Brando BENIFEI
Brando BENIFEI is a Member of the European Parliament from Italy, representing Partito Democratico in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Brando has submitted 1825 amendments, delivered 62 speeches, authored 2 reports as rapporteur and 4 as shadow rapporteur, asked 126 questions, and filed 3 motions. Vote participation stands at 78.5% (4653 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 | 1825 | 811.1 | +1014 | 61st/743 | 4th/77 | 17th/138 |
| Speeches | 62 | 44.4 | +18 | 106th/743 | 4th/77 | 23rd/138 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 2 | 0.8 | +1 | 64th/743 | 7th/77 | 20th/138 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 4 | 3.8 | +0 | 220th/743 | 18th/77 | 23rd/138 |
| Questions | 126 | 39.7 | +86 | 13th/743 | 4th/77 | 2nd/138 |
| Motions | 3 | 19.6 | -17 | 446th/743 | 37th/77 | 68th/138 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 | +0 | 85th/743 | 10th/77 | 23rd/138 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 1 | 2.7 | -2 | 369th/743 | 41st/77 | 58th/138 |
| Explanations of Vote | 0 | 43.0 | -43 | 394th/743 | 7th/77 | 90th/138 |
| Vote Participation | 78.5% | 86.3% | – | 618th/745 | 62nd/77 | 112th/138 |
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
Delegations
Committees and delegations
Brando BENIFEI holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 4 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 14 of 30 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on International Trade (INTA): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 27 of 31 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 3 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil (D-BR): Member, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US): Chair, since 2024-09-30
- Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation for relations with Mercosur (DMER): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
Reports and opinions
Reports as rapporteur
All 2, most recent first.
- 2026-04-27 A10-0122/2026 REPORT on opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade (INTA)
- 2025-10-17 A10-0196/2025 REPORT on the institutional aspects of the Report on the future of European Competitiveness (Draghi Report) (AFCO)
Reports as shadow rapporteur
All 4, most recent first.
- 2026-03-19 A10-0073/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) (IMCO, LIBE)
- 2026-02-03 A10-0012/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market (INTA)
- 2025-11-12 A10-0227/2025 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 the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC (IMCO)
- 2025-11-11 A10-0226/2025 REPORT on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (AFET, INTA)
Opinions as rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2025-05-16 INTA_AD(2025)770277 OPINION on product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports (INTA)
Opinions as shadow rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2025-05-22 IMCO_AD(2025)768056 OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive) (IMCO)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Brando BENIFEI has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2025/0360(COD): 206 amendments, latest 2026-07-27 (ITRE)
- 2025/0045(COD): 153 amendments, latest 2025-07-03 (INTA)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements - 2024/2103(INI): 131 amendments, latest 2025-04-14 (IMCO)
EP document title: REPORT on public procurement - 2025/0359(COD): 129 amendments, latest 2026-02-14 (CJ40)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) - 2025/0555(COD): 117 amendments, latest 2026-03-09 (IMCO)
EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, and amending Regulations (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2023/588, (EU)
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 121. Records up to 2026-09-09.
- 2026-09-07 Extraterritorial impact of the US designation of Autistici/Inventati as a terrorist entity (P-10-2026-003526)
- 2026-07-24 Compliance with the law at the ‘suitable premises’ temporarily holding non-EU nationals subject to a return decision (E-10-2026-003120)
- 2026-07-22 Cutro shipwreck, tragedies at sea and the right of vicitms’ families (E-10-2026-003097)
- 2026-07-16 Urgent appeal for the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya (E-10-2026-003029)
- 2026-07-15 State aid aspects in the proposed reform of the Italian port system (P-10-2026-002939)
- 2026-06-10 Potential conflict of interest in the appointment of the Special Envoy for Industrial AI (P-10-2026-002401)
- 2026-06-09 Protection of Italian citizen Nessy Guerra and her daughter, a minor, in Egypt (E-10-2026-002377)
- 2026-06-02 Application of the Early Detection and Exclusion System to companies active in the cyber-surveillance sector, including those involved in spyware (E-10-2026-002239)
- 2026-06-02 Participation of EU officials in ISS World Europe security fair (E-10-2026-002240)
- 2026-06-01 Evidence of systemic failures by online platforms to tackle financial scams (E-10-2026-002217)
- 2026-05-22 The theme parks sector (E-10-2026-002124)
- 2026-05-19 Use of Hungarian public funds for organised activities concerning transnational political influence in the EU democratic space (E-10-2026-002058)
- 2026-05-19 Employment conditions at the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics and protection of EU research funds (E-10-2026-002070)
- 2026-05-13 Another shooting attack by Libyan militias on the humanitarian vessel Sea-Watch 5 (E-10-2026-002019)
- 2026-05-12 Query concerning RRF flexibility and deadlines for social housing energy efficiency projects in the light of the continued availability of funding and unforeseen global shocks (E-10-2026-001961)
- 2026-05-11 The compatibility with EU law of the Italian 2026 Security Law’s video surveillance measure (E-10-2026-001948)
- 2026-05-07 Integrating the principles of good governance into the EU’s cohesion policy (E-10-2026-001894)
- 2026-04-21 Customs practices related to products imported from illegal Israeli settlements in the OPTs (E-10-2026-001633)
- 2026-04-16 Commission’s assessment of Hungary’s announced withdrawal from the ICC Rome Statute (E-10-2026-001577)
- 2026-04-15 Application of EU sanctions against a Russian propaganda event in a Member State (E-10-2026-001552)
Questions for oral answer
All 5, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.
- 2026-04-17 Taxation of windfall profits in the energy sector (O-10-2026-000019)
- 2026-03-09 Public procurement and deaths at work: choosing the best bidder in social terms and making social rights and safety at work a condition for access to contracts (O-10-2026-000011)
- 2025-12-02 European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation (O-10-2025-000044)
- 2025-09-24 Fur farming and the placing of farmed fur products on the market (O-10-2025-000034)
- 2025-05-10 EU response to Israel’s planned illegal annexation and starvation of Gaza (O-10-2025-000015)
Motions for resolutions
All 3, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.
- 2026-07-01 PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION requesting the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations to verify whether Europe of Sovereign Nations Party complies with the conditions laid down in Article 3(1), points (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445 (B-10-2026-0338)
- 2026-06-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recruitment of children by organised crime (B-10-2026-0275)
- 2025-07-02 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 10 June 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela to the list of high-risk third countries which have provided a written high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies and have developed an action plan with the FATF, and to remove Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, Uganda an (B-10-2025-0315)
Individual motions for resolutions
All 1, most recent first. Records up to 2026-06-11.
- 2026-05-19 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on holding Israel to account for breaches of human rights and international law (B-10-2026-0267)
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Brando BENIFEI set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group and of the Members from Italy. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.
| Activity | Count | EP mean | S&D mean | Italy mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 1825 | 811.1 (higher) | 980.6 (higher) | 836.1 (higher) |
| Speeches | 62 | 44.4 (higher) | 47.4 (higher) | 31.1 (higher) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 2 | 0.8 (higher) | 1.1 (higher) | 0.6 (higher) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 4 | 3.8 (higher) | 2.7 (higher) | 3.4 (higher) |
| Questions | 126 | 39.7 (higher) | 34.3 (higher) | 64.9 (higher) |
| Motions | 3 | 19.6 (lower) | 8.2 (lower) | 7.6 (lower) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 (higher) | 0.9 (higher) | 0.6 (higher) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 1 | 2.7 (lower) | 1.9 (lower) | 2.7 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 0 | 43.0 (lower) | 31.4 (lower) | 3.1 (lower) |
| Vote Participation | 78.5% | 86.3% (lower) | 85.8% (lower) | 85.9% (lower) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.