Leire PAJÍN
Leire PAJÍN is a Member of the European Parliament from Spain, representing Partido Socialista Obrero Español in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Leire has submitted 1600 amendments, delivered 70 speeches, authored 1 report as rapporteur and 2 as shadow rapporteur, asked 95 questions, and filed 13 motions. Vote participation stands at 92.4% (5480 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 | 1600 | 811.1 | +789 | 93rd/743 | 15th/60 | 25th/138 |
| Speeches | 70 | 44.4 | +26 | 71st/743 | 8th/60 | 18th/138 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.8 | +0 | 134th/743 | 13th/60 | 39th/138 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 2 | 3.8 | -2 | 370th/743 | 27th/60 | 55th/138 |
| Questions | 95 | 39.7 | +55 | 76th/743 | 8th/60 | 9th/138 |
| Motions | 13 | 19.6 | -7 | 193rd/743 | 14th/60 | 17th/138 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 | +0 | 85th/743 | 11th/60 | 23rd/138 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 0 | 2.7 | -3 | 490th/743 | 38th/60 | 91st/138 |
| Explanations of Vote | 20 | 43.0 | -23 | 176th/743 | 22nd/60 | 40th/138 |
| Vote Participation | 92.4% | 86.3% | – | 272nd/745 | 18th/60 | 45th/138 |
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
Leire PAJÍN holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Development (DEVE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 24 of 30 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Substitute, since 2025-01-20. Attended 20 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 12 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Public Health (SANT): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 12 of 35 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil (D-BR): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (DAND): Member, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT): Vice-Chair, since 2024-09-30
Reports and opinions
Reports as rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2025-12-22 A10-0257/2025 REPORT on humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises (DEVE)
Reports as shadow rapporteur
All 2, most recent first.
- 2026-06-12 A10-0156/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law (JURI)
- 2025-07-01 A10-0125/2025 REPORT on implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (DEVE, ENVI)
Opinions as rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2025-07-17 DEVE_AD(2025)773259 OPINION on the EU political strategy on Latin America (DEVE)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Leire PAJÍN has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2025/0227(COD): 143 amendments, latest 2026-05-26 (AFET)
EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Global Europe - 2024/2104(INI): 119 amendments, latest 2025-02-25 (ENVI)
EP document title: REPORT on the European Water Resilience Strategy - 2025/0223(COD): 113 amendments, latest 2026-04-24 (DEVE)
EP document title: BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism) - 2025/2087(INI): 110 amendments, latest 2025-06-17 (SANT)
EP document title: REPORT on public health aspects of biotechnology and life sciences - 2025/0045(COD): 105 amendments, latest 2025-07-03 (JURI)
EP document title: REPORT 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
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 94. Records up to 2026-09-09.
- 2026-07-24 Compatibility with EU law of legislative measures adopted by the Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Valencia with regard to ‘national priority’ (E-10-2026-003118)
- 2026-07-16 Humanitarian situation of Sahrawi refugees, inadequate EU humanitarian assistance and the growing water crisis in the refugee camps (E-10-2026-003027)
- 2026-07-13 Risk of extinction of the Pityusan wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis) due to the spread of invasive snakes, and the adequacy of current quarantine measures (E-10-2026-002870)
- 2026-07-08 Protecting workers’ rights during medical absences (E-10-2026-002830)
- 2026-07-02 Sale of assets confiscated from opponents by the Ortega and Murillo regime in Nicaragua (E-10-2026-002747)
- 2026-06-25 EU assistance following the earthquakes in Venezuela (E-10-2026-002646)
- 2026-06-22 Application of the Digital Services Act (DSA – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065) to domain name resolution (DSN) services (E-10-2026-002555)
- 2026-06-22 Application of the Digital Services Act (DSA – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065) to content delivery network (CDN) services (E-10-2026-002556)
- 2026-06-22 Application of the Digital Services Act (DSA – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065) to virtual private network (VPN) services (E-10-2026-002557)
- 2026-06-22 Using the AGORA platform to share data on orders to act against illegal content (E-10-2026-002558)
- 2026-06-22 Application of the Digital Services Act (DSA – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065) to reverse proxy services (E-10-2026-002559)
- 2026-06-22 Measures to prevent, prepare for and respond to the effects of the El Niño climate phenomenon (E-10-2026-002560)
- 2026-06-22 Measures to prevent and mitigate exceptionally early heatwaves in the Autonomous Community of Valencia (Spain) (E-10-2026-002562)
- 2026-05-20 The EU’s role as a global humanitarian leader in the context of the ‘Humanitarian Reset’ (E-10-2026-002083)
- 2026-05-20 EU response to WHO-declared public health emergency of international concern following Ebola outbreak in Central Africa (E-10-2026-002084)
- 2026-05-20 Review of EU ETS benchmarks and support for a tailored methodology for the European ceramics industry (E-10-2026-002095)
- 2026-05-06 Preparedness measures against zoonotic diseases in view of the recent outbreak of hantavirus (E-10-2026-001875)
- 2026-04-28 Compatibility of the principle of ‘national priority’ with EU law (E-10-2026-001720)
- 2026-04-21 Customs practices related to products imported from illegal Israeli settlements in the OPTs (E-10-2026-001633)
- 2026-04-21 Immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Trade Agreement following the adoption of a death penalty law by the Israeli Parliament (E-10-2026-001634)
Questions for oral answer
All 1, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.
- 2026-06-08 Joint communication on humanitarian aid (JOIN(2026)0025) (O-10-2026-000026)
Motions for resolutions
All 13, 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)
- 2026-06-12 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba (B-10-2026-0287)
- 2026-05-20 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts
- 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-10-2026-0254)
- 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Shortcomings and deficiencies of the 'Amnesty Law' in Venezuela (B-10-2026-0226)
- 2025-11-24 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan (B-10-2025-0519)
- 2025-10-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret
- 2025-10-07 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes
- 2025-10-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes (B-10-2025-0418)
- 2025-10-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret (B-10-2025-0434)
- 2025-02-12 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular
- 2025-02-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular (B-10-2025-0134)
- 2025-01-20 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 (B-10-2025-0071)
Written explanations of vote
All 20, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.
- 2026 budgetary procedure: joint text
- Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap
- Air passenger rights
- Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth
- European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure
- EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade
- EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)
- Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission
- Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025
- Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises
- Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU
- Joint communication on humanitarian aid (JOIN(2026)0025)
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025
- Protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and material
- Protection of minors online
- Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)
- Single European railway area: use of railway infrastructure capacity
- Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse
- The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Leire PAJÍN set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group and of the Members from Spain. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.
| Activity | Count | EP mean | S&D mean | Spain mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 1600 | 811.1 (higher) | 980.6 (higher) | 1021.3 (higher) |
| Speeches | 70 | 44.4 (higher) | 47.4 (higher) | 57.2 (higher) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.8 (higher) | 1.1 (lower) | 0.9 (higher) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 2 | 3.8 (lower) | 2.7 (lower) | 2.8 (lower) |
| Questions | 95 | 39.7 (higher) | 34.3 (higher) | 44.5 (higher) |
| Motions | 13 | 19.6 (lower) | 8.2 (higher) | 12.1 (higher) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 (higher) | 0.9 (higher) | 0.7 (higher) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 0 | 2.7 (lower) | 1.9 (lower) | 2.1 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 20 | 43.0 (lower) | 31.4 (lower) | 49.8 (lower) |
| Vote Participation | 92.4% | 86.3% (higher) | 85.8% (higher) | 86.7% (higher) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.