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Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER

Austria Austria RE – Renew Europe NEOS – Das Neue Österreich

Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER is a Member of the European Parliament from Austria, representing NEOS – Das Neue Österreich in the Renew Europe (RE) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Helmut has submitted 372 amendments, delivered 109 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 6 as shadow rapporteur, asked 9 questions, and filed 99 motions. Vote participation stands at 84.0% (4980 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 372 811.1 -439 529th/743 15th/20 73rd/79
Speeches 109 44.4 +65 33rd/743 2nd/20 6th/79
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 7th/20 38th/79
Reports (Shadow) 6 3.8 +2 134th/743 1st/20 22nd/79
Questions 9 39.7 -31 622nd/743 17th/20 60th/79
Motions 99 19.6 +79 47th/743 1st/20 17th/79
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 4th/20 36th/79
Opinions (Shadow) 0 2.7 -3 490th/743 11th/20 66th/79
Explanations of Vote 1 43.0 -42 330th/743 13th/20 36th/79
Vote Participation 84.0% 86.3% – 531st/745 19th/20 55th/79

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

Member AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs
Substitute AFCO – Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Member EUDS – Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

Delegations

Vice-Chair D-UA – Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee
Member DEPA – Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Member D-AL – Delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee
Member DSEE – Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, including the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee and the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee
Member D-RS – Delegation to the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee

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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 12 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 24 of 41 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS): Member, since 2025-01-23. Attended 19 of 26 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (D-AL): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (D-RS): Member, since 2025-10-06
  • Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (D-UA): Vice-Chair, since 2025-07-10
  • Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (DEPA): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, including the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee and the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (DSEE): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 6.

  • 2026-06-30 A10-0189/2026 REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region (AFET)
  • 2026-06-10 A10-0163/2026 REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Serbia (AFET)
  • 2026-06-10 A10-0165/2026 REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFET)
  • 2026-05-12 A10-0142/2026 REPORT on countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values (AFET)
  • 2025-06-12 A10-0108/2025 REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFET)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/2169(INI): 60 amendments, latest 2026-04-14 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region
  • 2025/2179(INI): 50 amendments, latest 2026-03-05 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values
  • 2025/2022(INI): 42 amendments, latest 2025-03-11 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia
  • 2025/2255(INI): 42 amendments, latest 2026-04-13 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Serbia
  • 2025/2118(INI): 35 amendments, latest 2026-04-29 (AFCO)
    EP document title: OPINION on institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

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 8, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-06-09 Sovereignty of European payment system Wero (P-10-2026-002371)
  • 2026-04-09 Ecodesign requirements for high-voltage switchgear critical to electricity grid expansion (P-10-2026-001442)
  • 2026-02-13 Train compensation (E-10-2026-000638)
  • 2026-01-23 Alleged use of chemical agent on protesters in Georgia in 2024 (E-10-2026-000267)
  • 2025-12-19 Telephone cold calling (E-10-2025-005027)
  • 2025-11-24 The use of Georgian refineries to evade EU sanctions on Russian oil exports (E-10-2025-004675)
  • 2025-11-07 Inflation, Austria surcharge and territorial supply constraints (P-10-2025-004404)
  • 2025-06-30 Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act in the context of EU-US trade negotiations (P-10-2025-002647)

Questions for oral answer

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

  • 2025-12-02 European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation (O-10-2025-000044)

Motions for resolutions

Most recent 20 of 99. 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)
  • 2026-06-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich
  • 2026-06-16 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba
  • 2026-06-16 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich (B-10-2026-0326)
  • 2026-05-20 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran
  • 2026-05-18 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran (B-10-2026-0262)
  • 2026-04-29 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti
  • 2026-04-29 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela
  • 2026-04-29 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the new Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities
  • 2026-04-28 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on supporting democratic resilience in Armenia
  • 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti (B-10-2026-0220)
  • 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION On Shortcomings and deficiencies of the 'Amnesty Law' in Venezuela (B-10-2026-0221)
  • 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities (B-10-2026-0223)
  • 2026-03-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine
  • 2026-03-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream Regime
  • 2026-03-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Elene Khoshtaria and other political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime (B-10-2026-0168)
  • 2026-03-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular Africans, for Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine (B-10-2026-0170)
  • 2026-02-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine
  • 2026-02-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran
  • 2026-02-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts

Written explanations of vote

All 1, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Renew Europe group and of the Members from Austria. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanRE meanAustria mean
Amendments372811.1 (lower)1225.9 (lower)719.0 (lower)
Speeches10944.4 (higher)50.9 (higher)42.6 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)1.1 (lower)0.6 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)63.8 (higher)5.0 (higher)2.2 (higher)
Questions939.7 (lower)29.1 (lower)37.0 (lower)
Motions9919.6 (higher)42.1 (higher)15.3 (higher)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.8 (lower)0.2 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)02.7 (lower)3.9 (lower)1.9 (lower)
Explanations of Vote143.0 (lower)30.0 (lower)52.1 (lower)
Vote Participation84.0%86.3% (lower)88.0% (lower)92.3% (lower)

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