Borys BUDKA is a Member of the European Parliament from Poland, sitting with European People’s Party (EPP) and affiliated nationally with Koalicja Obywatelska.

What is Borys BUDKA's attendance record?

Borys BUDKA's roll-call attendance is 87.4% over the last 180 days (data as of 22 Oct 2026), #458 of 717 ranked MEPs.

How many notable votes are listed for Borys BUDKA?

WheresMyMEP has 239 notable vote records for Borys BUDKA in the current dataset. Attendance is based on European Parliament roll-call votes; abstaining counts as present and not voting counts as absent.

How many lobby meetings are listed for Borys BUDKA?

12 disclosed lobby meetings are listed for Borys BUDKA from the EU Transparency Register. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence of influence or of a policy position.

What outside income has Borys BUDKA declared?

Borys BUDKA's declaration lists estimated outside income of €27,609–€30,370 per year, based on self-reported European Parliament income bands.

Borys BUDKA MEP, Attendance, Votes & Activity

87.4%

Attendance · last 180 days

#458 of 717 on the leaderboard

1893

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

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

Wed, 21 Oct 2026Missed 12 of 152 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Mon, 19 Oct 2026Missed all 5 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Thu, 8 Oct 2026Missed all 145 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Wed, 7 Oct 2026Missed 1 of 54 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Mon, 5 Oct 2026Missed the 1 voteNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Thu, 17 Sept 2026Missed 3 of 124 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Wed, 16 Sept 2026Missed 1 of 80 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Tue, 15 Sept 2026Missed 4 of 155 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Mon, 14 Sept 2026Missed the 1 voteNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Thu, 9 Jul 2026Missed 1 of 67 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗

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Wed, 8 Jul 2026Missed 5 of 144 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Mon, 6 Jul 2026Missed all 2 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Thu, 18 Jun 2026Missed 6 of 77 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Wed, 17 Jun 2026Missed 3 of 127 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Mon, 15 Jun 2026Missed all 2 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Thu, 21 May 2026Missed 48 of 98 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Wed, 20 May 2026Missed 3 of 96 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Mon, 18 May 2026Missed all 4 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Thu, 30 Apr 2026Missed 1 of 68 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Wed, 29 Apr 2026Missed 17 of 296 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Tue, 28 Apr 2026Missed 7 of 225 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Mon, 27 Apr 2026Missed all 2 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗

Voting Record

Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 22 Oct 2026

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DateVotePositionResult

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 ↗ForADOPTED

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 Borys BUDKA voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.

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Different from European People’s Party (EPP) majority

5.0% (11 of 218)

The European People’s Party (EPP) average on the same method is 5.0%. Counted only when Borys BUDKA cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

1.4% (3 of 218)

Koalicja Obywatelska · 19 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority

17 Jun 2026

2025 Commission report on Türkiye

Borys BUDKA voted Abstain; 81% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (138 of 170) voted For.

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Abstain

7 Jul 2026

Coordination of social security systems

Borys BUDKA voted Against; 77% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (134 of 175) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗

Against

16 Sept 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6

Borys BUDKA voted For; 72% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (114 of 158) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗

For

16 Sept 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 94313

Borys BUDKA voted For; 68% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (112 of 165) voted Against.

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For

16 Jun 2026

Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

Borys BUDKA voted Against; 66% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (104 of 157) voted For.

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Against

16 Sept 2026

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

Borys BUDKA voted For; 65% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (95 of 147) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗

For

8 Jul 2026

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

Borys BUDKA voted For; 64% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (112 of 175) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗

For

8 Jul 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87705

Borys BUDKA voted For; 63% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (109 of 174) voted Against.

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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 Borys BUDKA’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

90% accurate on 5,752 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 76% of 740 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 98% of 1813 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
budgetFor 100% of 14
tradeFor 92% of 12
employmentFor 100% of 11
digitalFor 100% of 10
transportFor 90% of 10
foreignFor 100% of 10
economyFor 100% of 10
fisheriesFor 88% of 8
defenceFor 63% of 8
rule of lawFor 86% of 7
agricultureFor 80% of 5
healthFor 100% of 5
justiceFor 100% of 4
institutionalFor 100% of 4
energyFor 100% of 3
migrationFor 100% of 3

Votes Borys missed, how they would likely have voted

Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028–2034

2026-10-21

For · 95%

100% of 168 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 10 economy votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

The need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood network

2026-10-08

For · 95%

99% of 144 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

The 2026 undemocratic elections to the Russian State Duma and its implications on civil society

2026-10-08

For · 95%

100% of 145 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 10 foreign votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Pilot project on European Schools Alliances and its contribution to citizenship education, democratic competences and European values

2026-10-08

For · 95%

99% of 151 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 86% of 7 rule of law votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

The cases of Ali Karimli, Anar Mammadli and other political prisoners in Azerbaijan

2026-10-08

For · 95%

99% of 151 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Borys BUDKA 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 · 12

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

Agreement between the European Union and Canada laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument
2025/0413(NLE) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 18 Mar 2026
Voted for on this file · 20 May 2026
On the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme, on the multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, and repealing Decisions 2003/77/EC and 2008/376/EC
2025/0398(NLE) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 25 Feb 2026
Voted for on this file · 19 May 2026
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)
2024/0324(NLE) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 29 Jan 2026
Amending Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1173 of 13 July 2021 on establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1488
2025/0229(NLE) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 17 Oct 2025
Renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of India
2025/0066(NLE) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 25 Jun 2025
EU-Switzerland Cooperation Agreement on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes
2012/0231(NLE) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 25 Jun 2025
Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and repealing Council Regulation (Euratom) 2021/765
2025/0035(NLE) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 9 Apr 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) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 29 Jan 2025
Renewal of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and Ukraine
2024/0240(NLE) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 3 Dec 2024
Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States
2024/0148(COD) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 12 Sep 2024
Adoption by the European Atomic Energy Community of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States
2024/0146(NLE) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 12 Sep 2024
EU/USA Agreement: setting forth security procedures for the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. territory
2024/0046(NLE) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 24 Jul 2024

Opinion rapporteur · 5

Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.

Laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034
2025/0571(APP) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 13 Nov 2025
The screening of foreign investments in the Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2024/0017(COD) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 20 Feb 2025
Voted for on this file · 19 May 2026
Information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union
2022/0084(COD) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 29 Jan 2025
Restructuring the Union framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (recast)
2021/0213(CNS) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 29 Jan 2025
Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
2024/2108(INI) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 12 Dec 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 24 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP

Estimated outside income

€27,609–30,370/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

3 board memberships

ActivityIncome bandType

Platforma Obywatelska RP - vice-chairmanUnpaidBoard

Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach - assistant professor€27,608.87/yearBoard

Member of European Energy ForumUnpaidBoard

Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026

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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 Borys BUDKA 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 Borys BUDKA'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

DateOrganisationSubject

9 Sept 2026PKEEPKEE ENERGY DAY · Committee chair

2 Sept 2026SatCenRole of SatCen supporting EU institutions and MS by providing reliable intellige…

14 Jul 2026ConnocoPhillips LNGIAA · Committee chair

14 Jul 2026LGIAA · Committee chair

17 Jun 2026PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SAETS revision event coordination · Committee chair

2 Jun 2026Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe sp. z o.o.Nuclear energy development and ITRE priorities · Committee chair

2 Jun 2026GE AerospaceIAA · Committee chair

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None of Borys BUDKA’s recent declarations named a legislative file we could match with confidence. A meeting is listed on a file only when the declaration names that procedure (a reference such as 2025/0241(COD), or a title that uniquely matches one file).

Parliamentary questions

Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · open data · updated daily

19written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 16 · Priority 3 · 19 co-authored

Not in this count: 1 oral question

Latest 10

29 Jun 2026Protecting minors online from manipulation, bullying and groomingWritten question E-002680/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 9Answered 11 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
17 Jun 2026Recognition of obesity as a chronic disease under EU public health policyWritten question E-002516/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 24 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
9 Jun 2026Chinese tomato concentrate imports: protecting EU producers and food securityPriority question P-002375/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 23Answered 13 Jul 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 ↗
24 Feb 2026Ensuring risk assessment as the basis for proportionate regulation of cosmetic productsWritten question E-000762/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 20Answered 16 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
18 Feb 2026Checks on the presence of prohibited substances and trace impurities in non-EU cosmetic products entering the single marketWritten question E-000688/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 21Answered 21 May 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
18 Feb 2026Inspections to ensure regulatory conformity of cosmetic products in the single market with the Cosmetic Products RegulationWritten question E-000687/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 22Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
8 Dec 2025EU-based banks, including Raiffeisen and UniCredit, still operate in Russia, raising concerns about sanctions circumvention and undermining EU credibilityWritten question E-004854/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 37Answered 16 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
4 Dec 2025Alleged use of banned chemical weapons against Georgian protestersPriority question P-004829/2025To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 3Answered 21 Jan 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
10 Nov 2025Revision of Regulation (EU) 2015/1185 on ecodesign requirements for solid fuel local space heatersWritten question E-004432/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 2 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗

Show all 19 questions

29 Oct 2025Safeguarding the European ferroalloy sectorWritten question E-004242/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 14Answered 19 Dec 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
29 Sept 2025Russian drones violating Poland’s airspacePriority question P-003780/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 30Answered 4 Nov 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
18 Aug 2025Timeline and scope of upcoming rules on bioLNG liquefaction by equivalenceWritten question E-003253/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 7Answered 20 Oct 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
22 Jul 2025Reassessing the timetable and safeguards for ETS2: preventing price shocks and ensuring social readinessWritten question E-003032/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 48Answered 12 Nov 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
17 Jul 2025Study on the potential costs and impact of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) on the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors.Written question E-002988/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 24Answered 26 Sept 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 ↗
28 Mar 2025Europe’s industrial and mobile heritageWritten question E-001309/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 3 Jun 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
17 Feb 2025EU-Mercosur trade agreementWritten question E-000716/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 25Answered 24 Apr 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
16 Oct 2024Fund for the protection and development of the frontier regions of countries bordering Ukraine, Belarus and RussiaWritten question E-002090/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 36Answered 10 Jan 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗

Show the 1 oral question

31 Jan 2025US AI chip export restrictions: a challenge to European AI development and economic resilienceOral question O-000001/2025To the CommissionQuestion ↗PDF ↗

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 24 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 20 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 Borys BUDKA

Borys Budka is a Member of the European Parliament for Poland, belonging to the European People’s Party (EPP), the centre-right group, and to the national party Koalicja Obywatelska. Budka has served in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) since 16 July 2024. Since 23 July 2024, Budka has been Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Between 16 July 2024 and 30 November 2025, Budka's national party was Platforma Obywatelska (Poland).

European Parliament, 10th term

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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 →