Matthias ECKE
Germany
S&D – Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Matthias ECKE is a Member of the European Parliament from Germany, representing Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Matthias has submitted 1524 amendments, delivered 36 speeches, authored 2 reports as rapporteur and 3 as shadow rapporteur, asked 10 questions, and filed 4 motions. Vote participation stands at 90.2% (5350 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 | 1524 | 811.1 | +713 | 108th/743 | 12th/100 | 32nd/138 |
| Speeches | 36 | 44.4 | -8 | 350th/743 | 39th/100 | 65th/138 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 2 | 0.8 | +1 | 64th/743 | 8th/100 | 20th/138 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 3 | 3.8 | -1 | 285th/743 | 34th/100 | 41st/138 |
| Questions | 10 | 39.7 | -30 | 613th/743 | 75th/100 | 114th/138 |
| Motions | 4 | 19.6 | -16 | 380th/743 | 37th/100 | 51st/138 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 | +0 | 85th/743 | 14th/100 | 23rd/138 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 2 | 2.7 | -1 | 273rd/743 | 32nd/100 | 37th/138 |
| Explanations of Vote | 2 | 43.0 | -41 | 299th/743 | 33rd/100 | 74th/138 |
| Vote Participation | 90.2% | 86.3% | – | 370th/745 | 51st/101 | 67th/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
Committees and delegations
Matthias ECKE holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Budgets (BUDG): Member, since 2025-12-15. Attended 12 of 16 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 14 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
- Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC): Vice-Chair, since 2024-07-23. Attended 11 of 20 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 29 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (DKOR): Member, since 2024-09-19
Reports and opinions
Reports as rapporteur
All 2, most recent first.
- 2026-06-11 A10-0169/2026 REPORT on a coherent tax framework for the EU's financial sector (ECON)
- 2026-04-14 A10-0084/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium– EGF/2025/008/BE/Liberty (BUDG)
Reports as shadow rapporteur
All 3, most recent first.
- 2026-03-02 A10-0036/2026 REPORT on European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 (ECON)
- 2026-01-29 A10-0006/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/006 BE/Audi (BUDG)
- 2025-11-26 A10-0241/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on amending Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1173 of 13 July 2021 on establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1488 (ITRE)
Opinions as rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2026-07-17 BUDG_AD(2026)787661 BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034 (BUDG)
Opinions as shadow rapporteur
All 2, most recent first.
- 2026-06-25 BUDG_AD(2026)782455 BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a Council decision on establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034, laying down the rules for participation and dissemination under that Programme, and repealing Decision (EU) 2021/764 (BUDG)
- 2026-06-25 BUDG_AD(2026)786690 BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/444, (EU) 2021/690, (EU) 2021/785, (EU) 2021/847 and (EU) 2021/1077 (BUDG)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Matthias ECKE has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2023/0212(COD): 298 amendments, latest 2025-12-19 (ECON)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the digital euro - 2025/0571R(APP): 152 amendments, latest 2026-02-02 (BUDG)
- 2025/0543(COD): 134 amendments, latest 2026-04-13 (ITRE)
EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 - 2025/2007(INI): 82 amendments, latest 2025-03-21 (ITRE)
EP document title: REPORT on European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure - 2024/2112(INI): 76 amendments, latest 2025-01-14 (ECON)
EP document title: REPORT on the European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025
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
All 8, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-09.
- 2026-05-13 Another shooting attack by Libyan militias on the humanitarian vessel Sea-Watch 5 (E-10-2026-002019)
- 2026-03-25 Ensuring competition and strategic autonomy in the AI gigafactory supply chain (E-10-2026-001255)
- 2025-12-04 Predatory pricing in the payment services industry. Are we protecting small European merchants? (E-10-2025-004808)
- 2025-07-01 Application of the Digital Markets Act – reports about a common committee with tech companies (P-10-2025-002678)
- 2025-04-07 Taxation of big digital tech companies (E-10-2025-001409)
- 2025-04-02 The financing of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (E-10-2025-001357)
- 2025-01-29 Processes leading to fines for car manufacturers exceeding emissions targets (P-10-2025-000402)
- 2024-10-01 Greece is failing to meet its animal welfare obligations (E-10-2024-001907)
Questions for oral answer
All 2, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.
- 2026-04-17 Taxation of windfall profits in the energy sector (O-10-2026-000019)
- 2026-03-11 Financing EU priorities in a sustainable, predictable and resilient way through a new EU own resource from the online gambling and betting services sector (O-10-2026-000014)
Motions for resolutions
All 4, 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)
- 2024-12-18 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV
- 2024-12-16 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV (B-10-2024-0231)
- 2024-10-23 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia
Written explanations of vote
All 2, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.
- Election of the Commission
- European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Matthias ECKE set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats 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 | S&D mean | Germany mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 1524 | 811.1 (higher) | 980.6 (higher) | 649.4 (higher) |
| Speeches | 36 | 44.4 (lower) | 47.4 (lower) | 40.8 (lower) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 2 | 0.8 (higher) | 1.1 (higher) | 0.6 (higher) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 3 | 3.8 (lower) | 2.7 (higher) | 3.8 (lower) |
| Questions | 10 | 39.7 (lower) | 34.3 (lower) | 27.2 (lower) |
| Motions | 4 | 19.6 (lower) | 8.2 (lower) | 14.0 (lower) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 (higher) | 0.9 (higher) | 0.6 (higher) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 2 | 2.7 (lower) | 1.9 (higher) | 2.5 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 2 | 43.0 (lower) | 31.4 (lower) | 11.7 (lower) |
| Vote Participation | 90.2% | 86.3% (higher) | 85.8% (higher) | 87.7% (higher) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.