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As of 22 Oct 2026, Paulo CUNHA is a Portugal MEP in European People’s Party (EPP); WheresMyMEP records 97.7% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €48,000–€52,800/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

Cite this: WheresMyMEP, data as of 22 Oct 2026, source European Parliament

Paulo CUNHA

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EPP · Portugal

Partido Social Democrata (Social Democratic Party)

97.7% attendance
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97.7%
Attendance · last 180 days
#197 of 717 on the leaderboard
1539
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

Paulo CUNHA monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510097.5%98.8%95.4%99.2%97.3%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

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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 ↗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 Paulo CUNHA voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from European People’s Party (EPP) majority

0.6% (1 of 180)

The European People’s Party (EPP) average on the same method is 5.1%. Counted only when Paulo CUNHA cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.6% (1 of 180)

Partido Social Democrata (Social Democratic Party) · 4 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
16 Sept 2026

Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions

Paulo CUNHA voted For; 48% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (74 of 155) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
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 Paulo CUNHA’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
  • tradeFor 100% of 10
  • foreignFor 100% of 9
  • employmentFor 100% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • economyFor 100% of 8
  • digitalFor 100% of 7
  • fisheriesFor 86% of 7
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 6
  • healthFor 100% of 5
  • migrationFor 100% of 4
  • budgetFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3
  • agricultureFor 67% of 3

Votes Paulo missed, how they would likely have voted

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Monacolins from red yeast rice

2026-10-08

For · 95%

82% of 147 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Certain botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives

2026-10-08

For · 95%

78% of 142 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot

2026-10-08

Against · 69%

68% of 143 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot

2026-10-08

Against · 73%

82% of 140 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries

2026-09-17

For · 95%

95% of 101 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 5 health votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Paulo CUNHA 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 · 3

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

  • Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors - AT nominee

    2026/0806(NLE) ↗ · CONT · appointed 24 Jun 2026

  • 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) ↗ · LIBE · appointed 12 Sep 2025

  • Amending short-stay visas regulation (EU) 2018/1806) as regards Vanuatu

    2024/0128(COD) ↗ · LIBE · appointed 30 Sep 2024

Shadow rapporteur · 3

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

  • Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - European Parliament

    2026/2080(DEC) ↗ · appointed 7 Sep 2026

  • Activities of the European Ombudsman - annual report 2025

    2026/2073(INI) ↗ · appointed 4 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) ↗ · appointed 10 Apr 2026

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Establishing Global Europe

    2025/0227(COD) ↗ · appointed 3 Mar 2026

  • Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025

    2025/2016(INI) ↗ · appointed 20 Mar 2025

  • Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast)

    2021/0372(CNS) ↗ · appointed 10 Sep 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

€48,000–52,800/year

Based on declared income bands

2 declared activities

2 board memberships

Lecturer in Environment and Public Process - Universidade Lusíada€8,000/yearEmployment
Professor of public management - IPCA€10,000/yearEmployment
Partner Paulo Cunha, José Dinis & Associados€30,000/yearBoard
Manager of PAEC, APOIS A GESTAO, LDAUnpaidBoard

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 Paulo CUNHA 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 Paulo CUNHA'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 2026United Nations office in BrusselsKey development results and priorities across the mandates of UNDP, UNFPA and UN…
12 Oct 2026Magellan Circle - European Affairs Consultancy LDAApresentação do projeto Nau Verde · Member
29 Sept 2026Acea S.p.A.Industrial Accelerator Act · Member ·2026/0068(COD)
25 Sept 2026Cleantech for EuropeCleantech · Member
14 Sept 2026Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftIndustrial Accelerator Act · Member ·2026/0068(COD)
11 Sept 2026Associação Portuguesa de Produtores de Biocombustíveis (APPB)Union Data Base for Biofuels · Member
11 Sept 2026Repsol, S.A.Union Database for Biofuels · Member
9 Sept 2026EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.)|Mota-Engil, SGPS, S.A.|AVALERETS - Urban waste incineration · Member ·2026/0212(COD)
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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 2 files

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 Emissions Trading System and market stability reserve: competitiveness and cost-effective decarbonisation

2026/0212(COD)
  1. EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.), Mota-Engil, SGPS, S.A. and AVALERMember

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
23written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 19 · Priority 4 · 21 co-authored

Latest 10

  • 22 Oct 2026Strategic orientation and results of EU funding for cancer researchWritten question E-004348/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 12Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 28 Jul 2026Spectrum renewal in Portugal – compatibility with the Digital Networks Act and the Draghi reportWritten question E-003157/2026To the CommissionAnswered 5 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 29 May 2026Implementing the fifth freedom of movement in the internal market: research, innovation, data and knowledgeWritten question E-002190/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 3Answered 7 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 29 May 2026Follow-up to the EIOPA/ESM proposal for a European risk-sharing mechanism for natural disastersWritten question E-002189/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 3Answered 27 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 23 Mar 2026EU support for MozambiquePriority question P-001206/2026To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 7Answered 9 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 6 Feb 2026Russian proximity operations and EU satellite communications securityWritten question E-000481/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 6Answered 17 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 1 Feb 2026Mechanisms to address the impact of Storm Kristin in PortugalPriority question P-000402/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 5Answered 18 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 4 Dec 2025Evaluation of the Council Directive on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (DAC)Written question E-004813/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 12 Feb 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 12 Nov 2025Transposition of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)Written question E-004497/2025To the CommissionAnswered 4 Feb 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 20 Oct 2025Systematic violence against Christians in NigeriaWritten question E-004121/2025To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 29Answered 8 Dec 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 23 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

About Paulo CUNHA

Paulo Cunha is a Member of the European Parliament for Portugal, belonging to the European People’s Party (EPP), the centre-right group, and to the national party Partido Social Democrata. Cunha has been a Member of the European Parliament in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) since 16 July 2024.

European Parliament, 10th term

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 →