Jessica POLFJÄRD
Jessica POLFJÄRD is a Member of the European Parliament from Sweden, representing Moderaterna in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Jessica has submitted 547 amendments, delivered 19 speeches, authored 1 report as rapporteur and 3 as shadow rapporteur, asked 13 questions, and filed 85 motions. Vote participation stands at 98.2% (5822 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 | 547 | 811.1 | -264 | 437th/743 | 15th/21 | 103rd/193 |
| Speeches | 19 | 44.4 | -25 | 566th/743 | 21st/21 | 124th/193 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.8 | +0 | 134th/743 | 9th/21 | 47th/193 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 3 | 3.8 | -1 | 285th/743 | 10th/21 | 25th/193 |
| Questions | 13 | 39.7 | -27 | 565th/743 | 19th/21 | 116th/193 |
| Motions | 85 | 19.6 | +65 | 59th/743 | 3rd/21 | 21st/193 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 | +0 | 85th/743 | 5th/21 | 30th/193 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 1 | 2.7 | -2 | 369th/743 | 14th/21 | 53rd/193 |
| Explanations of Vote | 29 | 43.0 | -14 | 152nd/743 | 3rd/21 | 29th/193 |
| Vote Participation | 98.2% | 86.3% | – | 60th/745 | 7th/21 | 18th/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
Delegations
Committees and delegations
Jessica POLFJÄRD holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 9 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Member, since 2025-01-20. Attended 39 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Fisheries (PECH): Vice-Chair, since 2024-07-23. Attended 21 of 29 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Public Health (SANT): Member, since 2025-01-23. Attended 16 of 35 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation for relations with Belarus (D-BY): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (DEPA): Member, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (DKOR): Member, since 2024-09-19
Reports and opinions
Reports as rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2026-06-15 A10-0175/2026 RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (ENVI)
Reports as shadow rapporteur
All 3, most recent first.
- 2025-10-22 A10-0205/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (ENVI)
- 2025-06-06 A10-0103/2025 REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Implementing Protocol (2025-2030) to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark (PECH)
- 2025-05-28 A10-0099/2025 RECOMMENDATION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Implementing Protocol (2025-2030) to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark (PECH)
Opinions as rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2025-07-17 ENVI_AD(2025)775696 OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements (ENVI)
Opinions as shadow rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2026-07-07 ENVI_AD(2026)790778 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Fisheries Policy, to the European Ocean Pact and of the Union’s maritime and aquaculture policy as part of the National and Regional Partnership Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP Fund] for the period from 2028 to 2034 (ENVI)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Jessica POLFJÄRD has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2023/0413(COD): 89 amendments, latest 2025-03-03 (ENVI, AGRI)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a monitoring framework for resilient European forests - 2025/0240(COD): 75 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 - 2025/0406(COD): 57 amendments, latest 2026-07-15 (ENVI)
- 2025/0419(COD): 44 amendments, latest 2026-05-26 (ENVI)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures - 2024/0263M(NLE): 25 amendments, latest 2025-03-26 (PECH)
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 13, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-09.
- 2026-07-14 The need to reduce the fragmentation of national eco‑modulation rules pending a harmonised EU framework (E-10-2026-002909)
- 2026-07-08 New climate and environmental labels for textiles and clothing (E-10-2026-002832)
- 2026-07-08 Definition of low-carbon steel (E-10-2026-002839)
- 2026-06-30 Gold as a strategic raw material (E-10-2026-002715)
- 2026-06-24 Timeline and scope of the forthcoming simplification package on fisheries legislation to support the competitiveness of the EU fleet (E-10-2026-002596)
- 2026-05-12 France’s ban on nicotine pouches and the consequences for EU citizens (E-10-2026-001951)
- 2026-05-12 Shortage of hormone medication in Sweden (E-10-2026-001952)
- 2026-03-04 Sweden’s snus exemption and the Tobacco Products Directive (E-10-2026-000910)
- 2026-03-02 Exemptions from the reuse targets under the PPWR on environmental grounds (E-10-2026-000843)
- 2025-03-19 Seizing the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea: the Commission’s measures to prevent vessel sales (E-10-2025-001174)
- 2024-09-26 Definition of fossil fuel subsidy (E-10-2024-001840)
- 2024-09-26 The Working Time Directive as a challenge for the defence industry (E-10-2024-001846)
- 2024-09-24 Revision of the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) (P-10-2024-001792)
Motions for resolutions
Most recent 20 of 85. Records up to 2026-09-11.
- 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan
- 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre
- 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan
- 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-10-2026-0350)
- 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre (B-10-2026-0355)
- 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan (B-10-2026-0362)
- 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)
- 2026-04-29 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
- 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Shortcomings and deficiencies of the 'Amnesty Law' in Venezuela (B-10-2026-0217)
- 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti (B-10-2026-0228)
- 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities (B-10-2026-0233)
- 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 arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger
- 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 case of Elene Khoshtaria and other Political Prisoners under the Georgian Dream Regime (B-10-2026-0164)
- 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-10-2026-0167)
- 2026-03-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger (B-10-2026-0169)
- 2026-02-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine
Written explanations of vote
20 of 29, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.
- 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text
- A coherent tax framework for the EU's financial sector
- Draft amending budget no 1/2025: entering the surplus of the financial year 2024
- Draft amending budget no 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025
- Draft amending budget no 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025
- Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system
- Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville
- Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest
- Gender Equality Strategy 2025
- Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections
- Guidelines for the 2026 budget - Section III
- Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
- How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?
- Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2024/003 BE/Van Hool – Belgium
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt – Sweden
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/002 BE/Limburg machinery and paper - Belgium
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2025/000 TA 2025 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN - Belgium
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Jessica POLFJÄRD set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party group and of the Members from Sweden. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.
| Activity | Count | EP mean | EPP mean | Sweden mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 547 | 811.1 (lower) | 732.9 (lower) | 731.0 (lower) |
| Speeches | 19 | 44.4 (lower) | 40.8 (lower) | 50.3 (lower) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.8 (higher) | 1.0 (equal) | 1.3 (lower) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 3 | 3.8 (lower) | 1.5 (higher) | 4.6 (lower) |
| Questions | 13 | 39.7 (lower) | 21.4 (lower) | 44.0 (lower) |
| Motions | 85 | 19.6 (higher) | 23.1 (higher) | 34.8 (higher) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 (higher) | 0.7 (higher) | 1.5 (lower) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 1 | 2.7 (lower) | 1.3 (lower) | 2.9 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 29 | 43.0 (lower) | 31.5 (lower) | 12.5 (higher) |
| Vote Participation | 98.2% | 86.3% (higher) | 86.1% (higher) | 93.9% (higher) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.