Jaroslav BŽOCH
Jaroslav BŽOCH is a Member of the European Parliament from Czechia, representing ANO 2011 in the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Jaroslav has submitted 1155 amendments, delivered 22 speeches, authored 5 reports as rapporteur and 3 as shadow rapporteur, asked 36 questions, and filed 16 motions. Vote participation stands at 93.0% (5511 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 | 1155 | 811.1 | +344 | 174th/743 | 7th/24 | 30th/93 |
| Speeches | 22 | 44.4 | -22 | 524th/743 | 15th/24 | 59th/93 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 5 | 0.8 | +4 | 11th/743 | 1st/24 | 1st/93 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 3 | 3.8 | -1 | 285th/743 | 13th/24 | 39th/93 |
| Questions | 36 | 39.7 | -4 | 299th/743 | 10th/24 | 58th/93 |
| Motions | 16 | 19.6 | -4 | 173rd/743 | 11th/24 | 8th/93 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 | -1 | 223rd/743 | 10th/24 | 11th/93 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 2 | 2.7 | -1 | 273rd/743 | 12th/24 | 39th/93 |
| Explanations of Vote | 51 | 43.0 | +8 | 128th/743 | 7th/24 | 35th/93 |
| Vote Participation | 93.0% | 86.3% | – | 253rd/745 | 9th/24 | 34th/94 |
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
Jaroslav BŽOCH holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET): Member, since 2026-04-27. Attended 18 of 31 committee meetings held during the membership
- Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS): Member, since 2025-01-23. Attended 10 of 26 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 12 of 30 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 28 of 36 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation for relations with Iraq, including the EU-Iraq Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-IQ): Member, since 2025-03-31
- Delegation for relations with Japan (D-JP): Member, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (DANZ): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT): Substitute, since 2024-12-12
Reports and opinions
Reports as rapporteur
All 5, most recent first.
- 2026-05-07 A10-0132/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the cooperation between the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and the authorities of the Republic of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters (LIBE)
- 2026-03-19 A10-0071/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime (LIBE)
- 2026-03-19 A10-0072/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (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)
- 2025-03-10 A10-0027/2025 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the cooperation between the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters (LIBE)
Reports as shadow rapporteur
All 3, most recent first.
- 2026-05-12 A10-0143/2026 REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Montenegro (AFET)
- 2026-03-19 A10-0073/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) (IMCO, LIBE)
- 2025-05-20 A10-0093/2025 REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Montenegro (AFET)
Opinions as shadow rapporteur
All 2, most recent first.
- 2026-06-24 LIBE_AD(2026)787655 OPINION on institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration (LIBE)
- 2026-02-26 AFET_AD(2026)781487 OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2028 to 2034 (AFET)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Jaroslav BŽOCH has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2026/0074(COD): 115 amendments, latest 2026-07-23 (JURI)
- 2025/2070(INI): 84 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 - 2025/0359(COD): 76 amendments, latest 2026-02-14 (CJ40)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) - 2023/0284(COD): 72 amendments, latest 2025-02-24 (ENVI, IMCO)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC - 2025/0238(COD): 67 amendments, latest 2026-09-16 (REGI)
EP document title: BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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
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 35. Records up to 2026-09-09.
- 2026-05-07 Interpretation of Annex V (Row 1) to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation on grouped packaging and impact on supply chains (E-10-2026-001896)
- 2026-04-21 Selective penalisation of religious expression in European football and consistency with EU fundamental rights (E-10-2026-001627)
- 2026-04-09 EU institutional reform: two-speed Europe, unanimity under threat, and the rise of hidden federalism (E-10-2026-001466)
- 2026-03-25 Restoring genuine academic freedom in our universities (E-10-2026-001262)
- 2026-03-05 Anti-fascist movements and political violence – the real threat to democracy (E-10-2026-000925)
- 2026-02-17 Commission’s unilateral creation of the European Centre for Democratic Resilience: legitimacy, transparency and Parliament’s role (E-10-2026-000680)
- 2025-12-17 Music and arts festival organisers under the Package Travel Directive (P-10-2025-004984)
- 2025-12-02 Inquiry on politicians on university boards (E-10-2025-004762)
- 2025-12-02 Inclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood in the EU list of persons, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts (Council Decision 2001/931/CFSP) (E-10-2025-004796)
- 2025-11-25 Plan to set up a European intelligence service under the authority of the President of the Commission (E-10-2025-004681)
- 2025-11-24 Fake asylum seekers: the EU is held hostage by a legal interpretation that opens the gates to illegal immigration and the collapse of its borders (E-10-2025-004673)
- 2025-11-12 Upholding the EU institutions’ integrity in the face of networks with links to Hamas (E-10-2025-004481)
- 2025-10-22 Unacceptable reference to gender self-identification ‘without age restrictions’ in the EU LGBTIQ+ equality strategy for 2026-2030 (E-10-2025-004172)
- 2025-09-25 Deforestation Regulation – objection to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093 (P-10-2025-003737)
- 2025-09-22 Violence against the Druze in Suwayda and the EU’s stance on the Syrian transitional authorities (E-10-2025-003648)
- 2025-09-18 Classification of political expressions and satire under the Digital Services Act (E-10-2025-003616)
- 2025-09-01 European Court of Auditors special report 11/2025 on Transparency of EU funding granted to NGOs (E-10-2025-003339)
- 2025-07-15 Abolition of paper package leaflets for medicinal products (P-10-2025-002901)
- 2025-05-21 Equal access to the European market for European medical device manufacturers (P-10-2025-002033)
- 2025-04-30 Proposed ban on lead in ammunition (P-10-2025-001769)
Questions for oral answer
All 1, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.
- 2025-11-19 EU plan to promote gender self-ID without age limits under LGBTIQ+ equality strategy 2026-2030 (O-10-2025-000041)
Motions for resolutions
All 16, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.
- 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan (B-10-2026-0349)
- 2026-05-18 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts (B-10-2026-0249)
- 2026-05-18 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran (B-10-2026-0261)
- 2026-01-14 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking (B-10-2026-0058)
- 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-10-2026-0061)
- 2025-10-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes (B-10-2025-0426)
- 2025-10-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret (B-10-2025-0430)
- 2025-09-12 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2025-0400)
- 2025-09-08 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Colombia after the wave of recent terrorist attacks (B-10-2025-0375)
- 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-10-2025-0381)
- 2025-09-08 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda (B-10-2025-0391)
- 2025-05-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the violations of religious freedom in Tibet (B-10-2025-0253)
- 2025-02-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye (B-10-2025-0115)
- 2024-09-16 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela (B-10-2024-0027)
- 2024-09-16 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” (B-10-2024-0040)
- 2024-09-16 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The case of José Daniel Ferrer García in Cuba (B-10-2024-0042)
Individual motions for resolutions
All 3, most recent first. Records up to 2026-06-11.
- 2025-09-23 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the brutal murders of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska and US political activist Charlie Kirk, and the need to defend vulnerable individuals and uphold law and order (B-10-2025-0405)
- 2025-02-11 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on implementing a mass return strategy to expel illegal migrants (B-10-2025-0137)
- 2024-12-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Dismantling Overregulation and Government Encroachment: reclaiming competitiveness and innovation in the European Union (B-10-2024-0214)
Written explanations of vote
20 of 51, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.
- 2023 and 2024 reports on Ukraine
- 2025 Commission report on Albania
- 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2025 Commission report on Kosovo
- 2025 Commission report on Moldova
- 2025 Commission report on Montenegro
- 2025 Commission report on Serbia
- 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
- A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning
- 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
- Air passenger rights
- Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth
- Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)
- Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine
- EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement: cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters
- EU-China Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV
- EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime
- 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-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Jaroslav BŽOCH set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Patriots for Europe group and of the Members from Czechia. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.
| Activity | Count | EP mean | PfE mean | Czechia mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 1155 | 811.1 (higher) | 937.9 (higher) | 888.7 (higher) |
| Speeches | 22 | 44.4 (lower) | 32.0 (lower) | 31.6 (lower) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 5 | 0.8 (higher) | 0.3 (higher) | 1.0 (higher) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 3 | 3.8 (lower) | 4.0 (lower) | 4.3 (lower) |
| Questions | 36 | 39.7 (lower) | 54.2 (lower) | 34.5 (higher) |
| Motions | 16 | 19.6 (lower) | 6.7 (higher) | 47.5 (lower) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 (lower) | 0.1 (lower) | 1.0 (lower) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 2 | 2.7 (lower) | 2.8 (lower) | 3.1 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 51 | 43.0 (higher) | 97.4 (lower) | 41.0 (higher) |
| Vote Participation | 93.0% | 86.3% (higher) | 83.5% (higher) | 86.0% (higher) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.