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Daniel BUDA

Romania Romania EPP – European People's Party Partidul Naţional Liberal

Daniel BUDA is a Member of the European Parliament from Romania, representing Partidul Naţional Liberal in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Daniel has submitted 4332 amendments, delivered 57 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 3 as shadow rapporteur, asked 91 questions, and filed 12 motions. Vote participation stands at 92.7% (5494 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 4332 811.1 +3521 1st/743 1st/34 1st/193
Speeches 57 44.4 +13 136th/743 9th/34 28th/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 9th/34 96th/193
Reports (Shadow) 3 3.8 -1 285th/743 10th/34 25th/193
Questions 91 39.7 +51 84th/743 2nd/34 5th/193
Motions 12 19.6 -8 202nd/743 13th/34 59th/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 1 0.6 +0 85th/743 5th/34 30th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 3 2.7 +0 198th/743 8th/34 18th/193
Explanations of Vote 371 43.0 +328 31st/743 1st/34 6th/193
Vote Participation 92.7% 86.3% – 261st/745 4th/34 70th/193

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 JURI – Committee on Legal Affairs
Member REGI – Committee on Regional Development
Vice-Chair AGRI – Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Substitute ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Substitute HOUS – Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union

Delegations

Substitute D-IL – Delegation for relations with Israel
Member DACP – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Member D-TR – Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee
Member DPAC – Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI): Vice-Chair, since 2024-07-23. Attended 33 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Substitute, since 2025-01-20. Attended 13 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 8 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI): Substitute, since 2024-11-25. Attended 7 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Regional Development (REGI): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 15 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with Israel (D-IL): Substitute, since 2024-10-24
  • Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee (D-TR): Member, since 2024-10-24
  • Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly (DPAC): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2026-06-12 A10-0156/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law (JURI)
  • 2025-04-09 A10-0058/2025 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 a mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context (REGI)
  • 2025-03-25 A10-0043/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in the Republic of Moldova on fodder plant seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of fodder plant seed produced in the Republic of Moldova, and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Ukraine on beet seed-producing crops and oil plant seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of beet seed and oil plant seed produced in Ukraine (AGRI)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2024-09-09 AGRI_AD(2024)761232 OPINION General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 - all sections (AGRI)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2026-07-17 ENVI_AD(2026)786677 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034 (ENVI)
  • 2026-03-12 AGRI_AD(2026)782190 OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034 (AGRI)
  • 2026-02-25 REGI_AD(2026)781447 OPINION on the interim report on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 (REGI)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2023/0448(COD): 549 amendments, latest 2025-04-16 (CJ48)
  • 2025/2070(INI): 318 amendments, latest 2025-10-22 (HOUS)
    EP document title: REPORT on the housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
  • 2025/0240(COD): 269 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
  • 2025/0241(COD): 203 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
  • 2025/0399(COD): 190 amendments, latest 2026-05-20 (ENVI)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869

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 90. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-06-14 Supporting European production of essential agricultural inputs and reducing external dependencies (E-10-2026-002441)
  • 2026-06-14 Protecting European agriculture from excessive speculation in raw materials (E-10-2026-002442)
  • 2026-06-14 Rebuilding local agri-food processing capacities in vulnerable regions (E-10-2026-002443)
  • 2026-06-14 An integrated European approach to water security in agriculture (E-10-2026-002444)
  • 2026-06-14 European framework for payments to farmers who provide measurable ecosystem services (E-10-2026-002445)
  • 2026-06-14 Creation of a European rapid response mechanism to restore productive capacity following natural disasters (E-10-2026-002446)
  • 2026-06-14 Compensation for additional costs resulting from new animal transport rules (E-10-2026-002447)
  • 2026-06-11 Impact of egg price rises on food security and the transition to alternative rearing systems (E-10-2026-002422)
  • 2026-06-11 European measures to manage health and trade risks caused by the confirmation of an atypical BSE case in Ireland (E-10-2026-002424)
  • 2026-06-09 Chinese tomato concentrate imports: protecting EU producers and food security (P-10-2026-002375)
  • 2026-05-11 Extension of promotion tools to the benefit of European agri-food products from vulnerable regions (E-10-2026-001930)
  • 2026-05-11 Ensuring a genuine transition period prior to the withdrawal of essential active substances (E-10-2026-001932)
  • 2026-05-11 Competition for the same resources between complementary policies in the future MFF (E-10-2026-001933)
  • 2026-03-19 Newcastle disease (E-10-2026-001158)
  • 2026-03-09 Fairness and convergence of CAP direct payments (E-10-2026-000959)
  • 2026-03-09 Need to stimulate internal sugar beet production (E-10-2026-000961)
  • 2026-03-09 Removal of active substances used in farming without assuring viable alternatives (E-10-2026-000962)
  • 2026-03-09 Milk crisis (P-10-2026-000963)
  • 2026-02-04 Tackling the issue of first-time home buying among young people (E-10-2026-000450)
  • 2026-01-26 Decline in cattle numbers in the EU, rising beef prices and the impact of diseases – the Commission’s view and measures envisaged (E-10-2026-000286)

Questions for oral answer

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

Motions for resolutions

All 12, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 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)
  • 2026-06-16 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland
  • 2026-06-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland (B-10-2026-0304)
  • 2025-10-07 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a united response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure
  • 2025-10-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a united response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure (B-10-2025-0419)
  • 2025-09-05 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference
  • 2025-09-03 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference (B-10-2025-0355)
  • 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-10-2025-0318)
  • 2024-10-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration
  • 2024-10-04 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration (B-10-2024-0080)
  • 2024-09-18 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
  • 2024-09-17 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (B-10-2024-0057)

Written explanations of vote

20 of 371, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Ukraine
  • 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget
  • 2025 Commission report on Moldova
  • 2025 Commission report on Serbia
  • 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
  • 2026 budgetary procedure: joint text
  • A coherent tax framework for the EU's financial sector
  • A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition
  • A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning
  • A new vision for the European Universities alliances
  • A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world
  • Access to finance for SMEs and scale-ups
  • Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024
  • Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called “EU Magnitsky Act”)
  • Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights
  • Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America
  • Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America
  • Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Daniel BUDA set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party group and of the Members from Romania. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanEPP meanRomania mean
Amendments4332811.1 (higher)732.9 (higher)786.0 (higher)
Speeches5744.4 (higher)40.8 (higher)51.0 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)1.0 (lower)0.7 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)33.8 (lower)1.5 (higher)3.1 (lower)
Questions9139.7 (higher)21.4 (higher)25.1 (higher)
Motions1219.6 (lower)23.1 (lower)19.5 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)10.6 (higher)0.7 (higher)0.6 (higher)
Opinions (Shadow)32.7 (higher)1.3 (higher)2.3 (higher)
Explanations of Vote37143.0 (higher)31.5 (higher)48.7 (higher)
Vote Participation92.7%86.3% (higher)86.1% (higher)78.2% (higher)

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