301/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 12Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
- 14 Sept 2026Circular Economy Act: regulatory barriers to secondary raw materialsWritten question E-003654/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 29Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
- 10 Sept 2026Potential market disruption linked to the European Positive List process under Directive (EU) 2020/2184Written question E-003614/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 9Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
- 2 Sept 2026Application in the EU of child-protection measures agreed by Meta in the United StatesPriority question P-003437/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
- 23 Jul 2026Energy Performance of Buildings DirectiveWritten question E-003113/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 16 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 17 Jul 2026Inappropriate design of public consultation on European PartnershipsWritten question E-003054/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 5 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 17 Jul 2026Basic methodological mistakes in European Partnerships public consultationWritten question E-003053/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 15 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 8 Jul 2026Impact of the recent US Supreme Court ruling on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and European data sovereigntyWritten question E-002823/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 21Answered 1 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 2 Jul 2026EU financing instruments for the deployment of fusion energy infrastructureWritten question E-002744/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 13Answered 18 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 13 May 2026ME/CFS: assessing Horizon Europe funding, uptake gaps and the need for targeted EU research actionWritten question E-001988/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 6Answered 15 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
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- 6 May 2026Practical feasibility of labelling requirements for secondary and tertiary reusable packaging under Articles 12 and 15(8) PPWRWritten question E-001856/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 12Answered 10 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 28 Apr 2026Efficiency and competitiveness of the European aviation certification systemWritten question E-001737/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 25 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 25 Mar 2026Ensuring competition and strategic autonomy in the AI gigafactory supply chainWritten question E-001255/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 19 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 6 Mar 2026Classification of local electricity supply facilities (‘customer facilities’) under internal market law pursuant to Directive (EU) 2019/944Written question E-000942/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 4Answered 12 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 21 Jan 2026EU Connection Network CodesWritten question E-000240/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 3Answered 26 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 14 Jan 2026Strengthening Europe’s printed circuit boards & electronics productionWritten question E-000120/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 15Answered 24 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 4 Jun 2025Impact assessment of Directive (EU) 2024/3019Written question E-002227/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 10Answered 30 Jul 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 22 May 2025Dependence on Russia in the ITER nuclear fusion project in the context of the roadmap towards ending Russian energy importsWritten question E-002074/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 25 Jul 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 21 Feb 2025Flood protection measures versus nature conservationWritten question E-000813/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 15Answered 29 Apr 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 19 Sept 2024Impact of climate policy on the employment rate in the mobility sectorWritten question E-001770/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 20Answered 17 Dec 2024Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 31 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 Andrea WECHSLER
Andrea Wechsler is a Member of the European Parliament for Germany, sitting with the European People’s Party (EPP), the centre-right group, and representing the Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands. Before joining the Parliament, Wechsler was Professor of Private Business Law at Pforzheim University from 2013 to 2024, and Prorector with responsibility for strategic university development there from 2017 to 2020. Since 2024, Wechsler has been Co-Chair of the Committee on Economic Integration, Legal Approximation and Convergence with EU Policies (ECON) within the DEPA-Delegation of the European Parliament. Wechsler has also been Deputy Chair of the Ludwigsburg CDU district association and Chair of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Transformation, CDU Baden-Württemberg, since 2022.
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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 →