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Li ANDERSSON

Finland Finland GUE/NGL – The Left in the European Parliament Vasemmistoliitto

Li ANDERSSON is a Member of the European Parliament from Finland, representing Vasemmistoliitto in the The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Li has submitted 766 amendments, delivered 54 speeches, authored 2 reports as rapporteur and 3 as shadow rapporteur, asked 33 questions, and filed 16 motions. Vote participation stands at 91.3% (5415 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 766 811.1 -45 321st/743 9th/16 19th/46
Speeches 54 44.4 +10 160th/743 2nd/16 14th/46
Reports (Rapporteur) 2 0.8 +1 64th/743 2nd/16 3rd/46
Reports (Shadow) 3 3.8 -1 285th/743 8th/16 38th/46
Questions 33 39.7 -7 325th/743 6th/16 43rd/46
Motions 16 19.6 -4 173rd/743 9th/16 11th/46
Opinions (Rapporteur) 2 0.6 +1 39th/743 2nd/16 2nd/46
Opinions (Shadow) 2 2.7 -1 273rd/743 11th/16 32nd/46
Explanations of Vote 0 43.0 -43 394th/743 7th/16 27th/46
Vote Participation 91.3% 86.3% – 322nd/745 5th/16 16th/47

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 EUDS – Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
Substitute ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Chair EMPL – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Delegations

Substitute D-UA – Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee
Substitute D-RU – Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
Member D-US – Delegation for relations with the United States
Member DEPA – Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Member DACP – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Member DAFR – Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL): Chair, since 2024-07-23. Attended 35 of 38 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Substitute, since 2025-01-20. Attended 12 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 0 of 26 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (D-UA): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US): Member, since 2026-05-20
  • Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly (DAFR): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (DEPA): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2025-09-10 A10-0160/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (EMPL)
  • 2024-10-07 A10-0004/2024 REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (EMPL)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2026-04-17 A10-0098/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards the market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors (ENVI)
  • 2026-03-18 A10-0062/2026 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 the greenhouse gas emissions accounting of transport services (ENVI, TRAN)
  • 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)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-07-16 EMPL_AL(2026)788978 Opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation (EMPL)
  • 2025-10-08 EMPL_AD(2025)773274 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 (EMPL)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-05-05 ENVI_AD(2026)784252 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 (ENVI)
  • 2026-04-29 ENVI_AD(2026)787862 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 (ENVI)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/0555(COD): 129 amendments, latest 2026-03-04 (ENVI)
    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)
  • 2025/0240(COD): 94 amendments, latest 2026-03-24 (EMPL)
    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
  • 2025/2666(RSP): 79 amendments, latest 2025-06-30 (ENVI)
  • 2025/0045(COD): 65 amendments, latest 2025-05-22 (ENVI)
    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
  • 2025/2618(RSP): 51 amendments, latest 2025-05-20 (ENVI)

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 28. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-09-07 Extraterritorial impact of the US designation of Autistici/Inventati as a terrorist entity (P-10-2026-003526)
  • 2026-04-24 Fiscal guidance on the treatment of interest-subsidised loans for affordable housing in public debt (E-10-2026-001687)
  • 2026-03-19 Israel’s illegal attacks on Lebanon and consequences for violating the UN Charter (E-10-2026-001166)
  • 2026-01-19 Compatibility of the Finnish Hunting Act with EU legal protection requirements and the Habitats Directive (E-10-2026-000196)
  • 2026-01-19 Finland’s wolf management policy (P-10-2026-000197)
  • 2026-01-13 Classification of interest subsidy loans for state-subsidised housing under the EU’s fiscal governance framework (E-10-2026-000090)
  • 2025-11-21 EU action following the laying down of arms of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) (E-10-2025-004652)
  • 2025-09-25 EU reaction to the crackdown on freedom of speech and opinion in the United States (E-10-2025-003722)
  • 2025-07-24 Israel’s detention of Palestinians and the EU’s role in potential violations of international law (E-10-2025-003071)
  • 2025-07-08 Health access in Gaza and a corridor from Gaza to East Jerusalem hospitals (E-10-2025-002776)
  • 2025-06-30 Hungary’s amendment on monitoring, sanctioning and banning civil society actors (E-10-2025-002627)
  • 2025-05-28 Urgent activation of the EU Blocking Statute, as requested by Parliament in its 2024 annual report on human rights and democracy in the world (E-10-2025-002163)
  • 2025-05-27 Israel’s intention to take full control of the Gaza strip and remove the Palestinian population from the area – EU’s actions and reactions (E-10-2025-002127)
  • 2025-05-23 The impact of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act on environmental criteria and the treatment of protected areas (E-10-2025-002086)
  • 2025-04-30 Israel’s policy of water deprivation in the West Bank – is the EU funding water apartheid policy in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPts)? (E-10-2025-001734)
  • 2025-04-07 Taxation of big digital tech companies (E-10-2025-001409)
  • 2025-04-07 Urgent inquiry regarding the continued detention and deportation risk of Abdulrahman al-Khalidi (E-10-2025-001410)
  • 2025-04-02 Evaluation and future of the European Platform on Combating Homelessness (E-10-2025-001367)
  • 2025-02-25 The transparency and impact of the preparatory process for the European Commission’s Omnibus Sustainability package on the EU’s sustainability goals and businesses (E-10-2025-000842)
  • 2025-01-28 Finnish forests are changing from carbon sinks to sources of CO2 emissions (E-10-2025-000375)

Questions for oral answer

All 5, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

  • 2026-03-09 Public procurement and deaths at work: choosing the best bidder in social terms and making social rights and safety at work a condition for access to contracts (O-10-2026-000011)
  • 2026-01-28 Addressing the gender health gap in the new research and innovation programme (FP10) (O-10-2026-000004)
  • 2025-12-04 A new action plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) (O-10-2025-000045)
  • 2025-05-28 EU-Israel Association Agreement (O-10-2025-000019)
  • 2025-05-10 EU response to Israel’s planned illegal annexation and starvation of Gaza (O-10-2025-000015)

Motions for resolutions

All 16, 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)
  • 2026-04-29 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the new Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities
  • 2026-04-28 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine
  • 2026-02-12 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine
  • 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)
  • 2025-12-11 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 4 July 2025 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 as regards the simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2021/2139 and (EU) 2023/2486 as regards simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental (B-10-2025-0566)
  • 2025-11-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (B-10-2025-0479)
  • 2025-09-25 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Second World Summit for Social Development (B-10-2025-0408)
  • 2025-09-15 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2025-0402)
  • 2025-04-02 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus – threats from the Investigative Committee
  • 2025-03-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression
  • 2024-12-18 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 11th year of the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Crimea, notably the cases of Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev and Amet Suleymanov
  • 2024-11-26 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia
  • 2024-11-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia
  • 2024-09-18 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States
  • 2024-07-17 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for the EU’s continuous support for Ukraine (B-10-2024-0007)

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Li ANDERSSON set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the The Left in the European Parliament group and of the Members from Finland. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanGUE/NGL meanFinland mean
Amendments766811.1 (lower)769.3 (lower)956.4 (lower)
Speeches5444.4 (higher)52.8 (higher)57.0 (lower)
Reports (Rapporteur)20.8 (higher)0.5 (higher)0.6 (higher)
Reports (Shadow)33.8 (lower)8.3 (lower)6.3 (lower)
Questions3339.7 (lower)89.4 (lower)35.4 (lower)
Motions1619.6 (lower)11.2 (higher)30.8 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)20.6 (higher)0.3 (higher)0.8 (higher)
Opinions (Shadow)22.7 (lower)5.2 (lower)5.2 (lower)
Explanations of Vote043.0 (lower)93.4 (lower)6.4 (lower)
Vote Participation91.3%86.3% (higher)83.0% (higher)85.6% (higher)

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