Estrella GALÁN
Estrella GALÁN is a Member of the European Parliament from Spain, representing Movimiento Sumar in the The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Estrella has submitted 1032 amendments, delivered 70 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 8 as shadow rapporteur, asked 111 questions, and filed 7 motions. Vote participation stands at 85.3% (5057 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 | 1032 | 811.1 | +221 | 221st/743 | 26th/60 | 8th/46 |
| Speeches | 70 | 44.4 | +26 | 71st/743 | 8th/60 | 6th/46 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 | -1 | 263rd/743 | 30th/60 | 9th/46 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 8 | 3.8 | +4 | 86th/743 | 4th/60 | 19th/46 |
| Questions | 111 | 39.7 | +71 | 35th/743 | 3rd/60 | 11th/46 |
| Motions | 7 | 19.6 | -13 | 267th/743 | 19th/60 | 21st/46 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 | +0 | 85th/743 | 11th/60 | 3rd/46 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 1 | 2.7 | -2 | 369th/743 | 29th/60 | 37th/46 |
| Explanations of Vote | 30 | 43.0 | -13 | 149th/743 | 21st/60 | 13th/46 |
| Vote Participation | 85.3% | 86.3% | – | 506th/745 | 41st/60 | 26th/47 |
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
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Committees and delegations
Estrella GALÁN holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 8 of 38 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE): Vice-Chair, since 2024-07-23. Attended 8 of 36 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (DAND): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union, including the EU-Morocco, EU-Tunisia and EU-Algeria Joint Parliamentary Committees (DMAG): Member, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (DMED): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
Reports and opinions
Reports as shadow rapporteur
Most recent 5 of 8.
- 2026-04-08 A10-0083/2026 REPORT on advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap (EMPL, FEMM)
- 2026-03-10 A10-0048/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC (LIBE)
- 2026-02-02 A10-0007/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (IMCO, LIBE)
- 2025-12-05 A10-0248/2025 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina (LIBE)
- 2025-06-30 A10-0122/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges (EMPL)
Opinions as rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2025-05-14 EMPL_AD(2025)770092 OPINION on the role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis (EMPL)
Opinions as shadow rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2026-03-05 LIBE_AD(2026)778040 OPINION on the impact of social media and the online environment on young people (LIBE)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Estrella GALÁN has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2025/0059(COD): 277 amendments, latest 2025-12-01 (LIBE)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC - 2025/2070(INI): 144 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 - 2023/0439(COD): 107 amendments, latest 2025-04-30 (LIBE)
- 2023/0404(COD): 69 amendments, latest 2024-12-18 (EMPL)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an EU talent pool - 2025/2057(INI): 64 amendments, latest 2025-05-22 (EMPL)
EP document title: REPORT on the EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024
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 95. Records up to 2026-09-09.
- 2026-09-01 Serious statements by Markus Lammert regarding the expulsion of unaccompanied children and persons in need of international protection in Ceuta (E-10-2026-003413)
- 2026-09-01 Irregularities and possible unlawful favourable treatment of Real Madrid (E-10-2026-003423)
- 2026-07-29 Territorial scope of the amended EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation concerning Morocco’s participation in PRIMA (E-10-2026-003166)
- 2026-07-22 Cutro shipwreck, tragedies at sea and the right of vicitms’ families (E-10-2026-003097)
- 2026-07-16 Humanitarian situation of Sahrawi refugees, inadequate EU humanitarian assistance and the growing water crisis in the refugee camps (E-10-2026-003027)
- 2026-07-13 Drone attacks against civilians in Western Sahara (E-10-2026-002880)
- 2026-07-08 New report on the benefits for the Sahrawi people of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement (E-10-2026-002835)
- 2026-07-07 Closure of Renfe’s hauled stock maintenance depot in Miranda de Ebro (E-10-2026-002801)
- 2026-07-07 Transparency regarding EU-funded infrastructure destroyed in Gaza (E-10-2026-002805)
- 2026-06-26 Commission meeting with Taliban representatives and reported discussion on consular services (P-10-2026-002653)
- 2026-06-24 CAP subsidies received by the UAE royal family and transparency of ultimate beneficiaries (E-10-2026-002616)
- 2026-06-18 Procedural irregularities surrounding the case of the ‘Ulm 5’ activists in Germany (E-10-2026-002533)
- 2026-06-17 Systematic sexualised torture against Palestinian detainees (E-10-2026-002515)
- 2026-06-12 Misuse of EU funds in Athens’ Prosfygika district: partnership principle violations and fundamental rights concerns (E-10-2026-002432)
- 2026-05-13 Another shooting attack by Libyan militias on the humanitarian vessel Sea-Watch 5 (E-10-2026-002019)
- 2026-04-30 Greece’s ongoing criminalisation of NGOs and use of mutual recognition instruments against human rights defenders (E-10-2026-001780)
- 2026-04-21 Customs practices related to products imported from illegal Israeli settlements in the OPTs (E-10-2026-001633)
- 2026-04-21 Immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Trade Agreement following the adoption of a death penalty law by the Israeli Parliament (E-10-2026-001634)
- 2026-04-14 Suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement (E-10-2026-001509)
- 2026-04-13 Executive order by the Trump administration against Cuba and human rights (E-10-2026-001489)
Questions for oral answer
All 16, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.
- 2026-06-25 The recent coercive measures imposed by the United States against Cuba, their extraterritorial nature and the measures to be adopted to defend the interests of individuals and companies from EU countries (O-10-2026-000029)
- 2026-06-24 ECB’s decision to raise interest rates and its impact on the rising cost of living (O-10-2026-000028)
- 2026-03-09 Impact of the proposed savings and investments union on public social security systems (O-10-2026-000012)
- 2026-01-28 Addressing the gender health gap in the new research and innovation programme (FP10) (O-10-2026-000004)
- 2025-10-29 Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the EU trade agreements with the Kingdom of Morocco (O-10-2025-000037)
- 2025-10-29 Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the EU trade agreements with the Kingdom of Morocco (O-10-2025-000038)
- 2025-09-22 US blockade against Cuba and the country’s inclusion on the US list of so-called state sponsors of terrorism (O-10-2025-000032)
- 2025-09-22 US blockade against Cuba and the country’s inclusion on the US list of so-called state sponsors of terrorism (O-10-2025-000033)
- 2025-07-07 Access to baby formula in Gaza (O-10-2025-000023)
- 2025-05-28 EU-Israel Association Agreement (O-10-2025-000019)
- 2025-05-10 EU response to Israel’s planned illegal annexation and starvation of Gaza (O-10-2025-000015)
- 2025-03-13 Decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union on EU-Kingdom of Morocco trade agreements (O-10-2025-000008)
- 2025-03-13 Decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union on EU-Kingdom of Morocco trade agreements (O-10-2025-000009)
- 2025-02-18 Cuba on the so-called ‘list of state sponsors of terrorism’ (O-10-2025-000006)
- 2025-02-18 Cuba on the so-called ‘list of state sponsors of terrorism’ (O-10-2025-000007)
- 2024-11-26 ICC arrest warrants issued on 21 November 2024 (O-10-2024-000016)
Motions for resolutions
All 7, 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)
- 2026-06-12 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba (B-10-2026-0289)
- 2026-06-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recruitment of children by organised crime (B-10-2026-0275)
- 2026-02-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on World Cancer Day (B-10-2026-0126)
- 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-10-2026-0060)
- 2025-11-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (B-10-2025-0479)
- 2025-09-15 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2025-0402)
Individual motions for resolutions
All 3, 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)
- 2026-01-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the repression of anti-fascist movements and activists in Europe (B-10-2025-0597)
- 2025-04-02 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement (B-10-2025-0240)
Written explanations of vote
20 of 30, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.
- Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023
- 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”)
- Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
- Brutal repression against protesters in Iran
- Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States
- Discharge 2023: Agencies
- Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
- EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA): amendment and supplement
- EU–Lebanon Agreement on cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters
- EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade
- EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement
- EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections
- Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025
- Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025
- Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025
- Joint communication on humanitarian aid (JOIN(2026)0025)
- Ninth report on economic and social cohesion
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize DP202216
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Estrella GALÁN set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the The Left in the European Parliament group and of the Members from Spain. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.
| Activity | Count | EP mean | GUE/NGL mean | Spain mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 1032 | 811.1 (higher) | 769.3 (higher) | 1021.3 (higher) |
| Speeches | 70 | 44.4 (higher) | 52.8 (higher) | 57.2 (higher) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 (lower) | 0.5 (lower) | 0.9 (lower) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 8 | 3.8 (higher) | 8.3 (lower) | 2.8 (higher) |
| Questions | 111 | 39.7 (higher) | 89.4 (higher) | 44.5 (higher) |
| Motions | 7 | 19.6 (lower) | 11.2 (lower) | 12.1 (lower) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 (higher) | 0.3 (higher) | 0.7 (higher) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 1 | 2.7 (lower) | 5.2 (lower) | 2.1 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 30 | 43.0 (lower) | 93.4 (lower) | 49.8 (lower) |
| Vote Participation | 85.3% | 86.3% (lower) | 83.0% (higher) | 86.7% (lower) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.