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As of 22 Oct 2026, Kathleen VAN BREMPT is a Belgium MEP in Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D); WheresMyMEP records 83.4% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €3,000–€3,300/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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

Kathleen VAN BREMPT

🇧🇪

S&D · Belgium

Vooruit

83.4% attendance
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83.4%
Attendance · last 180 days
#510 of 717 on the leaderboard
1314
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

Kathleen VAN BREMPT monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510051.2%97.2%98.9%98.6%69.2%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

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 ↗AgainstADOPTED
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 ↗ForADOPTED

Voting against the party line

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

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from S&D majority

3.6% (6 of 166)

The S&D average on the same method is 5.1%. Counted only when Kathleen VAN BREMPT cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 164)

Vooruit · 2 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
17 Jun 2026

Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed

Kathleen VAN BREMPT voted Abstain; 73% of voting S&D members (90 of 124) voted Against.

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

Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up

Kathleen VAN BREMPT voted Abstain; 66% of voting S&D members (73 of 111) voted For.

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

Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

Kathleen VAN BREMPT voted Against; 65% of voting S&D members (80 of 124) voted For.

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

Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive

Kathleen VAN BREMPT voted For; 59% of voting S&D members (63 of 106) voted Against.

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

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

Kathleen VAN BREMPT voted For; 51% of voting S&D members (63 of 124) voted Abstain.

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

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

Kathleen VAN BREMPT voted Against; 43% of voting S&D members (39 of 91) 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 Kathleen VAN BREMPT’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 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 70% of 366 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 91% of 843 digital votes

For likely

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

2026-11-12 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 61% of 997 defence votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateFor 87% of 15
  • tradeFor 100% of 9
  • employmentFor 100% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • economyFor 88% of 8
  • digitalFor 86% of 7
  • fisheriesFor 71% of 7
  • foreignFor 100% of 7
  • healthFor 60% of 5
  • migrationFor 50% of 4
  • budgetFor 100% of 4
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 67% of 3
  • agricultureFor 67% of 3

Votes Kathleen missed, how they would likely have voted

The need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood network

2026-10-08

Against · 76%

97% of 87 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 75% 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 · 95%

100% of 99 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 7 foreign votes · voted For in 75% 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 · 95%

99% of 101 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 4 rule of law votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

The cases of Ali Karimli, Anar Mammadli and other political prisoners in Azerbaijan

2026-10-08

For · 95%

100% of 101 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

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

2026-10-08

For · 95%

100% of 101 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 7 foreign votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Kathleen VAN BREMPT 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 · 5

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

  • EU–Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

    2026/0182(NLE) ↗ · appointed 29 Sep 2026

  • Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the foreign policy response to external interference in the EU's neighbourhood

    2026/2046(INI) ↗ · appointed 22 Jun 2026

  • Establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2024/1735 and (EU) 2024/3110

    2026/0068(COD) ↗ · appointed 20 May 2026

  • Role of trade in strengthening the EU's economic security

    2025/2113(INI) ↗ · appointed 15 Apr 2026

  • Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People`s Republic of China pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union

    2023/0183(NLE) ↗ · appointed 30 Sep 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region

    2025/2169(INI) ↗ · appointed 17 Oct 2025

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

€3,000–3,300/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

4 board memberships

Member of the Board of the port Antwerp ZeeBrugge€1,500/yearBoard
Member City Council Antwerp (since March 2024)€1,500/yearBoard
Member Board of Directors OSP vzwUnpaidBoard
Silent partner De Washond CommVUnpaidBoard

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 Kathleen VAN BREMPT 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 Kathleen VAN BREMPT'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
15 Oct 2026SSPEU-enlargement - Serbia · Member
30 Sept 2026United WomenEU enlargement - Ukraine · Member
28 Sept 2026Ambassador of MoldovaEU-enlargement - Moldova · Member
22 Sept 2026European ResolveUkraine - frozen assets · Member
15 Sept 2026DPSEU-enlargement - Montenegro · Member
23 Jul 2026SyensqoTransatlantic relations · Member
15 Jul 2026BTBTransport policy · Member
15 Jul 2026Microsoft CorporationTransatlantic relations · Member
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None of Kathleen VAN BREMPT’s recent declarations named a legislative file we could match with confidence. A meeting is listed on a file only when the declaration names that procedure (a reference such as 2025/0241(COD), or a title that uniquely matches one file).

Parliamentary questions

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

EP · open data · updated daily
46written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 40 · Priority 6 · 31 co-authored

Not in this count: 2 oral questions

Latest 10

  • 6 Oct 2026Detention of LGBTIQ+ human rights defenders in TürkiyeWritten question E-004024/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 33Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 8 Sept 2026Chatbots directing women with unwanted pregnancies to anti-abortion websitesWritten question E-003539/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 67Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 5 Aug 2026Tax transparency and public procurement in relation to PalantirWritten question E-003211/2026To the CommissionAnswered 12 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 23 Jul 2026The disproportionate impact of the temporary customs duty on low-value mixed consignmentsWritten question E-003109/2026To the CommissionAnswered 7 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 15 Jul 2026Ineffectiveness of the EU differentiation policy towards illegal Israeli settlementsWritten question E-002945/2026To the CommissionAnswered 1 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 8 Jul 2026Türkiye’s refusal to admit an LGBTQ+ cruise shipWritten question E-002834/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 3 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 8 Jul 2026Meta’s failure to moderate fraudulent advertisements under the DSAWritten question E-002826/2026To the CommissionAnswered 18 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 26 Jun 2026Commission meeting with Taliban representatives and reported discussion on consular servicesPriority question P-002653/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 21Answered 26 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 8 Jun 2026Access to Temporary Protection Directive provisions in Belgium for babies born after 24 February 2022Written question E-002349/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 6Answered 31 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 5 Jun 2026Alleged forced labour at the BYD construction site in Szeged, Hungary: follow-upWritten question E-002325/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 22 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 46 questions
Show all 2 oral questions
  • 2 Dec 2025European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformationOral question O-000044/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 46Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 19 Sept 2025Suspension of the EU-Qatar agreement on air transportOral question O-000031/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 35Question ↗PDF ↗

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 Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Kathleen Van Brempt is a Member of the European Parliament for Belgium, belonging to the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the centre-left group, and to Vooruit. In the current term, which began on 16 July 2024, Van Brempt is Vice-Chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament. Van Brempt earlier chaired the Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (2016–2017) and the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (2022–2023). Before those posts, Van Brempt served as State Secretary in the Belgian Federal Government (2003–2004) and Minister in the Flemish Government (2004–2009).

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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 →