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Ruth FIRMENICH is a Germany MEP in Non-attached Members (Non-attached); WheresMyMEP records 98.9% roll-call attendance, 194 notable vote records, 0 recent disclosed lobby meetings and no current outside activities or board memberships declared. Source: European Parliament profile, European Parliament Open Data, MEP meeting declarations and financial-interest declarations.

Ruth FIRMENICH

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NI · Germany

Bündnis Soziale Gerechtigkeit und Wirtschaftliche Vernunft

98.9% attendanceView official EP profile →
98.9%
Attendance · last 180 days
#120 of 718 on the leaderboard
1693
Votes Participated
10th Term
2024 – 2029

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 6 Oct 2026

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6 Oct 2026The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing inte…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Abstain
6 Oct 2026Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at workEP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards simplification of ce…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Amending Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 as regards fund…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the …EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Against
6 Oct 2026Amending Regulations (EU) No 1173/2011 and (EU) No 473/2013 …EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Against
6 Oct 2026Amending Directive 2004/37/EC as regards the addition of sub…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Against
6 Oct 2026Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
17 Sept 2026Strengthening global health resilience in partner countriesEP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED

Vote predictions

Vote model

Computed from Ruth FIRMENICH’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

87% accurate on 5,728 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work

2026-10-06 · Non-attached Members (Non-attached) voted For in 84% of 106 employment votes

For likely

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/002 ES/ Galicia automotive ancillary - Spain

2026-10-07 · Non-attached Members (Non-attached) voted For in 84% of 106 employment votes

For likely

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet Automotive - Finland

2026-10-07 · Non-attached Members (Non-attached) voted For in 84% of 106 employment votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • budgetAgainst 46% of 13
  • digitalAgainst 45% of 11
  • tradeFor 45% of 11
  • economyAgainst 70% of 10
  • climateAbstain 44% of 9
  • foreignAgainst 78% of 9
  • fisheriesAbstain 63% of 8
  • transportFor 50% of 8
  • defenceAgainst 63% of 8
  • rule of lawAgainst 63% of 8
  • healthAbstain 50% of 6
  • agricultureFor 50% of 4
  • justiceAbstain 75% of 4
  • employmentFor 100% of 4
  • institutionalFor 50% of 4
  • energyFor 33% of 3

Votes Ruth missed, how they would likely have voted

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

2026-06-17

For · 95%

63% of 16 Non-attached Members (Non-attached) MEPs voted For · voted For in 45% of 11 trade votes · voted For in 45% of the last 20 cast votes

Financial Declarations

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

No current outside activities or board memberships declared.

Previous occupations

Board advisor - Die Linke parliamentary group in the German Bundestag (06/2021-03/2022)
Board advisor - Die Linke parliamentary group in the German Bundestag (04/2022-03/2024)
Research assistant - Sahra Wagenknecht MdB (06/2021-03/2022)
Research assistant - Sahra Wagenknecht MdB (04/2022-02/2024)
Research assistant - Sahra Wagenknecht MdB (03/2024-07/2024)
Board advisor BSW-Gruppe in the German Bundestag (04/2024-07/2024)

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 Ruth FIRMENICH 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)

Gifts notified to the President (self-declared)

No entries for this MEP in the Parliament's register of gifts ↗ for this term.

All filings: Ruth FIRMENICH's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗

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, last 6 months

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No lobby meetings recorded for Ruth FIRMENICH in the last 6 months on the EU Transparency Register.

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Parliamentary questions

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

EP · open data · updated daily
8written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 8 · Priority 0 · 8 co-authored

Not in this count: 4 oral questions

Latest 8

Show all 4 oral questions
  • 3 Mar 2026Three years since the railway accident in Tempi, GreeceOral question O-000010/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 35Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 17 Sept 2025GPS interference on the flight of Commission President von der Leyen – media disinformation and distorted factsOral question O-000030/2025To 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-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 ↗

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 6 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 1 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 Ruth FIRMENICH

Ruth Firmenich is a Member of the European Parliament for Germany, belonging to the Non-attached Members group and representing Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht – Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit. The current term is the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), which began for Firmenich on 16 July 2024, and no earlier European Parliament terms are recorded.

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 →

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