Attendance by month
EP · roll-call · last 180 daysCredited 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
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
- Wed, 16 Sept 2026Missed 3 of 80 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Mon, 14 Sept 2026Missed the 1 voteNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Thu, 9 Jul 2026Missed 2 of 67 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 8 Jul 2026Missed 1 of 144 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Tue, 7 Jul 2026Missed 1 of 72 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 17 Jun 2026Missed 1 of 127 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Thu, 21 May 2026Missed 1 of 98 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Thu, 30 Apr 2026Missed all 68 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Wed, 29 Apr 2026Missed 4 of 296 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
- Tue, 28 Apr 2026Missed 3 of 225 votesNot excusedAttendance register ↗Roll-call votes ↗
Voting Record
Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 8 Oct 2026
Voting against the party line
Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Sandra KALNIETE voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from European People’s Party (EPP) majority
4.1% (8 of 195)
The European People’s Party (EPP) average on the same method is 5.3%. Counted only when Sandra KALNIETE cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.
Different from national-party majority
0.0% (0 of 181)
Jaunā Vienotība · 2 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.
Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market
Sandra KALNIETE voted Against; 98% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (161 of 164) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Monacolins from red yeast rice
Sandra KALNIETE voted Against; 82% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (121 of 147) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Certain botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives
Sandra KALNIETE voted Against; 78% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (111 of 142) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot
Sandra KALNIETE voted Abstain; 68% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (97 of 143) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP 202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9
Sandra KALNIETE voted For; 66% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (104 of 158) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25
Sandra KALNIETE voted For; 64% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (112 of 175) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87705
Sandra KALNIETE voted For; 63% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (109 of 174) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions
Sandra KALNIETE voted For; 48% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (74 of 155) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗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 modelComputed from Sandra KALNIETE’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
Motions for resolutions - UN Climate Change Conference 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye (COP31)
2026-10-22 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 96% of 1764 climate votes
Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross-border cooperation
2026-10-22 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 99% of 302 migration votes
Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
2026-10-22 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 70% of 600 agriculture votes
Predicted stance by topic
- budgetFor 100% of 12
- climateFor 100% of 11
- digitalFor 100% of 11
- tradeFor 82% of 11
- foreignFor 100% of 9
- economyFor 100% of 9
- rule of lawFor 100% of 9
- fisheriesFor 88% of 8
- transportFor 88% of 8
- defenceFor 63% of 8
- employmentFor 100% of 8
- healthFor 100% of 6
- institutionalFor 100% of 4
- energyFor 100% of 3
- justiceFor 100% of 3
Votes Sandra missed, how they would likely have voted
Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 87460
2026-09-16
65% of 147 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 94313
2026-09-16
68% of 165 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6
2026-09-16
72% of 158 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
2025 Commission report on Moldova
2026-07-08
98% of 173 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 9 foreign votes · voted For in 80% 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
99% of 142 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 82% of 11 trade votes · voted For in 80% of the last 20 cast votes
Rapporteur files
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Sandra KALNIETE 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 · 1
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
2024/0234(COD) ↗ · appointed 30 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 22 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 Sandra KALNIETE 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 Sandra KALNIETE'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.
No lobby meetings recorded for Sandra KALNIETE on the EU Transparency Register.
Parliamentary questions
Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)
Written 4 · Priority 0 · 3 co-authored
Not in this count: 1 oral question
Latest 4
- 11 Mar 2026Interpretation of a European Commission decisionWritten question E-001015/2026To the CommissionAnswered 5 May 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 Apr 2025The financing of Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyWritten question E-001357/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 38Answered 3 Jun 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 ↗
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- 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 ↗
Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 22 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 Sandra KALNIETE
Sandra Kalniete is a Member of the European Parliament for Latvia, sitting with the European People’s Party (EPP), the centre-right group, and representing the national party Jaunā Vienotība. The current term is the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), which began on 16 July 2024, and earlier terms were the 7th, 8th and 9th. Since 3 February 2025, Kalniete has been Vice-Chair of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield. In the 8th term, Kalniete was Vice-Chair of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats), and held the same post in the 9th term from 17 September 2019 to 24 January 2022. In the 7th term, Kalniete was Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with Japan.
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 →