Committees and delegations

Hélder SOUSA SILVA 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 35 of 44 committee meetings held during the membership
• Committee on Culture and Education (CULT): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 17 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
• Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 22 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

• Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil (D-BR): Chair, since 2024-09-30
• Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT): Substitute, since 2026-05-20
• Delegation for relations with Mercosur (DMER): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

• 2026-03-18 A10-0061/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa (BUDG)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

• 2026-04-14 A10-0084/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium– EGF/2025/008/BE/Liberty (BUDG)
• 2026-02-06 A10-0017/2026 REPORT on tackling barriers to the single market for defence (SEDE)

Opinions as rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 11.

• 2026-06-25 BUDG_AD(2026)782453 BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT 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 (BUDG)
• 2026-06-10 CULT_AD(2026)785325 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 (CULT)
• 2026-04-07 BUDG_AD(2026)781365 BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021 (BUDG)
• 2026-02-25 CULT_AD(2026)781137 OPINION on the interim report on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034 (CULT)
• 2026-02-24 CULT_AL(2026)784250 Opinion on Guidelines for the 2027 Budget - Section III (CULT)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 8.

• 2026-07-22 BUDG_AD(2026)787038 BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the ‘AgoraEU’ programme for the period 2028 to 2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818 (BUDG)
• 2026-04-16 CULT_AD(2026)782406 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 (CULT)
• 2026-02-05 BUDG_AD(2026)781450 BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands (2025-2032) (BUDG)
• 2025-11-20 BUDG_AD(2025)778378 BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol (2025–2029) on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community (BUDG)
• 2025-08-07 SEDE_AD(2025)774466 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 2024/795, as regards incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan (SEDE)

Amendments by procedure

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

• 2025/0571R(APP): 107 amendments, latest 2026-02-02 (BUDG)
• 2025/0550(COD): 104 amendments, latest 2026-06-22 (CULT)
  EP document title: BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the ‘AgoraEU’ programme for the period 2028 to 2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818
• 2024/2051(INI): 64 amendments, latest 2025-02-26 (BUDG)
  EP document title: REPORT on a revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world
• 2025/0240(COD): 64 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
• 2025/2115(INI): 47 amendments, latest 2026-03-13 (CULT)
  EP document title: OPINION on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027

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

All 20, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-09.

• 2026-03-23 EU support for Mozambique (P-10-2026-001206)
• 2026-02-06 Russian proximity operations and EU satellite communications security (E-10-2026-000481)
• 2026-02-01 Mechanisms to address the impact of Storm Kristin in Portugal (P-10-2026-000402)
• 2025-10-17 Legal certainty of the Security Action for Europe instrument following a referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union (E-10-2025-004095)
• 2025-10-03 Lack of standardisation of firefighting equipment as an obstacle to cross-border operations and European preparedness (E-10-2025-003884)
• 2025-09-26 Funding of firefighters under the post-2027 multiannual financial framework (E-10-2025-003762)
• 2025-06-25 Implementation of emergency communication systems (E-10-2025-002572)
• 2025-06-04 Proposta de revisão da Diretiva 2014/45/EU — Elimina a possibilidade de exceções às IPO de motociclos (P-10-2025-002245)
• 2025-05-07 Power outage in Portugal and Spain (E-10-2025-001841)
• 2025-04-12 Combating online piracy of live events close to two years after the recommendation’s adoption (E-10-2025-001512)
• 2025-03-27 The risk of polycrisis in the immediate future (E-10-2025-001298)
• 2025-03-19 Seizing the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea: the Commission’s measures to prevent vessel sales (E-10-2025-001174)
• 2024-12-13 The real role of the European competitiveness compass (E-10-2024-002935)
• 2024-12-13 Need to follow up on proposals from reports published in 2024 (E-10-2024-002936)
• 2024-12-13 Driving decarbonisation: leveraging quantum computing for Europe’s clean industrial future (E-10-2024-002937)
• 2024-11-07 EU-NATO high-level task force (P-10-2024-002464)
• 2024-10-10 Defence of the public interest in the nationalisation of Efacec (E-10-2024-002013)
• 2024-09-03 Defence of taxpayers’ rights in the European Union (E-10-2024-001604)
• 2024-09-03 Urgent adoption of the European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) (E-10-2024-001605)
• 2024-09-03 Financial literacy in Europe (E-10-2024-001606)

Motions for resolutions

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

• 2026-01-21 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic
• 2026-01-21 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly
• 2026-01-19 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly, (B-10-2026-0064)
• 2026-01-19 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic (B-10-2026-0093)
• 2025-12-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the grave political situation in Guinea-Bissau after the coup of 26 November
• 2025-12-16 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania
• 2025-12-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania (B-10-2025-0571)
• 2025-12-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Grave political situation in Guinea-Bissau after the coup of 26 November (B-10-2025-0586)
• 2024-09-18 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States
• 2024-09-18 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of José Daniel Ferrer García in Cuba
• 2024-09-18 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela
• 2024-07-17 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for the EU’s continuous support for Ukraine (B-10-2024-0007)

Written explanations of vote

20 of 420, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

• 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
• 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia
• 2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo
• 2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova
• 2023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro
• 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia
• 2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
• 2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
• 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget
• 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text
• 2025 Commission report on Albania
• 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2025 Commission report on Georgia
• 2025 Commission report on Kosovo
• 2025 Commission report on Moldova
• 2025 Commission report on Montenegro
• 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia
• 2025 Commission report on Serbia
• 2025 Commission report on Türkiye

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Hélder SOUSA SILVA set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party 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.

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