Committees and delegations

Bert-Jan RUISSEN holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).

Committees

• Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 35 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
• Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 31 of 42 committee meetings held during the membership
• Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 11 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
• Committee on Fisheries (PECH): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 27 of 29 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

• Delegation for relations with Israel (D-IL): Vice-Chair, since 2025-02-04
• Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee (DSCA): Substitute, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 7.

• 2026-05-08 A10-0136/2026 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 the production and marketing of forest reproductive material, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 1999/105/EC (FRM Regulation) (AGRI)
• 2026-04-23 A10-0120/2026 REPORT on the impact of the implementation of Directive 2014/89/EU, the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins (PECH)
• 2026-03-30 A10-0080/2026 REPORT on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 (CONT)
• 2026-02-12 A10-0022/2026 REPORT on control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instruments (CONT)
• 2025-11-20 A10-0236/2025 REPORT on the decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gear (PECH)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

• 2026-04-08 AGRI_AD(2026)782309 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 (AGRI)
• 2026-02-25 PECH_AD(2026)781214 OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034 (PECH)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 8.

• 2026-07-16 PECH_AD(2026)785489 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 (PECH)
• 2026-01-27 PECH_AD(2026)779547 OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the EU agencies for the financial year 2024 (PECH)
• 2026-01-15 AGRI_AD(2026)782228 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the 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 (AGRI)
• 2025-07-16 PECH_AD(2025)771909 OPINION on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (PECH)
• 2025-04-02 CONT_AD(2025)768034 OPINION on a revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world (CONT)

Amendments by procedure

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

• 2025/0240(COD): 105 amendments, latest 2026-06-30 (CJ71)
  EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
• 2023/0448(COD): 48 amendments, latest 2025-04-16 (CJ48)
• 2025/2086(INI): 47 amendments, latest 2025-07-14 (ENVI, AGRI)
  EP document title: REPORT on ensuring the faster registration and uptake of biological control agents
• 2025/0241(COD): 46 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
• 2024/2127(INI): 40 amendments, latest 2025-11-19 (PECH)
  EP document title: REPORT on the multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward

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 79. Records up to 2026-09-09.

• 2026-09-01 Dutch penalties for the unintended EU ban on catching poultry by the legs (E-10-2026-003421)
• 2026-09-01 Dutch trade measures concerning goods originating from the West Bank (P-10-2026-003417)
• 2026-07-17 Solidarity between Member States during periods of low water levels (E-10-2026-003052)
• 2026-07-11 Belgian road tax disc and compensation (P-10-2026-002867)
• 2026-07-08 Expert sub-group on eel (E-10-2026-002829)
• 2026-07-01 The Erasmus+ ‘Spark’ project and the use of EU funds for sexual education programmes (E-10-2026-002732)
• 2026-07-01 Engine damage caused by biofuel in inland shipping (E-10-2026-002738)
• 2026-06-22 VP/HR remarks on Israel (P-10-2026-002573)
• 2026-06-18 Inclusion of surrogacy in the new EU strategy to combat trafficking in human beings (E-10-2026-002535)
• 2026-06-18 Use of European Social Fund Plus resources to finance abortion, and the definition of healthcare (E-10-2026-002536)
• 2026-06-09 Religious freedom training for EU diplomats (E-10-2026-002353)
• 2026-06-02 Reports of the Palestinian Authority’s continuing ‘pay-for-slay’ scheme (E-10-2026-002235)
• 2026-05-21 Recovery fund shortcomings risk taxpayer losses (E-10-2026-002110)
• 2026-05-13 Antisemitism Case at the University of Coimbra: serious institutional failures, urgent questions about accountability, and EU scrutiny over fundamental rights (E-10-2026-002014)
• 2026-05-12 Commissioner Lahbib’s urgent request to MEPs to lobby for abortion in Member States (E-10-2026-001971)
• 2026-05-07 Aviation fuel shortage (E-10-2026-001884)
• 2026-04-27 Digital gambling advertising (E-10-2026-001710)
• 2026-04-14 Re-examination of EU humanitarian funding to the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon (E-10-2026-001502)
• 2026-04-13 Impact of rising fuel prices on the EU fisheries sector and the need for coordinated EU action (E-10-2026-001495)
• 2026-04-10 EU support for the Cormorant Management Advisory Group (E-10-2026-001478)

Questions for oral answer

All 2, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

• 2025-11-19 EU plan to promote gender self-ID without age limits under LGBTIQ+ equality strategy 2026-2030 (O-10-2025-000041)
• 2025-05-07 Adding Samidoun and Masar Badil to the EU terrorist list (O-10-2025-000014)

Motions for resolutions

Most recent 20 of 28. Records up to 2026-09-11.

• 2026-09-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (B-10-2026-0386)
• 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan
• 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre
• 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan (B-10-2026-0351)
• 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre (B-10-2026-0356)
• 2026-07-01 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation (EU) of 27 March 2026 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 as regards infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) and infection with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus and introducing a derogation for movements of registered equine animals (B-10-2026-0342)
• 2026-06-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Political prisoners in Nicaragua - the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera (B-10-2026-0317)
• 2026-02-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire
• 2026-02-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts
• 2026-02-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran (B-10-2026-0133)
• 2026-02-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts (B-10-2026-0134)
• 2026-02-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire (B-10-2026-0137)
• 2026-01-19 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the brutal repression against protestors in Iran (B-10-2026-0083)
• 2026-01-19 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Conviction and imminent sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong (B-10-2026-0086)
• 2025-12-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri
• 2025-12-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including those from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri (B-10-2025-0590)
• 2025-12-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the European citizens’ initiative entitled ‘My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion’ (B-10-2025-0557)
• 2025-11-25 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the political situation in Myanmar including the humanitarian crisis of the Rohingya
• 2025-09-08 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution (B-10-2025-0385)
• 2025-07-07 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus (B-10-2025-0345)

Individual motions for resolutions

All 1, most recent first. Records up to 2026-06-11.

• 2026-06-03 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the quality and timeliness of the European Commission’s replies to Members’ written questions (B-10-2026-0271)

Written explanations of vote

All 9, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

• Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process
• Brexit Adjustment Reserve
• Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles
• Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States
• Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest
• Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
• Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034
• Motion of censure on the Commission
• Protection of minors online

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Bert-Jan RUISSEN set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European Conservatives and Reformists group and of the Members from Netherlands. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

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