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As of 8 Oct 2026, Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU is a Romania MEP in European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR); WheresMyMEP records 98.5% roll-call attendance, 211 notable vote records, 1 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €0–€0/year (data as of 8 Oct 2026).

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Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU

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ECR · Romania

Partidul Acțiunea Conservatoare

98.5% attendance
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98.5%
Attendance · last 180 days
#154 of 717 on the leaderboard
1881
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

Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510097.0%100.0%98.8%99.6%98.9%98.7%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

Voting Record

Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 8 Oct 2026

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8 Oct 2026The need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026The 2026 undemocratic elections to the Russian State Duma an…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AbstainADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Pilot project on European Schools Alliances and its contribu…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026The cases of Ali Karimli, Anar Mammadli and other political …EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Attempts by the ruling party Georgian Dream to ban oppositio…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Human rights situation in Iran, notably the cases of Taraneh…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Monacolin…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Certain b…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingREJECTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in g…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingREJECTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in g…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingREJECTED

Voting against the party line

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

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from ECR majority

6.8% (14 of 205)

The ECR average on the same method is 16.8%. Counted only when Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 188)

Partidul Acțiunea Conservatoare · 2 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
8 Oct 2026

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

Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU voted Against; 97% of voting ECR members (69 of 71) voted For.

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

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

Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU voted Abstain; 96% of voting ECR members (68 of 71) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
17 Jun 2026

Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace

Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU voted For; 91% of voting ECR members (72 of 79) voted Abstain.

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

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU voted Abstain; 88% of voting ECR members (68 of 77) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
17 Jun 2026

2025 Commission report on Kosovo

Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU voted Against; 76% of voting ECR members (59 of 78) voted For.

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

2025 Commission report on Ukraine

Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU voted Against; 74% of voting ECR members (56 of 76) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
17 Jun 2026

2025 Commission report on North Macedonia

Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU voted For; 67% of voting ECR members (53 of 79) voted Abstain.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
21 May 2026

Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)

Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU voted Against; 66% of voting ECR members (44 of 67) voted Abstain.

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

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 Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

91% accurate on 5,736 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)

2026-10-20 · European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 43% of 817 climate votes

For likely

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)

2026-10-20 · European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 43% of 817 climate votes

For likely

Transport: enforcement of passenger rights in the Union

2026-10-20 · European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 71% of 597 transport votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • budgetFor 54% of 13
  • foreignFor 58% of 12
  • climateFor 55% of 11
  • digitalFor 64% of 11
  • tradeFor 64% of 11
  • economyFor 60% of 10
  • rule of lawFor 40% of 10
  • fisheriesFor 100% of 8
  • transportFor 75% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • employmentFor 88% of 8
  • healthAgainst 67% of 6
  • agricultureFor 50% of 4
  • institutionalFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3
  • justiceFor 100% of 3

Votes Claudiu-Richard missed, how they would likely have voted

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

2026-10-08

For · 95%

97% of 68 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted For · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

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

2026-10-08

For · 95%

94% of 64 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted For · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

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

2026-10-08

For · 95%

93% of 61 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted For · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV

2026-06-17

For · 95%

98% of 41 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted For · voted For in 64% of 11 trade votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities

2026-04-30

For · 95%

83% of 71 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted For · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU 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 · 4

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

  • Institutional aspects of the Common European Defence Union

    2025/2212(INI) ↗ · appointed 19 Mar 2026

  • Amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme (‘EU school scheme’), sectoral interventions, the creation of a protein sector, requirements for hemp, the possibility for marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat, application of additional import duties, rules on the availability of supplies in time of emergencies and severe crisis and securities

    2025/0237(COD) ↗ · appointed 29 Jan 2026

  • Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values

    2025/2179(INI) ↗ · appointed 11 Dec 2025

  • EU agri-food promotion policy

    2025/2089(INI) ↗ · appointed 10 Feb 2025

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures

    2025/0400(COD) ↗ · appointed 11 Mar 2026

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 17 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

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

Estimated outside income

€0–0/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

4 board memberships

President of National Leadership Council of AURUnpaidBoard
President of Institutului de Studii Politice Conservatoare Mihai EminescuUnpaidBoard
President of Asociatiei RostUnpaidBoard
Vice-president of Asociatiei M.O.R.E.UnpaidBoard

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 Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU 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 Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU'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
4 May 2026AMBASSADOR OF EGYPT AHMED ABU ZEIDTransnational repression · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/2179(INI)

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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

1 meeting 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.

Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values

Shadow
2025/2179(INI)appointed 11 Dec 2025
  1. AMBASSADOR OF EGYPT AHMED ABU ZEIDShadow rapporteur

    met 6 weeks before abstaining

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
55written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 48 · Priority 7 · 30 co-authored

Not in this count: 3 oral questions

Latest 10

  • 24 Sept 2026New associated country status for CanadaWritten question E-003863/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 16Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 22 Sept 2026Liquidation of Viridian Lithium and difficulties with the financing of strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials ActWritten question E-003799/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 12Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 8 Sept 2026Access to EU innovation funding for companies in central and eastern EuropeWritten question E-003537/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 8 Sept 2026Supporting the adoption of new technologies by small and medium-sized enterprises in less developed Member StatesWritten question E-003536/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 8 Sept 2026Energy security, electricity prices and the role of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators in RomaniaWritten question E-003535/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 4 Sept 2026Clarifications on the measures for the control and eradication of the PPR virus and the conditions for the resumption of sheep and goat exports from RomaniaPriority question P-003510/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 15 Jul 2026Proportionality of restrictions on Romanian sheep and goat exportsPriority question P-002940/2026To the CommissionAnswered 19 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 14 Jul 2026Transparency and subsidiarity safeguards for LGBTIQ-related funding under AgoraEU and CERV+Written question E-002903/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 11Answered 25 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 18 Jun 2026Use of European Social Fund Plus resources to finance abortion, and the definition of healthcareWritten question E-002536/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 16Answered 24 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 18 Jun 2026Inclusion of surrogacy in the new EU strategy to combat trafficking in human beingsWritten question E-002535/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 19Answered 4 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 55 questions
Show all 3 oral questions
  • 20 Nov 2025Manipulation of the Erasmus+ programme as a new channel for immigration and exclusion of Hungarian universities from the programmeOral question O-000043/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 59Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 19 Nov 2025Protecting citizens’ right to make cash payments and ensuring financial inclusionOral question O-000042/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 40Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 19 Nov 2025EU plan to promote gender self-ID without age limits under LGBTIQ+ equality strategy 2026-2030Oral question O-000041/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 43Question ↗PDF ↗

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 19 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 15 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 Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU

Claudiu-Richard Târziu is a Member of the European Parliament for Romania, sitting in the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), the right-wing Eurosceptic group, and belonging to Partidul Acțiunea Conservatoare. The current mandate, in the 10th parliamentary term, began on 16 July 2024. Before joining the Parliament, Târziu was a Member of the Romanian Senate from 2020 to 2024, serving as Leader of the AUR group in the Senate and as Chair of the Committee on Romanians Living Abroad. Târziu has been President of the Conservative Action Party (ACT) since 7 May 2025 and was President of the Mihai Eminescu Institute for Conservative Political Studies from 2022 to 2025.

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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 →