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Carla TAVARES

Portugal Portugal S&D – Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Partido Socialista

Carla TAVARES is a Member of the European Parliament from Portugal, representing Partido Socialista in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Carla has submitted 2001 amendments, delivered 38 speeches, authored 4 reports as rapporteur and 9 as shadow rapporteur, asked 23 questions, and filed 2 motions. Vote participation stands at 92.2% (5464 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 2001 811.1 +1190 35th/743 4th/21 9th/138
Speeches 38 44.4 -6 321st/743 16th/21 60th/138
Reports (Rapporteur) 4 0.8 +3 27th/743 1st/21 7th/138
Reports (Shadow) 9 3.8 +5 66th/743 4th/21 5th/138
Questions 23 39.7 -17 430th/743 13th/21 79th/138
Motions 2 19.6 -18 513th/743 15th/21 90th/138
Opinions (Rapporteur) 1 0.6 +0 85th/743 3rd/21 23rd/138
Opinions (Shadow) 5 2.7 +2 113th/743 6th/21 11th/138
Explanations of Vote 0 43.0 -43 394th/743 18th/21 90th/138
Vote Participation 92.2% 86.3% – 285th/745 6th/21 49th/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

Substitute FEMM – Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Substitute ECON – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Member CONT – Committee on Budgetary Control
Substitute DEVE – Committee on Development
Member BUDG – Committee on Budgets

Delegations

Vice-Chair D-IN – Delegation for relations with India
Substitute DAFR – Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly
Member D-RU – Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
Vice-Chair DEPA – Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute DACP – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute DLAT – Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Budgets (BUDG): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 28 of 44 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 25 of 42 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Development (DEVE): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 8 of 30 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 5 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 2 of 31 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with India (D-IN): Vice-Chair, since 2024-09-30
  • Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly (DAFR): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (DEPA): Vice-Chair, since 2024-10-03
  • Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT): Substitute, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as rapporteur

All 4, most recent first.

  • 2026-04-21 A10-0105/2026 INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2028 to 2034 (BUDG)
  • 2026-04-17 A10-0097/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 as regards the economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (ECON)
  • 2026-04-17 A10-0099/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1173/2011 and (EU) No 473/2013 as regards alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework (ECON)
  • 2025-04-25 A10-0076/2025 REPORT on a revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world (BUDG)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 9.

  • 2026-06-11 A10-0170/2026 REPORT on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 (BUDG)
  • 2026-06-08 A10-0159/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards the access of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to value added tax information at Union level (ECON)
  • 2026-04-10 A10-0086/2026 REPORT on the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 (CONT)
  • 2026-03-31 A10-0082/2026 REPORT on financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union (ECON)
  • 2026-01-16 A10-0002/2026 REPORT on the European Central Bank – annual report 2025 (ECON)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2025-04-08 CONT_AD(2025)766634 OPINION on the implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (CONT)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 5, most recent first.

  • 2026-07-16 ECON_AD(2026)787645 OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 (ECON)
  • 2026-01-05 BUDG_AD(2026)779815 OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 (BUDG)
  • 2025-06-10 BUDG_AD(2025)772046 OPINION on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024 (BUDG)
  • 2025-05-20 FEMM_AD(2025)770238 OPINION on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (FEMM)
  • 2025-01-29 CONT_AD(2025)766703 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova (CONT)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2023/0212(COD): 368 amendments, latest 2025-12-19 (ECON)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the digital euro
  • 2024/2112(INI): 113 amendments, latest 2025-01-14 (BUDG)
    EP document title: REPORT on the European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025
  • 2024/2125(INI): 104 amendments, latest 2025-04-30 (FEMM)
    EP document title: REPORT on the Gender Equality Strategy 2025
  • 2025/2073(INI): 94 amendments, latest 2025-12-01 (AFET, DEVE)
    EP document title: REPORT on Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation
  • 2025/2074(INI): 77 amendments, latest 2026-02-05 (FEMM)
    EP document title: OPINION on gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions

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 22. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-07-15 Arbitrary preventive arrest of the leader of the opposition in Guinea-Bissau, Domingos Simões Pereira (P-10-2026-002953)
  • 2026-06-18 Human trafficking and human rights violations through recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine (E-10-2026-002532)
  • 2026-05-27 Possible overlap of initiatives in EU startup policy and the role of the Europe Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA) (E-10-2026-002162)
  • 2026-05-27 AICEP: conflict of interest in management and control systems for Portugal 2030 (P-10-2026-002161)
  • 2026-03-26 Continued EU political and financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (P-10-2026-001277)
  • 2025-10-22 The ongoing disinformation campaign targeting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East and the EU’s support to the agency (E-10-2025-004158)
  • 2025-09-26 Loss of EU funding due to Israeli blockades hindering humanitarian aid and essential services from entering Gaza and the occupied territories (P-10-2025-003756)
  • 2025-09-23 How will the Commission improve transparency in the next Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE) regulation? (E-10-2025-003691)
  • 2025-09-09 Protection of journalists and investigation into killings in Gaza (E-10-2025-003482)
  • 2025-07-30 Review of the OLAF Regulation and strengthening democratic checks in the appointment of its Director-General (E-10-2025-003147)
  • 2025-06-06 US decision to suspend student visas and social media screening (E-10-2025-002295)
  • 2025-06-02 Detention of human rights defenders and serious deterioration of the rule of law (E-10-2025-002186)
  • 2025-06-02 Access for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip (E-10-2025-002193)
  • 2025-05-06 Adoption of targeted sanctions against military individuals responsible for lethal attacks on civilians and other serious human rights violations in Sudan (E-10-2025-001817)
  • 2025-04-24 Enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) (E-10-2025-001646)
  • 2025-04-07 Taxation of big digital tech companies (E-10-2025-001409)
  • 2025-04-02 Protection of EU staff’s freedom of speech and conscientious objection in the workplace (E-10-2025-001366)
  • 2025-04-01 Withdrawal of the Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive (P-10-2025-001330)
  • 2025-03-18 Withdrawal of the proposed horizontal anti-discrimination directive (P-10-2025-001148)
  • 2025-02-11 Trump declarations on Gaza and the Palestinian people (E-10-2025-000612)

Questions for oral answer

All 1, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

Motions for resolutions

All 2, 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)
  • 2026-05-13 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response (B-10-2026-0245)

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Carla TAVARES set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group and of the Members from Portugal. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanS&D meanPortugal mean
Amendments2001811.1 (higher)980.6 (higher)1058.9 (higher)
Speeches3844.4 (lower)47.4 (lower)65.4 (lower)
Reports (Rapporteur)40.8 (higher)1.1 (higher)0.8 (higher)
Reports (Shadow)93.8 (higher)2.7 (higher)5.3 (higher)
Questions2339.7 (lower)34.3 (lower)33.2 (lower)
Motions219.6 (lower)8.2 (lower)24.9 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)10.6 (higher)0.9 (higher)1.0 (equal)
Opinions (Shadow)52.7 (higher)1.9 (higher)4.1 (higher)
Explanations of Vote043.0 (lower)31.4 (lower)98.2 (lower)
Vote Participation92.2%86.3% (higher)85.8% (higher)88.5% (higher)

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