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Barbara BONTE

Belgium Belgium PfE – Patriots for Europe Vlaams Belang

Barbara BONTE is a Member of the European Parliament from Belgium, representing Vlaams Belang in the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Barbara has submitted 1721 amendments, delivered 36 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 3 as shadow rapporteur, asked 91 questions, and filed 5 motions. Vote participation stands at 98.0% (5807 out of 5928 recorded roll-call votes within the Member's mandate period). All counts shown are raw figures from official European Parliament records, not adjusted for mandate length.

Parliamentary Activity

Activity Count EP Avg vs Avg EP Rank Country Group
Amendments 1721 811.1 +910 71st/743 6th/22 15th/93
Speeches 36 44.4 -8 350th/743 11th/22 39th/93
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 8th/22 12th/93
Reports (Shadow) 3 3.8 -1 285th/743 13th/22 39th/93
Questions 91 39.7 +51 84th/743 4th/22 18th/93
Motions 5 19.6 -15 323rd/743 14th/22 37th/93
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 5th/22 11th/93
Opinions (Shadow) 2 2.7 -1 273rd/743 14th/22 39th/93
Explanations of Vote 0 43.0 -43 394th/743 16th/22 57th/93
Vote Participation 98.0% 86.3% – 67th/745 3rd/22 6th/94

Each row orders Members by a single recorded metric; tied values share the same rank. Counts are raw and are not adjusted for mandate length; vote participation is the share of roll-call votes cast within each Member's mandate period. EP Avg = mean across all 745 tracked Members of the 10th term, including former Members. Data: European Parliament term 10 (2024–2029).

Roles and Memberships

Committees

Substitute AGRI – Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Substitute ITRE – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Member ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Member FEMM – Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Delegations

Member D-ZA – Delegation for relations with South Africa
Member D-UK – Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
Substitute D-CA – Delegation for relations with Canada
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Committees and delegations

Barbara BONTE holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).

Committees

  • Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 1 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Member, since 2025-01-20. Attended 25 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM): Member, since 2026-09-14. Attended 4 of 11 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Substitute, since 2026-01-22. Attended 15 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with Canada (D-CA): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (D-UK): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with South Africa (D-ZA): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2026-03-03 A10-0041/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures (ECON, ENVI, LIBE)
  • 2025-10-20 A10-0203/2025 RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution (ENVI)
  • 2025-10-20 A10-0204/2025 RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) (ENVI)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-07-06 ENVI_AD(2026)784303 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 (ENVI)
  • 2025-07-16 ITRE_AD(2025)772062 OPINION on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (ITRE)

Amendments by procedure

Procedures with the most amendments Barbara BONTE has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.

  • 2025/0335(COD): 552 amendments, latest 2026-04-14 (ITRE)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union
  • 2025/0420(COD): 149 amendments, latest 2026-06-18 (ENVI)
  • 2025/0241(COD): 136 amendments, latest 2026-07-14 (AGRI)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034
  • 2023/0448(COD): 121 amendments, latest 2025-04-16 (TRAN, AGRI)
  • 2025/0419(COD): 71 amendments, latest 2026-05-11 (ITRE)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures

Questions, motions and explanations of vote

Records as published on the European Parliament website, including co-signed texts. Each list says how far its records reach.

Written questions

Most recent 20 of 85. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-09-01 AMIF funding for the new Dublin centre in Belgium (E-10-2026-003425)
  • 2026-09-01 Level playing field with increased import quotas for Ukrainian poultry meat and eggs (E-10-2026-003427)
  • 2026-09-01 Legal basis for tax provisions relating to electricity and natural gas (E-10-2026-003428)
  • 2026-08-27 The EU’s deadly anti-racism ideology: the death of Henry Nowak (E-10-2026-003350)
  • 2026-07-15 Impact of NRPPs and the reduction in cohesion and agricultural funding on net-contributing regions (E-10-2026-002954)
  • 2026-07-15 Budgetary absorption of enlargement under the 2028-2034 MFF proposal (E-10-2026-002955)
  • 2026-07-09 Effective exercise by the ECA of its audit rights in relation to Pillar II of the Ukraine Facility (E-10-2026-002845)
  • 2026-06-15 Measurable results of reducing the administrative burden for companies (E-10-2026-002460)
  • 2026-06-15 Rushed introduction of reporting obligations under the EU Methane Regulation (E-10-2026-002461)
  • 2026-06-15 Regional autonomy when implementing the 2028-2034 MFF via national and regional partnership plans (E-10-2026-002462)
  • 2026-06-08 GSP status of Cuba in light of the systematic torture of 1 260 political prisoners (E-10-2026-002329)
  • 2026-06-08 Logistical feasibility, IT system and economic impact of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) (E-10-2026-002330)
  • 2026-06-08 Harmonisation of maximum levels of vitamins and minerals in food supplements and fortified food products (E-10-2026-002331)
  • 2026-05-20 Forced labour by political prisoners in Cuban cigar production (E-10-2026-002093)
  • 2026-05-11 Pakistan’s GSP+ status and the arbitrary detention of human rights activist Idris Khattak (E-10-2026-001940)
  • 2026-05-11 Second cyberattack on the European Commission in a single year – the credibility of EU cyber policy (E-10-2026-001941)
  • 2026-05-11 Safety and prescription of SSRIs and SNRIs in the EU, in particular to adolescents and pregnant women (E-10-2026-001944)
  • 2026-05-11 The Commission’s ‘#ProtectWhatMatters’ campaign and promotional materials for influencers (E-10-2026-001945)
  • 2026-04-08 Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework Regulation (E-10-2026-001410)
  • 2026-04-08 De facto mandatory nature of the codes of conduct on disinformation and hate speech (E-10-2026-001432)

Questions for oral answer

All 6, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

  • 2026-04-28 War in the Strait of Hormuz: measures to shield European agriculture from rising fertiliser prices (O-10-2026-000022)
  • 2025-12-19 Multi-million euro fine against X to enforce the EU censorship agenda under the guise of alleged violations of transparency obligations under the DSA (O-10-2025-000047)
  • 2025-11-20 Manipulation of the Erasmus+ programme as a new channel for immigration and exclusion of Hungarian universities from the programme (O-10-2025-000043)
  • 2025-09-17 GPS interference on the flight of Commission President von der Leyen – media disinformation and distorted facts (O-10-2025-000030)
  • 2025-06-10 ‘Choose Europe for Science’ plan and intrusion of wokism at universities (O-10-2025-000021)
  • 2025-02-03 Lack of transparency of the EU legislative process and misuse of EU funds (O-10-2025-000002)

Motions for resolutions

All 5, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2026-01-14 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part, and the proposed Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market (B-10-2026-0061)
  • 2026-01-14 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2026-0063)
  • 2025-10-17 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 8 July 2025 supplementing Directive (EU) 2024/1788 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying a methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from low-carbon fuels (B-10-2025-0464)
  • 2025-09-12 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2025-0400)
  • 2025-06-11 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Clean Industrial Deal (B-10-2025-0278)

Individual motions for resolutions

All 12, most recent first. Records up to 2026-06-11.

  • 2026-06-11 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on ending ideological flag displays on the premises of European Union institutions (B-10-2026-0284)
  • 2026-06-03 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on prohibiting animal sacrifice during Eid al-Adha in the EU (B-10-2026-0272)
  • 2026-04-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU-funded media attacking Christian symbols while applying double standards (B-10-2026-0184)
  • 2025-12-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on respect for the European vocation of Erasmus+ (B-10-2025-0561)
  • 2025-10-14 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on declaring Antifa a terrorist organisation (B-10-2025-0447)
  • 2025-09-23 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the brutal murders of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska and US political activist Charlie Kirk, and the need to defend vulnerable individuals and uphold law and order (B-10-2025-0405)
  • 2025-07-11 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recognising lithium as a dietary micronutrient (B-10-2025-0349)
  • 2025-06-12 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on combating the establishment of transnational Islamist networks in Europe (B-10-2025-0279)
  • 2025-02-11 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on implementing a mass return strategy to expel illegal migrants (B-10-2025-0137)
  • 2024-12-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Dismantling Overregulation and Government Encroachment: reclaiming competitiveness and innovation in the European Union (B-10-2024-0214)
  • 2024-11-22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the victory of president-elect Donald Trump (B-10-2024-0185)
  • 2024-10-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on enabling Member States to opt-out of EU migration policy (B-10-2024-0119)

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Barbara BONTE set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Patriots for Europe group and of the Members from Belgium. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanPfE meanBelgium mean
Amendments1721811.1 (higher)937.9 (higher)1052.9 (higher)
Speeches3644.4 (lower)32.0 (higher)42.9 (lower)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)0.3 (lower)0.6 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)33.8 (lower)4.0 (lower)5.7 (lower)
Questions9139.7 (higher)54.2 (higher)56.6 (higher)
Motions519.6 (lower)6.7 (lower)40.0 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.1 (lower)0.5 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)22.7 (lower)2.8 (lower)5.2 (lower)
Explanations of Vote043.0 (lower)97.4 (lower)29.6 (lower)
Vote Participation98.0%86.3% (higher)83.5% (higher)88.2% (higher)

Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.