Martin GÜNTHER
Martin GÜNTHER is a Member of the European Parliament from Germany, representing DIE LINKE. in the The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Martin has submitted 274 amendments, delivered 9 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 0 as shadow rapporteur, asked 48 questions, and filed 6 motions. Vote participation stands at 81.6% (2962 out of 3630 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 | 274 | 811.1 | -537 | 593rd/743 | 71st/100 | 42nd/46 |
| Speeches | 9 | 44.4 | -35 | 669th/743 | 82nd/100 | 43rd/46 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 | -1 | 263rd/743 | 33rd/100 | 9th/46 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 0 | 3.8 | -4 | 564th/743 | 74th/100 | 46th/46 |
| Questions | 48 | 39.7 | +8 | 224th/743 | 17th/100 | 39th/46 |
| Motions | 6 | 19.6 | -14 | 287th/743 | 26th/100 | 27th/46 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 | -1 | 223rd/743 | 35th/100 | 12th/46 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 1 | 2.7 | -2 | 369th/743 | 40th/100 | 37th/46 |
| Explanations of Vote | 2 | 43.0 | -41 | 299th/743 | 33rd/100 | 22nd/46 |
| Vote Participation | 81.6% | 86.3% | – | 576th/745 | 84th/101 | 32nd/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
Delegations
Committees and delegations
Martin GÜNTHER holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON): Substitute, since 2025-09-16. Attended 3 of 15 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Member, since 2025-10-06. Attended 16 of 22 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation for relations with South Africa (D-ZA): Substitute, since 2025-09-16
- Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (DPAP): Substitute, since 2025-11-11
Reports and opinions
Opinions as shadow rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2026-05-05 ECON_AD(2026)784470 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on 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) [EDIP] (ECON)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Martin GÜNTHER has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2025/0405(COD): 58 amendments, latest 2026-09-10 (ENVI)
- 2025/0361(COD): 47 amendments, latest 2026-06-10 (ECON)
- 2025/0240(COD): 35 amendments, latest 2026-04-15 (ECON)
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 - 2025/0394(COD): 29 amendments, latest 2026-07-28 (ENVI)
- 2025/0555(COD): 28 amendments, latest 2026-03-10 (ECON)
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)
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.
- 2026-09-07 Extraterritorial impact of the US designation of Autistici/Inventati as a terrorist entity (P-10-2026-003526)
- 2026-09-01 Serious statements by Markus Lammert regarding the expulsion of unaccompanied children and persons in need of international protection in Ceuta (E-10-2026-003413)
- 2026-07-29 Territorial scope of the amended EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation concerning Morocco’s participation in PRIMA (E-10-2026-003166)
- 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)
- 2026-07-14 EU funding for the Jadar lithium project in Serbia (E-10-2026-002916)
- 2026-07-14 Strengthening and harmonising extended producer responsibility (EPR) under the WEEE framework (E-10-2026-002919)
- 2026-07-13 Drone attacks against civilians in Western Sahara (E-10-2026-002880)
- 2026-07-08 Application of the ‘continuous, systematic and grave human rights violations’ standard under the EU-Colombia-Ecuador-Peru Trade Agreement (E-10-2026-002818)
- 2026-07-08 New report on the benefits for the Sahrawi people of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement (E-10-2026-002835)
- 2026-07-07 Transparency regarding EU-funded infrastructure destroyed in Gaza (E-10-2026-002805)
- 2026-06-24 CAP subsidies received by the UAE royal family and transparency of ultimate beneficiaries (E-10-2026-002616)
- 2026-06-22 High microfibre emissions from synthetic textiles and the need for product-specific regulation (E-10-2026-002551)
- 2026-06-12 Misuse of EU funds in Athens’ Prosfygika district: partnership principle violations and fundamental rights concerns (E-10-2026-002432)
- 2026-06-04 Use of Anti-Coercion Instrument against Trump in Cuba (E-10-2026-002312)
- 2026-05-19 Transparency and integrity of the CRMA strategic project selection process (E-10-2026-002048)
- 2026-05-13 Another shooting attack by Libyan militias on the humanitarian vessel Sea-Watch 5 (E-10-2026-002019)
- 2026-05-13 The sinking of a migrant boat following dangerous circling manoeuvres by the Greek coastguard, resulting in eight deaths (P-10-2026-002006)
- 2026-04-16 Member State implementation of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (E-10-2026-001568)
- 2026-04-13 Executive order by the Trump administration against Cuba and human rights (E-10-2026-001489)
- 2026-03-27 Advertising of airline routes to non-self governing territories (E-10-2026-001300)
Questions for oral answer
All 6, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.
- 2026-09-07 Climate change, public health and the world of work: for a directive on maximum working temperatures (O-10-2026-000035)
- 2026-06-25 The recent coercive measures imposed by the United States against Cuba, their extraterritorial nature and the measures to be adopted to defend the interests of individuals and companies from EU countries (O-10-2026-000029)
- 2026-06-24 ECB’s decision to raise interest rates and its impact on the rising cost of living (O-10-2026-000028)
- 2026-03-20 Transfer of European citizens’ biometric data to the Trump administration (O-10-2026-000015)
- 2025-10-29 Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the EU trade agreements with the Kingdom of Morocco (O-10-2025-000037)
- 2025-10-29 Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the EU trade agreements with the Kingdom of Morocco (O-10-2025-000038)
Motions for resolutions
All 6, 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-10-2026-0289)
- 2026-03-23 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 3 February 2026 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals activities (B-10-2026-0181)
- 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)
- 2025-11-05 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)
- 2025-10-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU strategic objectives for the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 24 November to 5 December 2025 (B-10-2025-0450)
Individual motions for resolutions
All 1, most recent first. Records up to 2026-06-11.
- 2026-01-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the repression of anti-fascist movements and activists in Europe (B-10-2025-0597)
Written explanations of vote
All 2, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.
- Amending Regulation 2024/792 establishing the Ukraine Facility
- Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of a Loan for Ukraine
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Martin GÜNTHER set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the The Left in the European Parliament group and of the Members from Germany. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.
| Activity | Count | EP mean | GUE/NGL mean | Germany mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 274 | 811.1 (lower) | 769.3 (lower) | 649.4 (lower) |
| Speeches | 9 | 44.4 (lower) | 52.8 (lower) | 40.8 (lower) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 (lower) | 0.5 (lower) | 0.6 (lower) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 0 | 3.8 (lower) | 8.3 (lower) | 3.8 (lower) |
| Questions | 48 | 39.7 (higher) | 89.4 (lower) | 27.2 (higher) |
| Motions | 6 | 19.6 (lower) | 11.2 (lower) | 14.0 (lower) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 (lower) | 0.3 (lower) | 0.6 (lower) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 1 | 2.7 (lower) | 5.2 (lower) | 2.5 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 2 | 43.0 (lower) | 93.4 (lower) | 11.7 (lower) |
| Vote Participation | 81.6% | 86.3% (lower) | 83.0% (lower) | 87.7% (lower) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.