As of 22 Oct 2026, José CEPEDA is a Spain MEP in Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D); WheresMyMEP records 68.8% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 3 disclosed lobby meetings and no paid outside activities declared (data as of 22 Oct 2026).
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S&D · Spain
Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party)
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
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
Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 22 Oct 2026
Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where José CEPEDA voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from S&D majority
1.4% (2 of 141)
The S&D average on the same method is 5.1%. Counted only when José CEPEDA cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.
Different from national-party majority
0.0% (0 of 141)
Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) · 18 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.
2025 Commission report on Kosovo
José CEPEDA voted Abstain; 85% of voting S&D members (100 of 118) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities
José CEPEDA voted Against; 75% of voting S&D members (92 of 123) 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
Computed from José CEPEDA’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.
90% accurate on 5,744 held-out votes
EU agri-food promotion policy
2026-11-12 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 70% of 366 agriculture votes
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
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
Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
2026-10-22
95% of 111 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 90% of the last 20 cast votes
Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation
2026-10-22
94% of 112 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted Against in 67% of 3 migration votes · voted For in 90% of the last 20 cast votes
Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
2026-10-22
98% of 111 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 90% of the last 20 cast votes
Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
2026-10-22
97% of 110 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 90% of the last 20 cast votes
Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
2026-10-22
95% of 111 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 90% of the last 20 cast votes
Files in the 2024–2029 term where José CEPEDA was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.
Writes the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.
Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors - DE nominee
2025/0809(NLE) ↗ · CONT · appointed 5 Nov 2025
Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
2025/0136(NLE) ↗ · IMCO · appointed 12 Sep 2025
Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.
Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights
2025/2133(INI) ↗ · IMCO · appointed 15 Jul 2025
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 - all sections
2024/0176(BUD) ↗ · CONT · appointed 23 Jul 2024
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
Protection of the European Union’s financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2025
2026/2142(INI) ↗ · appointed 5 Oct 2026
Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2026
2026/2060(INI) ↗ · appointed 26 Jun 2026
Authorising Member States to accept, in the interests of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
2026/0041(NLE) ↗ · appointed 30 Apr 2026
Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure
2026/2024(INI) ↗ · appointed 23 Apr 2026
Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024
2025/2238(INI) ↗ · appointed 2 Dec 2025
Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European Data Protection Supervisor
2025/2154(DEC) ↗ · appointed 30 Aug 2025
Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European Ombudsman
2025/2153(DEC) ↗ · appointed 30 Aug 2025
Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service
2025/2150(DEC) ↗ · appointed 30 Aug 2025
Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Court of Justice of the European Union
2025/2148(DEC) ↗ · appointed 30 Aug 2025
2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission
2024/2019(DEC) ↗ · appointed 25 Sep 2024
Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.
Laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034
2025/0571(APP) ↗ · appointed 2 Feb 2026
Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)
2025/0359(COD) ↗ · appointed 27 Jan 2026
Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/444, (EU) 2021/690, (EU) 2021/785, (EU) 2021/847 and (EU) 2021/1077
2025/0590(COD) ↗ · appointed 21 Jan 2026
The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report – annual report 2025
2025/2239(INI) ↗ · appointed 2 Dec 2025
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections
2025/0210(BUD) ↗ · appointed 3 Jul 2025
Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review
2025/0084(COD) ↗ · appointed 13 May 2025
Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III
2024/2110(BUI) ↗ · appointed 7 Feb 2025
A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world
2024/2051(INI) ↗ · appointed 19 Nov 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
Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP
No paid outside activities declared.
Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026
View original declaration on europarl.europa.eu →Self-declared by the MEP, 10th term (since July 2024)
These lists link to declarations José CEPEDA 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.
No event declarations published on the EP website for this term. See José CEPEDA's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗.
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
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.
Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.
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.
met 4 months before voting For
met 4 months before voting For
met 4 months before voting For
Source: European Parliament meeting declarations · EU Transparency Register · HowTheyVote.eu / EP roll-call · EP Open Data Portal (roles) · How we match meetings to files
Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)
Written 22 · Priority 4 · 19 co-authored
Not in this count: 2 oral questions
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
José Cepeda is a Member of the European Parliament for Spain, belonging to the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the centre-left group, and to the Partido Socialista Obrero Español. Since 16 July 2024, Cepeda has been an MEP, and since 8 July 2025 has served as Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America, including the EU-Central America Association Parliamentary Committee. Before joining the Parliament, Cepeda was a Member of the Madrid Assembly from 2003 to 2024 and a Senator in the Cortes Generales by appointment of the Assembly of Madrid from 2015 to 2023. Other roles include Spanish Vice-President at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) from 2021 to 2023, and University lecturer at Carlos III University of Madrid since 2020.
Summary grounded in cited sources
View official profile on europarl.europa.eu →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 →