Missed votes by sitting
EP · attendance register · last 180 daysEvery 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
- Thu, 17 Sept 2026Missed 3 of 124 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 16 Sept 2026Missed 7 of 80 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Tue, 15 Sept 2026Missed 2 of 155 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Thu, 9 Jul 2026Missed 7 of 67 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 8 Jul 2026Missed 10 of 144 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Tue, 7 Jul 2026Missed 15 of 72 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Thu, 18 Jun 2026Missed all 77 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 17 Jun 2026Missed 11 of 127 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Tue, 16 Jun 2026Missed 2 of 40 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Mon, 15 Jun 2026Missed 1 of 2 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
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- Thu, 21 May 2026Missed 70 of 98 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 20 May 2026Missed 5 of 96 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Mon, 18 May 2026Missed 1 of 4 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Thu, 30 Apr 2026Missed all 68 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 29 Apr 2026Missed 18 of 296 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Tue, 28 Apr 2026Missed 6 of 225 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Voting Record
Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 6 Oct 2026
Vote predictions
Vote modelComputed from Birgit SIPPEL’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
The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment
2026-10-06 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 96% of 1049 climate votes
Simplification of certain requirements for spatial information infrastructure in the Union (INSPIRE) (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)
2026-10-06 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 96% of 1049 climate votes
Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work
2026-10-06 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 66% of 700 health votes
Predicted stance by topic
- tradeFor 92% of 12
- budgetFor 92% of 12
- economyFor 78% of 9
- climateFor 100% of 8
- digitalFor 88% of 8
- fisheriesFor 63% of 8
- defenceFor 57% of 7
- transportFor 100% of 6
- rule of lawFor 100% of 6
- healthFor 60% of 5
- foreignFor 100% of 5
- employmentFor 100% of 4
- institutionalFor 100% of 4
- justiceFor 100% of 3
Votes Birgit missed, how they would likely have voted
Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries
2026-09-17
100% of 91 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 60% of 5 health votes · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers
2026-09-17
100% of 114 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure
2026-09-16
95% of 128 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 57% of 7 defence votes · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034
2026-09-16
100% of 130 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme
2026-09-16
99% of 110 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Rapporteur files
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Birgit SIPPEL 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 · 3
Writes the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.
Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application
2025/0429(COD) ↗ · LIBE · appointed 15 Jan 2026
Voted for on this file · 9 Jul 2026
Respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications and repealing Directive 2002/58/EC (Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications)
2017/0003(COD) ↗ · LIBE · appointed 30 Sep 2024
Laying down minimum rules to prevent and counter the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and stay in the Union, and replacing Council Directive 2002/90/EC and Council Framework Decision 2002/946 JHA
2023/0439(COD) ↗ · LIBE · appointed 10 Sep 2024
Shadow rapporteur · 2
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data
2024/0051(NLE) ↗ · appointed 15 Oct 2024
Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes
2025/0231(NLE) ↗ · appointed 10 Sep 2024
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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 - all sections
2024/0176(BUD) ↗ · appointed 3 Sep 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 7 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
1 board membership
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)
These lists link to declarations Birgit SIPPEL 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 Birgit SIPPEL'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, last 6 months
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Meeting alerts →Parliamentary questions
Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)
Written 37 · Priority 8 · 42 co-authored
Not in this count: 1 oral question
Latest 10
- 21 Sept 2026Systematic destruction of books by AI companiesWritten question E-003768/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 30Awaiting 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 ↗
- 15 Jul 2026Update by the Commission of its guidelines on tackling online disinformation during electoral processesWritten question E-002950/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 31Answered 11 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 14 Jul 2026State of play of negotiations on the agreement on the exchange of personal data between Europol and IsraelWritten question E-002925/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 24Answered 1 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 11 Jun 2026Appointment of Jim Hagemann Snabe as Special Envoy for Industrial Artificial IntelligenceWritten question E-002410/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 10Answered 18 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 10 Jun 2026Potential conflict of interest in the appointment of the Special Envoy for Industrial AIPriority question P-002401/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 37Answered 13 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 2 Jun 2026Participation of EU officials in ISS World Europe security fairWritten question E-002240/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 29Answered 21 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 2 Jun 2026Application of the Early Detection and Exclusion System to companies active in the cyber-surveillance sector, including those involved in spywareWritten question E-002239/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 30Answered 5 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 13 May 2026The sinking of a migrant boat following dangerous circling manoeuvres by the Greek coastguard, resulting in eight deathsPriority question P-002006/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 26 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 13 May 2026Another shooting attack by Libyan militias on the humanitarian vessel Sea-Watch 5Written question E-002019/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 31Answered 10 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
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- 28 Apr 2026Measures against whaling in NorwayWritten question E-001717/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 25 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 16 Apr 2026Application of EU law in the area of privacy and confidentiality of communicationsPriority question P-001566/2026To the CommissionAnswered 24 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 16 Apr 2026Commission’s assessment of Hungary’s announced withdrawal from the ICC Rome StatuteWritten question E-001577/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 14Answered 27 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 16 Apr 2026The use of Afghan paramilitaries by the Greek authorities for pushbacksWritten question E-001563/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 13Answered 19 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 19 Feb 2026The European Parliament’s call to trigger the blocking statute to protect and safeguard the International Criminal CourtWritten question E-000718/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 54Answered 13 May 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 10 Feb 2026VAT change on books and printed media in LatviaWritten question E-000568/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 4Answered 28 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 4 Feb 2026Mayor of Budapest fined and charged without trial for organising a Pride march in the EUWritten question E-000446/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 81Answered 10 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 28 Jan 2026Draft law of the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum: blatant targeting of Civil Society in breach of EU rulesWritten question E-000362/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 5Answered 10 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 22 Jan 2026AI companion chatbots: protecting minors under EU lawWritten question E-000256/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 27Answered 18 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 7 Jan 2026Consequences for Hungary’s non-compliance with the Court of Justice of the European Union asylum judgementWritten question E-000032/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 18Answered 31 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 20 Nov 2025EU funding of companies linked to spyware and illegal surveillanceWritten question E-004636/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 54Answered 20 Feb 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 3 Nov 2025Hungary’s ‘Protection of Local Identity Law’ and systemic racial discriminationWritten question E-004304/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 12Answered 6 Jan 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 13 Oct 2025Follow-up: protection of Hungarian citizens against biometric surveillance: follow-up of question for written answer E-002415/2025Written question E-004013/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 41Answered 5 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 7 Oct 2025Constitutional amendment approved by the Slovak ParliamentWritten question E-003924/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 10 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 6 Oct 2025Suspension of access to asylum in GreeceWritten question E-003907/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 9Answered 12 Dec 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 8 Sept 2025ePrivacy at risk: will the Commission abandon its privacy commitments due to the CSA Regulation deadlock?Priority question P-003471/2025To the CommissionAnswered 17 Oct 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 17 Jul 2025Forced evictions of Roma and compliance with the Charter of Fundamental RightsWritten question E-002974/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 7Answered 26 Sept 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 16 Jun 2025Protection of Hungarian citizens’ fundamental rights in the context of biometric identification and surveillance at public gatheringsWritten question E-002415/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 59Answered 1 Aug 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 1 Apr 2025Withdrawal of the Horizontal Anti-Discrimination DirectivePriority question P-001330/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 40Answered 21 May 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 25 Mar 2025Draft 15th amendment to the Hungarian ConstitutionWritten question E-001233/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 32Answered 23 Jul 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 18 Mar 2025Withdrawal of the proposed horizontal anti-discrimination directivePriority question P-001148/2025To the Councilco-authored with 46Answered 24 Jul 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 26 Feb 2025Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 - implementing actsPriority question P-000847/2025To the CommissionAnswered 26 Mar 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 11 Feb 2025The use of Paragon Solutions spyware against journalistsWritten question E-000617/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 23Answered 11 Jun 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 10 Feb 2025Use of Paragon Solutions spyware against journalists and civil society representativesWritten question E-000600/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 14Answered 11 Apr 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 5 Feb 2025EU-US data transfers following Trump’s electionWritten question E-000520/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 18Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
- 28 Jan 2025Recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights regarding the systematic practice of pushbacks in GreeceWritten question E-000386/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 15 May 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 28 Jan 2025Meta’s discriminatory terms and conditions against the LGBTQIA+ community under the Digital Services ActWritten question E-000384/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 34Answered 28 Mar 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 17 Jan 2025Actual or foreseeable negative effects of Elon Musk’s statements on civic discourse, electoral processes and freedom and pluralism of the media under the DSAWritten question E-000191/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 47Answered 5 Mar 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 13 Jan 2025Protecting the Bundestag elections – threat of X manipulating votesWritten question E-000093/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 17Answered 4 Mar 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 9 Dec 2024The spread of disinformation by recommender systems and other automated mechanisms as a systemic risk under the Digital Services ActWritten question E-002826/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 39Answered 19 Feb 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 5 Dec 2024The role of TikTok in the Romanian presidential electionWritten question E-002794/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 36Answered 11 Feb 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 26 Nov 2024Conflicts of interest and political interference by Elon MuskWritten question E-002653/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 29Answered 20 Feb 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 21 Nov 2024Change of algorithm on X before US electionPriority question P-002623/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 41Answered 12 Feb 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 1 Oct 2024Use of Pegasus and other types of spyware in SlovakiaWritten question E-001920/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 34Answered 28 Nov 2024Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
- 24 Sept 2024Human rights violations by EU-funded forces in TunisiaWritten question E-001795/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 48Answered 12 Mar 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
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- 20 Mar 2026Transfer of European citizens’ biometric data to the Trump administrationOral question O-000015/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 48Question ↗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 Birgit SIPPEL
Birgit Sippel is a Member of the European Parliament for Germany, belonging to the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the centre-left group, and to the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands. Sippel also served in the 7th, 8th and 9th parliamentary terms, and the current 10th term began on 16 July 2024. In the European Parliament, Sippel has been Chief Whip of the SPD group since 2022, Vice-Chair of the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age from 2020 to 2022, and S&D spokesperson/coordinator on the LIBE committee since 2014. At local and regional level, Sippel was Arnsberg city councillor from 1994 to 2004 and Deputy chair of the SPD West Westphalia region from 2003 to 2018.
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 →