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Laurence FARRENG

France France RE – Renew Europe Mouvement Démocrate

Laurence FARRENG is a Member of the European Parliament from France, representing Mouvement Démocrate in the Renew Europe (RE) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Laurence has submitted 959 amendments, delivered 25 speeches, authored 1 report as rapporteur and 2 as shadow rapporteur, asked 15 questions, and filed 3 motions. Vote participation stands at 92.5% (5484 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 959 811.1 +148 236th/743 43rd/84 46th/79
Speeches 25 44.4 -19 492nd/743 52nd/84 54th/79
Reports (Rapporteur) 1 0.8 +0 134th/743 13th/84 21st/79
Reports (Shadow) 2 3.8 -2 370th/743 50th/84 55th/79
Questions 15 39.7 -25 541st/743 74th/84 53rd/79
Motions 3 19.6 -17 446th/743 68th/84 50th/79
Opinions (Rapporteur) 3 0.6 +2 27th/743 2nd/84 5th/79
Opinions (Shadow) 11 2.7 +8 29th/743 4th/84 3rd/79
Explanations of Vote 12 43.0 -31 198th/743 50th/84 17th/79
Vote Participation 92.5% 86.3% – 269th/745 30th/84 28th/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

Substitute JURI – Committee on Legal Affairs
Member CULT – Committee on Culture and Education
Substitute EMPL – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Delegations

Member D-IN – Delegation for relations with India
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Culture and Education (CULT): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 22 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 3 of 38 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 10 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with India (D-IN): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2025-07-14 A10-0135/2025 REPORT on a new vision for the European Universities alliances (CULT)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-02-25 A10-0019/2026 REPORT on copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges (JURI)
  • 2025-12-04 A10-0246/2025 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 compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 (JURI)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2026-07-14 CULT_AL(2026)790021 CULT Opinion on Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition (CULT)
  • 2026-04-16 CULT_AD(2026)782406 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 (CULT)
  • 2025-07-17 CULT_AD(2025)773116 OPINION on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (CULT)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 11.

  • 2026-06-09 CULT_AD(2026)785225 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034 (CULT)
  • 2026-05-11 EMPL_AD(2026)784382 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888 (EMPL)
  • 2026-03-06 CULT_AD(2026)784261 OPINION 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) (CULT)
  • 2026-02-26 JURI_AD(2026)784179 OPINION 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) (JURI)
  • 2026-02-25 CULT_AD(2026)781137 OPINION on the interim report on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034 (CULT)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2023/0404(COD): 149 amendments, latest 2024-12-18 (EMPL)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an EU talent pool
  • 2025/0550(COD): 108 amendments, latest 2026-06-22 (CULT)
    EP document title: BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the ‘AgoraEU’ programme for the period 2028 to 2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818
  • 2025/0222(COD): 103 amendments, latest 2026-06-12 (CULT)
    EP document title: BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888
  • 2025/0359(COD): 87 amendments, latest 2026-02-17 (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)
  • 2025/2081(INI): 87 amendments, latest 2025-11-19 (CULT)
    EP document title: OPINION on impact of social media and the online environment on young people

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.

  • 2026-07-17 Commission funding for Euronews and compatibility with the European Media Freedom Act (E-10-2026-003044)
  • 2026-07-15 Update by the Commission of its guidelines on tackling online disinformation during electoral processes (E-10-2026-002950)
  • 2026-06-26 AI models and digital advertising: protecting media publishers’ revenues (E-10-2026-002649)
  • 2026-03-03 Protection of EU officials and civil society against risks of privacy violations and foreign sanctions in relation to the implementation of the Digital Services Act (E-10-2026-000880)
  • 2025-12-18 Copyright and related rights licensing of French repertoire for AI use (E-10-2025-005023)
  • 2025-11-17 COP20 CITES – Pernambuco wood (E-10-2025-004576)
  • 2025-11-12 Child-like sex dolls for sale: major e-commerce platforms failing to comply with EU law (E-10-2025-004488)
  • 2025-07-04 The abuse of state advertising for political influence and enforcement of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) (E-10-2025-002736)
  • 2025-06-30 Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act in the context of EU-US trade negotiations (P-10-2025-002647)
  • 2025-06-13 Clarification of whether the principle of reciprocity is consistent with EU law (E-10-2025-002400)
  • 2025-04-12 Combating online piracy of live events close to two years after the recommendation’s adoption (E-10-2025-001512)
  • 2025-02-21 Working conditions of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors and industries (E-10-2025-000809)
  • 2025-02-17 EU-Mercosur trade agreement (E-10-2025-000716)
  • 2024-11-20 Erasmus+ programme and IT tools (E-10-2024-002603)
  • 2024-10-01 Participation in the Erasmus+ programme and compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (E-10-2024-001911)

Motions for resolutions

All 3, 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)
  • 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-10-2026-0060)
  • 2025-11-19 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on protection of EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and materials (B-10-2025-0500)

Written explanations of vote

All 12, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • EC-Côte d’Ivoire Fisheries Partnership Agreement – Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement for 2025-2029
  • EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • EU-Brazil Agreement: cooperation with and through Europol and the Federal Police of Brazil
  • EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism
  • 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
  • European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure
  • EU–Lebanon Agreement on cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution
  • Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Measures to reduce incidental catches of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and other small cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay
  • United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships

Comparison with group and country means

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

ActivityCountEP meanRE meanFrance mean
Amendments959811.1 (higher)1225.9 (lower)1111.3 (lower)
Speeches2544.4 (lower)50.9 (lower)34.2 (lower)
Reports (Rapporteur)10.8 (higher)1.1 (lower)0.7 (higher)
Reports (Shadow)23.8 (lower)5.0 (lower)4.4 (lower)
Questions1539.7 (lower)29.1 (lower)55.3 (lower)
Motions319.6 (lower)42.1 (lower)10.5 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)30.6 (higher)0.8 (higher)0.3 (higher)
Opinions (Shadow)112.7 (higher)3.9 (higher)3.1 (higher)
Explanations of Vote1243.0 (lower)30.0 (lower)139.3 (lower)
Vote Participation92.5%86.3% (higher)88.0% (higher)86.4% (higher)

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