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As of 22 Oct 2026, Idoia MENDIA is a Spain MEP in Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D); WheresMyMEP records 98.9% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €0–€0/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Idoia MENDIA

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S&D · Spain

Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party)

98.9% attendance
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98.9%
Attendance · last 180 days
#119 of 717 on the leaderboard
1559
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

Idoia MENDIA monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510099.5%99.2%97.2%99.4%99.2%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 ↗ForREJECTED
21 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modif…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingADOPTED

Voting against the party line

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

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from S&D majority

1.6% (3 of 183)

The S&D average on the same method is 5.1%. Counted only when Idoia MENDIA cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.5% (1 of 183)

Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) · 18 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
17 Jun 2026

2025 Commission report on Kosovo

Idoia MENDIA voted Abstain; 85% of voting S&D members (100 of 118) voted For.

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

Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets

Idoia MENDIA voted For; 76% of voting S&D members (94 of 123) voted Against.

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

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

Idoia MENDIA voted Against; 75% of voting S&D members (92 of 123) 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 Idoia MENDIA’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 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 70% of 366 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 91% of 843 digital votes

For likely

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

2026-11-12 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 61% of 997 defence votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateFor 88% of 16
  • foreignFor 89% of 9
  • tradeFor 100% of 9
  • employmentFor 100% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • economyFor 88% of 8
  • digitalFor 100% 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 100% of 3
  • agricultureFor 67% of 3

Votes Idoia missed, how they would likely have voted

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769

2026-10-21

For · 95%

89% of 122 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 87460

2026-09-16

For · 95%

91% of 115 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

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

2026-07-08

For · 95%

88% of 113 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) 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%

90% of 42 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 9 trade votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

The need to reduce work-related fatalities

2026-05-21

For · 95%

100% of 69 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Idoia MENDIA 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 · 1

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

  • European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2027

    2026/2143(INI) ↗ · EMPL · appointed 2 Oct 2026

Opinion rapporteur · 1

Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.

  • Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

    2024/2108(INI) ↗ · EMPL · appointed 3 Dec 2024

Shadow rapporteur · 5

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

  • Amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products

    2025/0531(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 Dec 2025

  • European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities – annual report 2026

    2025/2183(INI) ↗ · appointed 6 Oct 2025

  • Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects

    2025/0172(COD) ↗ · appointed 11 Sep 2025

  • Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

    2025/2028(INI) ↗ · appointed 18 Dec 2024

  • European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025

    2024/2084(INI) ↗ · appointed 21 Oct 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities

    2025/0555(COD) ↗ · appointed 15 Jan 2026

  • Tackling barriers to the single market for defence

    2025/2143(INI) ↗ · appointed 11 Sep 2025

  • Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

    2024/2108(INI) ↗ · appointed 10 Dec 2024

  • Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility

    2024/2085(INI) ↗ · appointed 4 Nov 2024

  • Protection of animals during transport and related operations

    2023/0448(COD) ↗ · appointed 8 Oct 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

Estimated outside income

€0–0/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

1 board membership

Secretary of Studies and Programs - PSOE Federal ExecutiveUnpaidBoard

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 Idoia MENDIA 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 Idoia MENDIA'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 2026SOLIDARSocial policy and workers' rights · Member ·2026/2143(INI)
14 Oct 2026Basquenergy ClusterIndustrial Accelerator Act(IAA) · Member
14 Oct 2026FEANTSAHomelessness and housing · Member ·2026/2143(INI)
13 Oct 2026The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness(IAPB)Eye health and a possible event at the EP next year · Member
13 Oct 2026ETUCEuropean Semester · Rapporteur ·2026/2143(INI)
8 Oct 2026FEPS-Foundation for European Progressive StudiesEuropean Semester · Member
7 Oct 20263M(Burson Global)Preparatory meeting(panelists introductory meeting) for the 3M roundtable "Worke…
6 Oct 2026Orgalim – Europe's Technology IndustriesIndustrial Accelerator Act, own resources and AI at work · 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

3 meetings 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.

European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2027

Rapporteur
2026/2143(INI)appointed 2 Oct 2026
  1. ETUCRapporteurTransparency Register: ETUC
  2. SOLIDARMember
  3. FEANTSAMember

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
29written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 26 · Priority 3 · 21 co-authored

Not in this count: 1 oral question

Latest 10

  • 8 Sept 2026Chatbots directing women with unwanted pregnancies to anti-abortion websitesWritten question E-003539/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 67Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 24 Jul 2026Compatibility with EU law of legislative measures adopted by the Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Valencia with regard to ‘national priority’Written question E-003118/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 16Answered 15 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 16 Jul 2026Ensuring the continued operation of the Blue Flag Programme under Directive (EU) 2024/825Written question E-003031/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 29Answered 18 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 8 Jul 2026Protecting workers’ rights during medical absencesWritten question E-002830/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 3Answered 21 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 27 May 2026Impact of subrogation, subcontracting and relocation on working conditions in the EUPriority question P-002167/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 28 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 28 Apr 2026Compatibility of the principle of ‘national priority’ with EU lawWritten question E-001720/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 19Answered 1 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 2 Apr 2026Double standards in the EU’s relationship with IsraelWritten question E-001376/2026To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 4Answered 27 May 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 18 Mar 2026Rising cost of fuels and the impact on the fishing sectorWritten question E-001125/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 7Answered 12 May 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 9 Mar 2026Protection of workers exposed to formaldehyde in the EUWritten question E-000967/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 21Answered 27 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 16 Feb 2026Protecting industrial sovereignty and employment in the steel sector amidst global trade instabilityWritten question E-000652/2026To the CommissionAnswered 15 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
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Show the 1 oral question
  • 9 Oct 2026The need for urgent EU action to tackle financial scam advertisements on online platformsOral question O-000042/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 55Question ↗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 Idoia MENDIA

Idoia Mendia is a Member of the European Parliament for Spain, sitting with the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the centre-left group, and representing the Partido Socialista Obrero Español, since 16 July 2024. Before joining the Parliament, Mendia was Vicelehendakari (Vice-President) and Minister of Labour and Employment from 2020 to 2024. Earlier, Mendia was Minister for the Interior, Justice and Public Administration and Government spokesperson from 2009 to 2012. Mendia also served as a Member of the Basque Parliament for Bizkaia (2002–2009 and 2012–2020) and as Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country – Euskadiko Ezkerra (PSE-EE) from 2014 to 2021. Since 9 July 2025, Mendia has been Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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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 →