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Marit MAIJ

Netherlands Netherlands S&D – Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats GroenLinks-PvdA

Marit MAIJ is a Member of the European Parliament from Netherlands, representing GroenLinks-PvdA in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Marit has submitted 1864 amendments, delivered 73 speeches, authored 3 reports as rapporteur and 6 as shadow rapporteur, asked 29 questions, and filed 16 motions. Vote participation stands at 99.6% (5905 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 1864 811.1 +1053 58th/743 3rd/34 16th/138
Speeches 73 44.4 +29 65th/743 5th/34 16th/138
Reports (Rapporteur) 3 0.8 +2 43rd/743 1st/34 10th/138
Reports (Shadow) 6 3.8 +2 134th/743 9th/34 11th/138
Questions 29 39.7 -11 365th/743 16th/34 65th/138
Motions 16 19.6 -4 173rd/743 9th/34 14th/138
Opinions (Rapporteur) 2 0.6 +1 39th/743 2nd/34 12th/138
Opinions (Shadow) 6 2.7 +3 90th/743 6th/34 9th/138
Explanations of Vote 8 43.0 -35 226th/743 5th/34 51st/138
Vote Participation 99.6% 86.3% – 6th/745 3rd/34 2nd/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

Member EMPL – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Member CONT – Committee on Budgetary Control
Substitute HOUS – Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union
Substitute DEVE – Committee on Development

Delegations

Member DAFR – Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute DSAS – Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia
Member DCAR – Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee
Substitute D-CN – Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
Member DACP – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT): Member, since 2024-10-09. Attended 23 of 42 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Development (DEVE): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 24 of 30 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 32 of 38 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 10 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (D-CN): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • 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 Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee (DCAR): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (DSAS): Substitute, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2025-11-04 A10-0212/2025 REPORT on the 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget (CONT)
  • 2025-06-30 A10-0122/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges (EMPL)
  • 2025-02-21 A10-0014/2025 REPORT on the European Social Fund Plus post-2027 (EMPL)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 6.

  • 2026-02-12 A10-0022/2026 REPORT on control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instruments (CONT)
  • 2025-11-10 A10-0221/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/947 as regards increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee (AFET, DEVE)
  • 2025-09-29 A10-0169/2025 SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2023 (CONT)
  • 2025-06-03 A10-0101/2025 REPORT on financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville (DEVE)
  • 2025-04-14 A10-0065/2025 REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agencies for the financial year 2023 (CONT)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-04-15 DEVE_AD(2026)785239 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 (DEVE)
  • 2025-04-09 EMPL_AL(2025)766960 Opinion on possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds (EMPL)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 6.

  • 2026-07-17 DEVE_AD(2026)787887 OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities (DEVE)
  • 2026-06-10 DEVE_AD(2026)782335 OPINION 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 (DEVE)
  • 2026-02-06 EMPL_AD(2026)777055 OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission and executive agencies and the ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds (EMPL)
  • 2026-01-29 EMPL_AD(2026)777054 OPINION Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Agencies (EMPL)
  • 2026-01-28 EMPL_AD(2026)781376 OPINION on the guidelines for the 2027 budget – Section III (EMPL)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/2070(INI): 228 amendments, latest 2025-10-22 (HOUS)
    EP document title: REPORT on the housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
  • 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
  • 2024/2051(INI): 124 amendments, latest 2025-02-26 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on a revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world
  • 2025/2073(INI): 96 amendments, latest 2025-12-01 (AFET, DEVE)
    EP document title: REPORT on Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation
  • 2025/0240(COD): 83 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

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 29. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-07-16 EU response to United Arab Emirates’ support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan (E-10-2026-003026)
  • 2026-07-08 European funds allocated to fighting period poverty (E-10-2026-002822)
  • 2026-06-30 Follow-up to question for written answer E-001083/2025 on menstrual products: transparency and health risks (E-10-2026-002698)
  • 2026-06-18 Human trafficking and human rights violations through recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine (E-10-2026-002532)
  • 2026-03-12 Situation in Sudan (E-10-2026-001036)
  • 2026-01-27 Important and special situation of the overseas countries and territories, including Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao (E-10-2026-000313)
  • 2026-01-20 Ban AI-powered nudity and undressing applications from the EU market (E-10-2026-000202)
  • 2026-01-13 Request for urgent EU measures against AI-enabled non-consensual sexualised content involving minors on platform X (E-10-2026-000099)
  • 2025-12-10 Spanish labour migrants exploited in the Netherlands (E-10-2025-004892)
  • 2025-11-25 The situation in Sudan and the ongoing negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (E-10-2025-004685)
  • 2025-11-12 Child-like sex dolls for sale: major e-commerce platforms failing to comply with EU law (E-10-2025-004488)
  • 2025-10-13 Follow-up: protection of Hungarian citizens against biometric surveillance: follow-up of question for written answer E-002415/2025 (E-10-2025-004013)
  • 2025-10-13 Letter regarding the announcement by the Dutch Government to postpone the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive to 2027 (E-10-2025-004018)
  • 2025-09-23 How will the Commission improve transparency in the next Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE) regulation? (E-10-2025-003691)
  • 2025-06-19 Children experiencing informal homelessness (E-10-2025-002481)
  • 2025-06-11 Addressing menstrual poverty and introducing an EU menstrual health strategy (E-10-2025-002340)
  • 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)
  • 2025-04-15 Israeli legislation on registration and visa issuance for international NGOs (E-10-2025-001532)
  • 2025-04-08 Truck drivers on strike in Venlo, the Netherlands (E-10-2025-001422)
  • 2025-04-08 The situation of truck drivers in Europe who come from countries outside the EU (E-10-2025-001423)

Motions for resolutions

All 16, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan
  • 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan (B-10-2026-0359)
  • 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)
  • 2026-03-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine
  • 2026-03-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular Africans, for Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine (B-10-2026-0166)
  • 2025-11-24 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan (B-10-2025-0519)
  • 2025-10-21 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit
  • 2025-10-20 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on renewing the EU-Africa Partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit (B-10-2025-0477)
  • 2025-09-10 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda
  • 2025-09-08 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda (B-10-2025-0394)
  • 2025-05-07 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arrest and risk of execution of Tundu Lissu, Chair of Chadema, the main opposition party in Tanzania
  • 2025-05-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arrest and risk of execution of Tundu Lissu, Chair of Chadema, the main opposition party in Tanzania (B-10-2025-0261)
  • 2025-04-01 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: defending religious freedom and security
  • 2025-03-28 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: defending religious freedom and security (B-10-2025-0217)
  • 2025-02-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • 2025-02-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (B-10-2025-0109)

Written explanations of vote

All 8, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of application
  • Establishing an EU talent pool
  • EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade
  • EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement
  • EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)
  • Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
  • Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse
  • Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Marit MAIJ set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats 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.

ActivityCountEP meanS&D meanNetherlands mean
Amendments1864811.1 (higher)980.6 (higher)778.6 (higher)
Speeches7344.4 (higher)47.4 (higher)39.2 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)30.8 (higher)1.1 (higher)0.7 (higher)
Reports (Shadow)63.8 (higher)2.7 (higher)5.0 (higher)
Questions2939.7 (lower)34.3 (lower)35.8 (lower)
Motions1619.6 (lower)8.2 (higher)19.1 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)20.6 (higher)0.9 (higher)0.5 (higher)
Opinions (Shadow)62.7 (higher)1.9 (higher)2.9 (higher)
Explanations of Vote843.0 (lower)31.4 (lower)2.9 (higher)
Vote Participation99.6%86.3% (higher)85.8% (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.