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 1 of 152 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Tue, 15 Sept 2026Missed 3 of 155 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Tue, 7 Jul 2026Missed 1 of 72 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 17 Jun 2026Missed 2 of 127 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Mon, 15 Jun 2026Missed all 2 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Voting Record
Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 22 Oct 2026
Voting against the party line
Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Rachel BLOM voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from PfE majority
29.0% (54 of 186)
The PfE average on the same method is 18.7%. Counted only when Rachel BLOM cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.
Different from national-party majority
0.0% (0 of 187)
Partij voor de Vrijheid (Party for Freedom) · 6 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.
Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot
Rachel BLOM voted Abstain; 95% of voting PfE members (60 of 63) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot
Rachel BLOM voted Abstain; 94% of voting PfE members (58 of 62) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026
Rachel BLOM voted Against; 93% of voting PfE members (74 of 80) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025
Rachel BLOM voted Against; 91% of voting PfE members (67 of 74) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
Rachel BLOM voted Against; 89% of voting PfE members (70 of 79) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Human rights situation in Iran, notably the cases of Taraneh Rahimi and Leila Abolhasani
Rachel BLOM voted Abstain; 88% of voting PfE members (52 of 59) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive ancillary – Spain
Rachel BLOM voted Against; 86% of voting PfE members (62 of 72) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries and packaging and packaging waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)
Rachel BLOM voted Against; 85% of voting PfE members (69 of 81) 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 Rachel BLOM’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
Speeding-up environmental assessments (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)
2026-11-24 · Patriots for Europe (PfE) voted Against in 47% of 1152 climate votes
Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances
2026-11-24 · Patriots for Europe (PfE) voted Against in 47% of 1152 climate votes
Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest
2026-11-25 · Patriots for Europe (PfE) voted Against in 55% of 425 health votes
Predicted stance by topic
- climateAgainst 81% of 16
- foreignAgainst 44% of 9
- tradeFor 78% of 9
- employmentAgainst 89% of 9
- transportFor 63% of 8
- defenceFor 50% of 8
- economyAgainst 63% of 8
- digitalAgainst 71% of 7
- fisheriesFor 43% of 7
- rule of lawAgainst 57% of 7
- healthAgainst 83% of 6
- migrationFor 75% of 4
- budgetAgainst 75% of 4
- energyAgainst 67% of 3
- agricultureFor 33% of 3
Votes Rachel 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
100% of 15 Patriots for Europe (PfE) MEPs voted For · voted For in 78% of 9 trade votes · voted Against in 60% of the last 20 cast votes
Rapporteur files
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Rachel BLOM 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 · 6
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
Amending Directive 92/6/EEC to exempt certain N2 electric vehicles from the requirement to install and use a speed limitation device
2025/0424(COD) ↗ · appointed 27 May 2026
Amending Regulations (EC) No 561/2006, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2019/2144 and (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the simplification of technical requirements and testing procedures for motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 70/157/EEC and Regulation No 540/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2025/0422(COD) ↗ · appointed 27 May 2026
Institutional aspects of the Common European Defence Union
2025/2212(INI) ↗ · appointed 7 May 2026
Amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union
2025/0097(COD) ↗ · appointed 18 Jun 2025
Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012
2024/0301(COD) ↗ · appointed 26 Mar 2025
Amending Directive 2005/44/EC on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community
2024/0011(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 Nov 2024
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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.
Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism)
2025/0223(COD) ↗ · appointed 27 Feb 2026
Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
2024/2108(INI) ↗ · appointed 19 Mar 2025
Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III
2024/2110(BUI) ↗ · appointed 14 Jan 2025
2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Agencies
2024/2030(DEC) ↗ · appointed 1 Oct 2024
2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission
2024/2019(DEC) ↗ · appointed 1 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
No paid outside activities declared.
Previous occupations
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 Rachel BLOM 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 Rachel BLOM'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.
No lobby meetings recorded for Rachel BLOM on the EU Transparency Register.
Parliamentary questions
Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)
Written 23 · Priority 2 · 23 co-authored
Not in this count: 1 oral question
Latest 10
- 15 Sept 2026Alleged EU competence in the field of housingWritten question E-003675/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
- 6 Jul 2026Chaos at European airports caused by EESPriority question P-002795/2026To the CommissionAnswered 18 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 7 May 2026Aviation fuel shortageWritten question E-001884/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 3Answered 15 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 11 Feb 2026Alleged Commission interference in Member State elections through the Digital Services ActWritten question E-000592/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 5Answered 20 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 11 Feb 2026Impact of EU transport policy on the automotive sector and budgetary impact on the EGF and net contributor Member StatesWritten question E-000588/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 10 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 17 Dec 2025Temporary exemption from nitrogen regulations for sustainable energy infrastructure, housing construction and essential infrastructure in the NetherlandsWritten question E-004980/2025To the CommissionAnswered 16 Feb 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 2 Dec 2025Inclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood in the EU list of persons, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts (Council Decision 2001/931/CFSP)Written question E-004796/2025To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 28Answered 12 Feb 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 26 Nov 2025EU Enlargement Forum: boundary between the drive for enlargement and foreign influenceWritten question E-004702/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 9 Feb 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 30 Oct 2025Follow-up questions in response to the answers to the questions on the appointment of heads of cabinet in return for political supportWritten question E-004273/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 4Answered 17 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 29 Oct 2025Follow-up questions in response to the answers to the questions on the appointment of heads of cabinet in return for political supportWritten question E-004250/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 4Answered 31 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
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- 22 Oct 2025Extension of the Erasmus+ programme to North Africa and the Middle EastWritten question E-004167/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 29 Jan 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 22 Oct 2025Low employment rates in rural and peripheral European regions and inadequate labour market data from NUTS 2 regionsWritten question E-004166/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 3 Dec 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 1 Oct 2025Designation of Antifa as a terrorist organisation at EU level, following the example of the NetherlandsWritten question E-003804/2025To the Councilco-authored with 3Answered 16 Feb 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 2 Sept 2025Counterterrorism policy priorities in the light of the Europol EU TE-SAT 2025 reportWritten question E-003358/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 7 Nov 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 8 Jul 2025Definition of ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation’, ‘lying’ and ‘misleading information’ in primary and secondary Union lawWritten question E-002768/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 5Answered 3 Sept 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 12 Jun 2025The ‘EU Talent Pool’ as a new open door for mass migrationWritten question E-002371/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 26Answered 10 Sept 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 21 May 2025Update of the Commission’s 2020 study projecting the net fiscal impact of immigration in the EUWritten question E-002052/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 5Answered 19 Sept 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 21 May 2025European Court of Auditors’ Special Report 11/2025: consequences of unduly paying grants to organisations wrongly categorised as NGOsWritten question E-002046/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 5Answered 8 Jul 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 6 May 2025European Court of Auditors’ Special Report 11/2025: poor classification and registration of grant applicantsWritten question E-001816/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 5Answered 26 Jun 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 6 May 2025Follow-up question on substantive pledges and cabinet positions promised by the Commission to the European GreensWritten question E-001815/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 5Answered 24 Oct 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 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 ↗
- 12 Mar 2025German resettlement programmes for AfghansWritten question E-001076/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 5Answered 3 Jun 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 29 Jan 2025Lack of transparency, misuse of public funds and assurance of sound management in European institutionsWritten question E-000405/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 38Answered 25 Mar 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 17 Dec 2024Alleged substantive pledges and promised cabinet positions from the Commission to the European GreensPriority question P-002983/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 4Answered 23 Apr 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 12 Dec 2024US Attorney General Pam Bondi’s plans regarding student visasWritten question E-002916/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 7 Mar 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
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- 19 Dec 2025Multi-million euro fine against X to enforce the EU censorship agenda under the guise of alleged violations of transparency obligations under the DSAOral question O-000047/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 35Question ↗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 Rachel BLOM
Rachel Blom is a Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, belonging to the Patriots for Europe (PfE), the right-wing nationalist group, and representing the national party Partij voor de Vrijheid. Blom has held the seat in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) since 16 July 2024.
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 →