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As of 22 Oct 2026, Roberts ZĪLE is a Latvia MEP in European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR); WheresMyMEP records 86.9% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 3 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €0–€0/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Roberts ZĪLE

🇱🇻Vice-President

ECR · Latvia

Nacionālā apvienība "Visu Latvijai!" - "Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK" (National Alliance)

86.9% attendance
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86.9%
Attendance · last 180 days
#469 of 717 on the leaderboard
1883
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

Roberts ZĪLE monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510085.3%48.8%96.3%97.2%93.1%89.3%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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Voting against the party line

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

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Different from ECR majority

10.8% (22 of 204)

The ECR average on the same method is 16.6%. Counted only when Roberts ZĪLE cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 189)

Nacionālā apvienība "Visu Latvijai!" - "Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK" (National Alliance) · 2 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
29 Apr 2026

Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission

Roberts ZĪLE voted Abstain; 90% of voting ECR members (75 of 83) voted Against.

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

Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025

Roberts ZĪLE voted Abstain; 90% of voting ECR members (71 of 79) voted Against.

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

Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

Roberts ZĪLE voted For; 86% of voting ECR members (67 of 78) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
29 Apr 2026

The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report

Roberts ZĪLE voted Abstain; 85% of voting ECR members (67 of 79) voted Against.

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

Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

Roberts ZĪLE voted Abstain; 82% of voting ECR members (60 of 73) voted Against.

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

Enhancing connectivity, preserving cultural heritage and driving local excellence in European tourism – destination management and regional tourism growth

Roberts ZĪLE voted For; 81% of voting ECR members (57 of 70) voted Abstain.

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

Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU

Roberts ZĪLE voted Abstain; 79% of voting ECR members (60 of 76) voted Against.

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

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

Roberts ZĪLE voted Against; 76% of voting ECR members (58 of 76) voted For.

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 Roberts ZĪLE’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 Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 61% of 367 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 64% of 831 digital votes

For likely

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

2026-11-12 · European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 58% of 609 defence votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • budgetFor 57% of 14
  • climateFor 50% of 12
  • digitalFor 73% of 11
  • tradeFor 55% of 11
  • foreignFor 90% of 10
  • employmentFor 90% of 10
  • transportFor 78% of 9
  • fisheriesFor 100% of 8
  • economyFor 75% of 8
  • rule of lawFor 57% of 7
  • defenceFor 67% of 6
  • healthFor 50% of 4
  • migrationFor 100% of 4
  • institutionalFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3
  • agricultureFor 67% of 3

Votes Roberts missed, how they would likely have voted

Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations

2026-10-22

Against · 63%

100% of 63 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 50% of 12 climate votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment

2026-10-06

Abstain · 60%

86% of 71 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted Abstain · voted For in 50% of 12 climate votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work

2026-10-06

Against · 56%

75% of 76 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 50% of 4 health votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

Simplification of certain requirements for spatial information infrastructure in the Union (INSPIRE) (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)

2026-10-06

For · 95%

75% of 77 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted For · voted For in 50% of 12 climate votes · voted For in 70% of the last 20 cast votes

Funding arrangements and the use of a diversified funding strategy

2026-10-06

For · 95%

78% of 77 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 Roberts ZĪLE 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 · 2

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

  • Framework of measures to facilitate the transport of military equipment, goods and personnel across the Union

    2025/0847(COD) ↗ · TRAN · appointed 12 Jan 2026

  • Military mobility

    2025/2090(INI) ↗ · TRAN · appointed 12 May 2025

Shadow rapporteur · 24

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

  • A tax framework for ultra-high-net-worth individuals

    2026/2113(INI) ↗ · appointed 2 Oct 2026

  • The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment

    2025/2210(INI) ↗ · appointed 4 Jun 2026

  • Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness

    2025/2211(INI) ↗ · appointed 9 Apr 2026

  • VAT reverse-charge mechanism

    2025/2261(INI) ↗ · appointed 11 Mar 2026

  • Amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards the access of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to value added tax information at Union level

    2025/0348(CNS) ↗ · appointed 11 Mar 2026

  • Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding cooperation on the application of their competition laws

    2025/0111(NLE) ↗ · appointed 15 Jan 2026

  • Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153

    2025/0221(COD) ↗ · appointed 19 Dec 2025

  • Non-financial commercial real estate statistics

    2025/0052(COD) ↗ · appointed 26 Nov 2025

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

    2025/0571(APP) ↗ · appointed 25 Nov 2025

  • Collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank

    2025/0806(CNS) ↗ · appointed 23 Sep 2025

  • Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road of 29 June 2022

    2024/0290(NLE) ↗ · appointed 12 Feb 2025

  • Conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services

    2015/0188(NLE) ↗ · appointed 29 Jan 2025

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

    2024/0258(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 Dec 2024

  • The role of simple tax rules and tax fragmentation in European competitiveness

    2024/2118(INI) ↗ · appointed 21 Nov 2024

  • A coherent tax framework for the EU's financial sector

    2024/2117(INI) ↗ · appointed 21 Nov 2024

  • European Maritime Safety Agency and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002

    2023/0163(COD) ↗ · appointed 9 Oct 2024

  • System of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053

    2025/0574(CNS) ↗ · appointed 8 Oct 2024

  • Methods and procedure for making available own resources based on the Emissions Trading System, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and reallocated profits and on the measures to meet cash requirements

    2022/0071(NLE) ↗ · appointed 8 Oct 2024

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

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

  • Amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the electronic value added tax exemption certificate

    2024/0152(CNS) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024

  • Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes

    2023/0187(CNS) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024

  • Amending Directive 2014/49/EU as regards the scope of deposit protection, use of deposit guarantee schemes funds, cross-border cooperation, and transparency

    2023/0115(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024

  • Amending Directive 2014/59/EU as regards early intervention measures, conditions for resolution and financing of resolution action

    2023/0112(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024

  • Amending Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 as regards early intervention measures, conditions for resolution and funding of resolution action

    2023/0111(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures

    2025/0419(COD) ↗ · appointed 25 May 2026

  • Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund

    2025/0418(COD) ↗ · appointed 25 May 2026

  • Research and training programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2028-2032, complementing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, and providing for the Community’s contribution to the ITER project

    2025/0594(NLE) ↗ · appointed 22 Apr 2026

  • Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153

    2025/0221(COD) ↗ · appointed 22 Apr 2026

  • Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities

    2025/0555(COD) ↗ · appointed 7 Apr 2026

  • Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/101

    2025/0268(NLE) ↗ · appointed 7 Apr 2026

  • Establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888

    2025/0222(COD) ↗ · appointed 7 Apr 2026

  • Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities

    2025/0545(COD) ↗ · appointed 11 Mar 2026

  • European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs

    2025/2142(INI) ↗ · appointed 2 Oct 2025

  • Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

    2025/0084(COD) ↗ · appointed 19 Jun 2025

  • Amending Regulations (EU) 2015/1017, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695 and (EU) 2021/1153 as regards increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under Regulation (EU) 2021/523 and simplifying reporting requirements

    2025/0040(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 May 2025

  • Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT)

    2023/0321(CNS) ↗ · appointed 2 May 2025

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism

    2025/0039(COD) ↗ · appointed 22 Apr 2025

  • Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility

    2024/2085(INI) ↗ · appointed 12 Feb 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 12 Dec 2024

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

    2024/2051(INI) ↗ · appointed 10 Oct 2024

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

    2026/0212(COD) ↗ · appointed 8 Oct 2024

  • Adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

    2025/0261(COD) ↗ · appointed 8 Oct 2024

  • Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

    2025/0260(COD) ↗ · appointed 8 Oct 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

€0–0/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

4 board memberships

Nacionala Apvieniba, political party, boardUnpaidBoard
Ekonomistu Apvieniba, boardUnpaidBoard
European Conservative and Reform Party, board memberUnpaidBoard
Fund "New Direction", board of directors memberUnpaidBoard

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 Roberts ZĪLE 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: Roberts ZĪLE'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. 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
16 Oct 2026Cyber CircleMilitary Mobility · Rapporteur ·2025/0847(COD)
7 Oct 2026Cyber CircleMilitary Mobility · Rapporteur ·2025/0847(COD)
10 Sept 2026Aercap Holdings NVAviation leasing · Member
30 Jun 2026Lietuvos geležinkeliaiCEF · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0221(COD)

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.

Framework of measures to facilitate the transport of military equipment, goods and personnel across the Union

Rapporteur
2025/0847(COD)appointed 12 Jan 2026
  1. Cyber CircleRapporteur
  2. Cyber CircleRapporteur

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
7written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 4 · Priority 3 · 7 co-authored

Not in this count: 1 interpellation

Latest 7

  • 4 Feb 2026Escalating hybrid threats from Russia in the EUWritten question E-000441/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 8 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer 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 ↗
  • 2 Oct 2025Russian jets violating Estonian airspacePriority question P-003855/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 4 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 ↗
  • 19 Mar 2025Seizing the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea: the Commission’s measures to prevent vessel salesWritten question E-001174/2025To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 60Answered 29 Jul 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 ↗
  • 19 Aug 2024EU funding of physical border protection structures such as walls, fences or other barriersPriority question P-001520/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 24Answered 1 Oct 2024Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show the 1 interpellation
  • 20 Sept 2024EU funding of physical border protection structures such as walls, fences or other barriers at the external borderInterpellation G-001002/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 29Awaiting answerQuestion ↗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 Roberts ZĪLE

Roberts Zīle is a Member of the European Parliament for Latvia, sitting with the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) – the right-wing Eurosceptic group – and representing the national party Nacionālā apvienība "Visu Latvijai!" - "Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK". In the current term, Zīle is Vice-President of the European Parliament and a Member of the Bureau of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, both since 16-07-2024. Zīle also held the Vice-President office from 18-01-2022 to 15-07-2024. Earlier roles include Vice-Chair of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group from 02-07-2019 to 04-04-2022, and Vice-Chair of the Special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance from 22-03-2018 to 01-07-2019. Zīle also served in the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th parliamentary terms.

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 →

Note: Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament do not vote when chairing sessions, which may affect their attendance percentage.