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Liesbet SOMMEN

Belgium Belgium EPP – European People's Party Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams

Liesbet SOMMEN is a Member of the European Parliament from Belgium, representing Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Liesbet has submitted 665 amendments, delivered 17 speeches, authored 2 reports as rapporteur and 1 as shadow rapporteur, asked 43 questions, and filed 5 motions. Vote participation stands at 95.8% (5679 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 665 811.1 -146 377th/743 12th/22 88th/193
Speeches 17 44.4 -27 589th/743 17th/22 134th/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 2 0.8 +1 64th/743 2nd/22 25th/193
Reports (Shadow) 1 3.8 -3 464th/743 18th/22 69th/193
Questions 43 39.7 +3 249th/743 15th/22 21st/193
Motions 5 19.6 -15 323rd/743 14th/22 76th/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 5th/22 70th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 13 2.7 +10 20th/743 3rd/22 2nd/193
Explanations of Vote 7 43.0 -36 233rd/743 8th/22 49th/193
Vote Participation 95.8% 86.3% – 160th/745 6th/22 45th/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

Substitute ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Substitute FEMM – Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Member EMPL – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Substitute SANT – Committee on Public Health

Delegations

Member DEPA – Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Member DEEA – Delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
Member D-BY – Delegation for relations with Belarus

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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 31 of 38 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Substitute, since 2025-01-20. Attended 13 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 0 of 31 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Public Health (SANT): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 4 of 29 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with Belarus (D-BY): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (DEEA): 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.

  • 2026-04-17 A10-0100/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/37/EC as regards the addition of substances and setting limit values in its Annexes I, III and IIIa (EMPL)
  • 2025-12-08 A10-0251/2025 REPORT on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring (EMPL)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2025-10-20 A10-0203/2025 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 preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution (ENVI)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 13.

  • 2026-07-15 EMPL_AD(2026)787878 OPINION Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives (EU) 2016/2341 and 2016/97 as regards the strengthening of the framework for occupational retirement provision (EMPL)
  • 2026-06-03 EMPL_AL(2026)788023 Opinion on Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium (EMPL)
  • 2026-03-17 EMPL_AL(2026)785327 Opinion on Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty (EMPL)
  • 2026-02-25 EMPL_AL(2026)784413 Opinion on Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware (EMPL)
  • 2026-02-25 EMPL_AL(2026)784416 Opinion on Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Austria - EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM (EMPL)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/2184(INI): 92 amendments, latest 2026-04-23 (EMPL)
    EP document title: OPINION on the Implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee
  • 2024/2125(INI): 79 amendments, latest 2025-04-30 (FEMM)
    EP document title: REPORT on the Gender Equality Strategy 2025
  • 2026/2023(INL): 55 amendments, latest 2026-04-21 (EMPL)
    EP document title: Opinion on the legal basis of the recommendations to the Commission on psychosocial risk, stress and mental health at work
  • 2025/2095(INI): 54 amendments, latest 2025-07-24 (EMPL)
    EP document title: REPORT on developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy
  • 2025/2087(INI): 52 amendments, latest 2025-06-17 (SANT)
    EP document title: REPORT on public health aspects of biotechnology and life sciences

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 42. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-07-13 Support for the development of sexual assault centres in the EU (E-10-2026-002872)
  • 2026-07-03 Follow-up to the European Citizens’ Panel on Preparedness (E-10-2026-002778)
  • 2026-03-10 German Bundeskartellamt inquiry into Amazon pricing practices (E-10-2026-000989)
  • 2026-02-10 Need for a European limit on the number of children per sperm or egg donor (E-10-2026-000557)
  • 2026-02-10 Urgent call for concrete short-term action to address the crisis in the European chemical sector (P-10-2026-000556)
  • 2026-01-20 Commercialising last hope to cancer patients who have exhausted all other treatment options (E-10-2026-000200)
  • 2025-12-18 Use of Eurokey by the elderly and people with disabilities (E-10-2025-005021)
  • 2025-10-03 Lack of standardisation of firefighting equipment as an obstacle to cross-border operations and European preparedness (E-10-2025-003884)
  • 2025-09-30 Support for EU battery producers (E-10-2025-003795)
  • 2025-09-30 Patchwork families: data collection and policy initiatives (P-10-2025-003798)
  • 2025-09-09 Protection of journalists and investigation into killings in Gaza (E-10-2025-003482)
  • 2025-07-17 Electronic invoicing for smaller non-profit associations (E-10-2025-002955)
  • 2025-07-17 Safeguarding minors against harmful content on video-sharing platform services through Union codes of conduct (E-10-2025-002956)
  • 2025-07-17 The urgent need to revise the MDR and the IVDR: towards a workable framework for innovation and patient safety (E-10-2025-002957)
  • 2025-06-27 Positioning cardiomyopathy in the cardiovascular health plan (E-10-2025-002613)
  • 2025-06-25 Implementation of emergency communication systems (E-10-2025-002572)
  • 2025-06-17 The role of local authorities in addressing the financial and operational challenges posed by PFAS and other persistent chemical contaminants in Europe (E-10-2025-002429)
  • 2025-06-11 Preliminary investigative steps against Amazon – outcome of investigation (E-10-2025-002339)
  • 2025-06-11 Addressing menstrual poverty and introducing an EU menstrual health strategy (E-10-2025-002340)
  • 2025-06-11 Impact of AI on creative sectors (E-10-2025-002341)

Questions for oral answer

All 1, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

  • 2025-12-08 Ban on the sale of nitrous oxide to the general public (O-10-2025-000046)

Motions for resolutions

All 5, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2026-02-10 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on World Cancer Day
  • 2026-02-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on World Cancer Day (B-10-2026-0141)
  • 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)
  • 2025-01-20 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus
  • 2025-01-17 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus (B-10-2025-0057)

Written explanations of vote

All 7, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text
  • Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of application
  • Election of the Commission
  • EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine
  • Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate‐methyl
  • Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Maximum residue levels for cyproconazole
  • Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Liesbet SOMMEN set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party group and of the Members from Belgium. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanEPP meanBelgium mean
Amendments665811.1 (lower)732.9 (lower)1052.9 (lower)
Speeches1744.4 (lower)40.8 (lower)42.9 (lower)
Reports (Rapporteur)20.8 (higher)1.0 (higher)0.6 (higher)
Reports (Shadow)13.8 (lower)1.5 (lower)5.7 (lower)
Questions4339.7 (higher)21.4 (higher)56.6 (lower)
Motions519.6 (lower)23.1 (lower)40.0 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.7 (lower)0.5 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)132.7 (higher)1.3 (higher)5.2 (higher)
Explanations of Vote743.0 (lower)31.5 (lower)29.6 (lower)
Vote Participation95.8%86.3% (higher)86.1% (higher)88.2% (higher)

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