Jessika VAN LEEUWEN
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN is a Member of the European Parliament from Netherlands, representing BoerBurgerBeweging in the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Jessika has submitted 1078 amendments, delivered 30 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 1 as shadow rapporteur, asked 21 questions, and filed 8 motions. Vote participation stands at 98.3% (5827 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 | 1078 | 811.1 | +267 | 201st/743 | 6th/34 | 25th/84 |
| Speeches | 30 | 44.4 | -14 | 425th/743 | 19th/34 | 57th/84 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 | -1 | 263rd/743 | 15th/34 | 24th/84 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 1 | 3.8 | -3 | 464th/743 | 28th/34 | 65th/84 |
| Questions | 21 | 39.7 | -19 | 456th/743 | 22nd/34 | 61st/84 |
| Motions | 8 | 19.6 | -12 | 247th/743 | 14th/34 | 44th/84 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 | -1 | 223rd/743 | 12th/34 | 23rd/84 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 2 | 2.7 | -1 | 273rd/743 | 16th/34 | 39th/84 |
| Explanations of Vote | 0 | 43.0 | -43 | 394th/743 | 19th/34 | 34th/84 |
| Vote Participation | 98.3% | 86.3% | – | 56th/745 | 9th/34 | 9th/84 |
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
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI): Member, since 2026-03-11. Attended 32 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on International Trade (INTA): Substitute, since 2026-03-25. Attended 24 of 30 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT): Member, since 2026-03-25
- Delegation for relations with Mercosur (DMER): Substitute, since 2026-04-15
Reports and opinions
Reports as shadow rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2026-04-13 A10-0088/2026 REPORT on 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? (AGRI)
Opinions as shadow rapporteur
All 2, most recent first.
- 2026-02-27 AGRI_AD(2026)778380 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products (AGRI)
- 2026-01-15 AGRI_AD(2026)782228 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America (AGRI)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Jessika VAN LEEUWEN has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2023/0448(COD): 267 amendments, latest 2025-04-16 (CJ48)
- 2023/0413(COD): 129 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 - 2025/2052(INI): 102 amendments, latest 2025-04-24 (AGRI)
EP document title: REPORT on the future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy - 2025/0555(COD): 76 amendments, latest 2026-02-12 (AGRI)
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) - 2025/0241(COD): 70 amendments, latest 2026-07-14 (AGRI)
EP document title: 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 Agriculture Policy for the period 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 21. Records up to 2026-09-09.
- 2026-08-24 Reports of verbal and physical harassment within the European Commission (E-10-2026-003307)
- 2026-06-09 Chinese tomato concentrate imports: protecting EU producers and food security (P-10-2026-002375)
- 2026-05-11 Shipment of salmonella-contaminated chicken from Brazil (E-10-2026-001939)
- 2026-05-07 EU-Mercosur agreement: exposure of the European market to the JBS Group and the risks of geoeconomic dependence in agricultural supply chains (E-10-2026-001890)
- 2026-04-28 Rising agricultural production costs and supply chain disruptions following conflict escalations in the Middle East (E-10-2026-001734)
- 2026-04-24 Performance obligations with regard to the European Innovation Partnership (E-10-2026-001685)
- 2026-04-24 Six years of unnoticed non-compliance with animal welfare requirements in Chinese slaughterhouses (E-10-2026-001691)
- 2026-02-20 Oestradiol hormone found in imported Brazilian beef (E-10-2026-000726)
- 2026-02-12 Slow EU response to contaminated baby milk powder is ‘worrying’ (P-10-2026-000631)
- 2026-02-08 Disruption of the European egg market due to imports of Ukrainian cage eggs and inadequate compliance with EU animal welfare and food safety standards (E-10-2026-000512)
- 2025-11-06 Risk of diverting Erasmus+ from its European vocation (E-10-2025-004395)
- 2025-07-03 European subsidies for South African wine producers (E-10-2025-002728)
- 2025-05-28 Activities of DG SANTE in Mercosur countries (E-10-2025-002143)
- 2025-05-15 The slaughter of marine mammals in the Faroe Islands (E-10-2025-001959)
- 2025-05-08 Labelling and transparency requirements for hybrid meat products (E-10-2025-001859)
- 2025-03-12 Period poverty in the EU: actions by the Commission (E-10-2025-001082)
- 2025-03-12 Menstrual products: transparency and health risks (E-10-2025-001083)
- 2025-03-10 Lack of parliamentary oversight over the EU agri-food chain Observatory (E-10-2025-001039)
- 2025-02-17 EU-Mercosur trade agreement (E-10-2025-000716)
- 2025-01-07 Public health risks in the European Union due to the mutated avian influenza variant in the United States (E-10-2025-000035)
Motions for resolutions
All 8, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.
- 2026-07-01 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation (EU) of 27 March 2026 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 as regards infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) and infection with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus and introducing a derogation for movements of registered equine animals (B-10-2026-0342)
- 2025-12-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the European citizens’ initiative entitled ‘My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion’ (B-10-2025-0557)
- 2025-09-09 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Colombia after the wave of recent terrorist attacks
- 2025-09-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Colombia after the wave of recent terrorist attacks (B-10-2025-0366)
- 2025-05-07 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia
- 2025-05-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the illegal deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation (B-10-2025-0255)
- 2024-11-27 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran
- 2024-11-25 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran (B-10-2024-0203)
Individual motions for resolutions
All 2, most recent first. Records up to 2026-06-11.
- 2026-04-22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on protecting places of worship in the EU from foreign political interference and state-linked influence operations (B-10-2026-0187)
- 2026-02-25 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the establishment of a European blacklist of ultra-violent extremist organisations (UVEOs) (B-10-2026-0151)
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Jessika VAN LEEUWEN set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European Conservatives and Reformists group and of the Members from Netherlands. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.
| Activity | Count | EP mean | ECR mean | Netherlands mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 1078 | 811.1 (higher) | 780.9 (higher) | 778.6 (higher) |
| Speeches | 30 | 44.4 (lower) | 49.4 (lower) | 39.2 (lower) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 (lower) | 0.6 (lower) | 0.7 (lower) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 1 | 3.8 (lower) | 4.7 (lower) | 5.0 (lower) |
| Questions | 21 | 39.7 (lower) | 47.0 (lower) | 35.8 (lower) |
| Motions | 8 | 19.6 (lower) | 39.4 (lower) | 19.1 (lower) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 (lower) | 0.4 (lower) | 0.5 (lower) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 2 | 2.7 (lower) | 3.6 (lower) | 2.9 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 0 | 43.0 (lower) | 35.5 (lower) | 2.9 (lower) |
| Vote Participation | 98.3% | 86.3% (higher) | 88.0% (higher) | 92.0% (higher) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.