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As of 22 Oct 2026, João OLIVEIRA is a Portugal MEP in The Left in the European Parliament (The Left); WheresMyMEP records 85% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 0 disclosed lobby meetings and no paid outside activities declared (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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João OLIVEIRA

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Left · Portugal

Partido Comunista Português (Portuguese Communist Party)

85% attendance
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85%
Attendance · last 180 days
#516 of 717 on the leaderboard
1841
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

João OLIVEIRA monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510086.0%85.1%89.8%73.3%85.8%87.4%Apr ’26May ’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 ↗Not votingADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strength…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForREJECTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForREJECTED
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 ↗ForADOPTED

Voting against the party line

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

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from The Left majority

33.8% (76 of 225)

The The Left average on the same method is 13.9%. Counted only when João OLIVEIRA cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

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No national figure: this national party has only one sitting MEP.

Largest breaks from the group majority
17 Jun 2026

European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): access to VAT information at Union level

João OLIVEIRA voted Abstain; 98% of voting The Left members (42 of 43) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
28 Apr 2026

Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU

João OLIVEIRA voted Abstain; 98% of voting The Left members (40 of 41) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
28 Apr 2026

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

João OLIVEIRA voted Abstain; 98% of voting The Left members (40 of 41) voted For.

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

Protection of adults: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation

João OLIVEIRA voted Against; 98% of voting The Left members (39 of 40) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
7 Oct 2026

Consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries

João OLIVEIRA voted Abstain; 98% of voting The Left members (39 of 40) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
16 Sept 2026

Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034

João OLIVEIRA voted Abstain; 98% of voting The Left members (39 of 40) voted For.

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

Protection of the environment through criminal law

João OLIVEIRA voted Against; 98% of voting The Left members (39 of 40) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
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

João OLIVEIRA voted Abstain; 98% of voting The Left members (39 of 40) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain

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 João OLIVEIRA’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 · The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) voted For in 61% of 186 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) voted Against in 56% of 410 digital votes

Against likely

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

2026-11-12 · The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) voted Against in 53% of 322 defence votes

Against likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateFor 38% of 16
  • budgetAgainst 47% of 15
  • digitalAgainst 82% of 11
  • economyAgainst 82% of 11
  • employmentFor 91% of 11
  • transportAgainst 60% of 10
  • foreignAgainst 100% of 9
  • tradeAgainst 89% of 9
  • fisheriesFor 50% of 8
  • defenceAgainst 63% of 8
  • rule of lawAgainst 71% of 7
  • healthFor 67% of 6
  • agricultureFor 75% of 4
  • migrationAgainst 75% of 4
  • justiceFor 75% of 4
  • institutionalFor 75% of 4
  • energyAbstain 100% of 3

Votes João missed, how they would likely have voted

Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security

2026-10-22

For · 57%

51% of 35 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted Abstain · voted For in 75% of 4 agriculture votes · voted For in 60% 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 · 55%

50% of 26 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted For · voted Against in 100% of 9 foreign votes · voted For in 60% 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 · 74%

97% of 36 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted For · voted Against in 71% of 7 rule of law votes · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes

Attempts by the ruling party Georgian Dream to ban opposition parties in Georgia

2026-10-08

For · 62%

75% of 36 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted For · voted Against in 100% of 9 foreign votes · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes

Human rights situation in Iran, notably the cases of Taraneh Rahimi and Leila Abolhasani

2026-10-08

For · 74%

100% of 34 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted For · voted Against in 71% of 7 rule of law votes · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where João OLIVEIRA 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.

Opinion rapporteur · 1

Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.

  • Establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […]  [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034

    2025/0238(COD) ↗ · EMPL · appointed 16 Jan 2026

Shadow rapporteur · 14

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

  • Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2018/1725, (EU) 2023/2854 and Directives 2002/58/EC, (EU) 2022/2555 and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2018/1807, (EU) 2019/1150, (EU) 2022/868, and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 (Digital Omnibus)

    2025/0360(COD) ↗ · appointed 13 Mar 2026

  • Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034

    2025/0240(COD) ↗ · appointed 24 Feb 2026

  • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections

    2026/0196(BUD) ↗ · appointed 26 Jan 2026

  • Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament

    2025/2247(BUI) ↗ · appointed 26 Jan 2026

  • Guidelines for the 2027 Budget - Section III

    2025/2246(BUI) ↗ · appointed 26 Jan 2026

  • Laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034

    2025/0571(APP) ↗ · appointed 8 Dec 2025

  • Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova

    2024/0258(COD) ↗ · appointed 20 Jan 2025

  • Draft amending budget no 2 to the general budget 2026 - update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure

    2026/0144(BUD) ↗ · appointed 16 Jan 2025

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  • Draft amending budget no 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025

    2026/0090(BUD) ↗ · appointed 16 Jan 2025

  • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections

    2025/0210(BUD) ↗ · appointed 16 Jan 2025

  • Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

    2024/2110(BUI) ↗ · appointed 16 Jan 2025

  • A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world

    2024/2051(INI) ↗ · appointed 3 Oct 2024

  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support workers made redundant following an application from Belgium — EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch

    2024/0226(BUD) ↗ · appointed 1 Oct 2024

  • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 - all sections

    2024/0176(BUD) ↗ · appointed 23 Jul 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - Agencies

    2026/2090(DEC) ↗ · appointed 13 Oct 2026

  • Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2026/2079(DEC) ↗ · appointed 13 Oct 2026

  • Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034

    2025/0240(COD) ↗ · appointed 11 Feb 2026

  • Laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034

    2025/0571(APP) ↗ · appointed 20 Jan 2026

  • Guidelines for the 2027 Budget - Section III

    2025/2246(BUI) ↗ · appointed 10 Jan 2026

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Agencies

    2025/2156(DEC) ↗ · appointed 24 Oct 2025

  • Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2025/2145(DEC) ↗ · appointed 14 Oct 2025

  • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections

    2025/0210(BUD) ↗ · appointed 21 May 2025

  • European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025

    2024/2112(INI) ↗ · appointed 22 Jan 2025

  • Macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

    2024/0086(COD) ↗ · appointed 20 Jan 2025

  • Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

    2024/2110(BUI) ↗ · appointed 15 Jan 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) ↗ · appointed 17 Oct 2024

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Agencies

    2024/2030(DEC) ↗ · appointed 7 Oct 2024

  • 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission

    2024/2019(DEC) ↗ · appointed 7 Oct 2024

  • A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world

    2024/2051(INI) ↗ · appointed 4 Oct 2024

  • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 - all sections

    2024/0176(BUD) ↗ · appointed 24 Jul 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

No paid outside activities declared.

Previous occupations

Deputy to the Assembly of the Republic
Employee of Partido Comunista Português

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 João OLIVEIRA 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 João OLIVEIRA'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.

EU Transparency Register · Updated daily

No lobby meetings recorded for João OLIVEIRA on the EU Transparency Register.

Parliamentary questions

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

EP · open data · updated daily
72written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 67 · Priority 5 · 21 co-authored

Not in this count: 11 oral questions

Latest 10

  • 12 Oct 2026Follow-up questions on custom practices regarding imports from the illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWritten question E-004114/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 45Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 30 Sept 2026Setting of fuel prices and measures to curb their riseWritten question E-003964/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 29 Sept 2026Unacceptable attempt to bar political forces from running in parliamentary elections in IsraelPriority question P-003929/2026To the CommissionAnswered 22 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 29 Sept 2026Unacceptable attempt to bar political forces from running in parliamentary elections in IsraelWritten question E-003928/2026To the CouncilAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 16 Jul 2026Humanitarian situation of Sahrawi refugees, inadequate EU humanitarian assistance and the growing water crisis in the refugee campsWritten question E-003027/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 22Answered 27 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 13 Jul 2026Drone attacks against civilians in Western SaharaWritten question E-002880/2026To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 9Answered 14 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 8 Jul 2026New report on the benefits for the Sahrawi people of the EU-Morocco Association AgreementWritten question E-002835/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 13Answered 6 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 7 Jul 2026Transparency regarding EU-funded infrastructure destroyed in GazaWritten question E-002805/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 39Answered 4 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 26 May 2026Call for the release of activists from the ‘Global Sumud Maghreb’ international humanitarian land convoyWritten question E-002144/2026To the CommissionAnswered 7 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 26 May 2026Release of the activists of the international humanitarian land convoy ‘Global Sumud Maghreb’Written question E-002143/2026To the CouncilAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
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Show all 11 oral questions
  • 25 Jun 2026The recent coercive measures imposed by the United States against Cuba, their extraterritorial nature and the measures to be adopted to defend the interests of individuals and companies from EU countriesOral question O-000029/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 27Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 24 Jun 2026ECB’s decision to raise interest rates and its impact on the rising cost of livingOral question O-000028/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 39Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 9 Mar 2026Impact of the proposed savings and investments union on public social security systemsOral question O-000012/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 3Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 29 Oct 2025Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the EU trade agreements with the Kingdom of MoroccoOral question O-000038/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 10Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 29 Oct 2025Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the EU trade agreements with the Kingdom of MoroccoOral question O-000037/2025To the Councilco-authored with 10Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 22 Sept 2025US blockade against Cuba and the country’s inclusion on the US list of so-called state sponsors of terrorismOral question O-000033/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 15Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 22 Sept 2025US blockade against Cuba and the country’s inclusion on the US list of so-called state sponsors of terrorismOral question O-000032/2025To the Councilco-authored with 15Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 13 Mar 2025Decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union on EU-Kingdom of Morocco trade agreementsOral question O-000009/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 36Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 13 Mar 2025Decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union on EU-Kingdom of Morocco trade agreementsOral question O-000008/2025To the Councilco-authored with 36Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 18 Feb 2025Cuba on the so-called ‘list of state sponsors of terrorism’Oral question O-000007/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 36Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 18 Feb 2025Cuba on the so-called ‘list of state sponsors of terrorism’Oral question O-000006/2025To the Councilco-authored with 35Question ↗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 João OLIVEIRA

João Oliveira is a Member of the European Parliament for Portugal, belonging to The Left in the European Parliament (The Left), the left-wing group, and to the Partido Comunista Português. The current seat is in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), which began for Oliveira on 16 July 2024. Since 18 July 2024, Oliveira has also been a Member of the Bureau of The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL.

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 →