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Hildegard BENTELE

Germany Germany EPP – European People's Party Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

Hildegard BENTELE is a Member of the European Parliament from Germany, representing Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Hildegard has submitted 735 amendments, delivered 50 speeches, authored 2 reports as rapporteur and 1 as shadow rapporteur, asked 15 questions, and filed 4 motions. Vote participation stands at 86.0% (5097 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 735 811.1 -76 337th/743 35th/100 73rd/193
Speeches 50 44.4 +6 187th/743 20th/100 38th/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 2 0.8 +1 64th/743 8th/100 25th/193
Reports (Shadow) 1 3.8 -3 464th/743 59th/100 69th/193
Questions 15 39.7 -25 541st/743 57th/100 101st/193
Motions 4 19.6 -16 380th/743 37th/100 88th/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 35th/100 70th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 3 2.7 +0 198th/743 21st/100 18th/193
Explanations of Vote 2 43.0 -41 299th/743 33rd/100 63rd/193
Vote Participation 86.0% 86.3% – 485th/745 71st/101 129th/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

Vice-Chair DEVE – Committee on Development
Substitute ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Member ITRE – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Delegations

Substitute DPAL – Delegation for relations with Palestine
Substitute D-ME – Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee
Chair D-IL – Delegation for relations with Israel

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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Development (DEVE): Vice-Chair, since 2024-07-23. Attended 21 of 30 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Substitute, since 2026-07-03. Attended 14 of 48 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 23 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with Israel (D-IL): Chair, since 2025-02-04
  • Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (D-ME): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with Palestine (DPAL): Substitute, since 2026-01-13

Reports and opinions

Reports as rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-03-05 A10-0045/2026 REPORT on Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation (AFET, DEVE)
  • 2025-07-01 A10-0123/2025 REPORT on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness (ITRE)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2026-03-18 A10-0063/2026 RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy (ENVI)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2026-05-07 DEVE_AD(2026)782400 OPINION 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 promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace (DEVE)
  • 2026-04-29 ENVI_AD(2026)787862 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 (ENVI)
  • 2026-04-15 DEVE_AD(2026)785239 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 (DEVE)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/0358(COD): 151 amendments, latest 2026-04-24 (ITRE)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of European Business Wallets
  • 2025/2073(INI): 139 amendments, latest 2026-02-24 (AFET, DEVE)
    EP document title: REPORT on Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation
  • 2025/0400(COD): 77 amendments, latest 2026-05-27 (ITRE)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures
  • 2024/2104(INI): 54 amendments, latest 2025-02-25 (ENVI)
    EP document title: REPORT on the European Water Resilience Strategy
  • 2025/0555(COD): 54 amendments, latest 2026-05-19 (ITRE)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, and amending Regulations (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2023/588, (EU)

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

  • 2026-06-02 Reports of the Palestinian Authority’s continuing ‘pay-for-slay’ scheme (E-10-2026-002235)
  • 2026-04-22 Environmentally sustainable deep sea mining in the context of economic resilience and competitiveness (P-10-2026-001660)
  • 2026-03-06 Classification of local electricity supply facilities (‘customer facilities’) under internal market law pursuant to Directive (EU) 2019/944 (E-10-2026-000942)
  • 2026-03-04 ‘Pay for slay’, Palestinian Authority constitutional reforms and risks for EU financial assistance (E-10-2026-000887)
  • 2026-03-04 Implementation timeline for the digital battery passport under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (E-10-2026-000888)
  • 2026-02-17 Security of EU citizens (E-10-2026-000667)
  • 2026-02-11 EU funding for and certification of international non-governmental organisations operating in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel, and their concrete humanitarian contributions – follow-up to P-000150/2026 (P-10-2026-000575)
  • 2026-01-30 Alarming UNESCO report on antisemitism in EU classrooms (E-10-2026-000396)
  • 2026-01-14 Strengthening Europe’s printed circuit boards & electronics production (E-10-2026-000120)
  • 2026-01-14 EU cooperation and funding of non-governmental organisations affected by Israel’s 2025 registration and transparency requirements (P-10-2026-000150)
  • 2026-01-05 EU financial assistance for the Palestinian Authority (E-10-2026-000003)
  • 2025-09-08 Response to antisemitic and anti-Israeli actions (E-10-2025-003469)
  • 2025-05-16 Reported military use of the EU-funded Gaza European Hospital by Hamas (E-10-2025-001978)
  • 2025-02-25 Future actions related to the Global Gateway strategy (E-10-2025-000832)
  • 2025-02-21 Flood protection measures versus nature conservation (E-10-2025-000813)

Motions for resolutions

All 4, 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)
  • 2025-09-08 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution (B-10-2025-0387)
  • 2025-07-09 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions
  • 2025-07-07 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (B-10-2025-0324)

Written explanations of vote

All 2, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution
  • Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Comparison with group and country means

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

ActivityCountEP meanEPP meanGermany mean
Amendments735811.1 (lower)732.9 (higher)649.4 (higher)
Speeches5044.4 (higher)40.8 (higher)40.8 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)20.8 (higher)1.0 (higher)0.6 (higher)
Reports (Shadow)13.8 (lower)1.5 (lower)3.8 (lower)
Questions1539.7 (lower)21.4 (lower)27.2 (lower)
Motions419.6 (lower)23.1 (lower)14.0 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.7 (lower)0.6 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)32.7 (higher)1.3 (higher)2.5 (higher)
Explanations of Vote243.0 (lower)31.5 (lower)11.7 (lower)
Vote Participation86.0%86.3% (lower)86.1% (lower)87.7% (lower)

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