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Michael GAHLER

Germany Germany EPP – European People's Party Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

Michael GAHLER is a Member of the European Parliament from Germany, representing Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Michael has submitted 592 amendments, delivered 64 speeches, authored 2 reports as rapporteur and 1 as shadow rapporteur, asked 4 questions, and filed 134 motions. Vote participation stands at 94.5% (5601 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 592 811.1 -219 418th/743 46th/100 97th/193
Speeches 64 44.4 +20 96th/743 10th/100 18th/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 2 0.8 +1 64th/743 8th/100 25th/193
Reports (Shadow) 1 3.8 -3 464th/743 59th/100 69th/193
Questions 4 39.7 -36 685th/743 90th/100 169th/193
Motions 134 19.6 +114 28th/743 3rd/100 10th/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 4 0.6 +3 17th/743 3rd/100 5th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 5 2.7 +2 113th/743 15th/100 8th/193
Explanations of Vote 1 43.0 -42 330th/743 51st/100 75th/193
Vote Participation 94.5% 86.3% – 194th/745 28th/101 57th/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 SEDE – Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Member AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs
Substitute ECON – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Delegations

Member D-ZA – Delegation for relations with South Africa
Substitute DPAP – Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament
Member DAFR – Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly
Member DACP – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Other Germany MEPs All Germany MEPs →

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Other EPP MEPs All EPP MEPs →

Massimiliano SALINI1,932 am Matej TONIN628 am Michalis HADJIPANTELA815 am Michał SZCZERBA323 am Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ297 am
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 34 of 41 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 2 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 23 of 35 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with South Africa (D-ZA): Member, 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 for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (DPAP): Substitute, since 2024-10-08

Reports and opinions

Reports as rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-06-12 A10-0172/2026 REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Ukraine (AFET)
  • 2025-07-24 A10-0154/2025 REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Ukraine (AFET)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2025-04-30 A10-0084/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) (ITRE, SEDE)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 4, most recent first.

  • 2025-09-10 AFET_AL(2025)776822 Opinion on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections (AFET)
  • 2025-02-20 AFET_AD(2025)766942 OPINION on guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III (AFET)
  • 2025-01-31 AFET_AD(2025)765237 OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023, Section X - European External Action Service (AFET)
  • 2025-01-30 AFET_AD(2025)765324 OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023, Section III - Commission and executive agencies (AFET)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 5, most recent first.

  • 2026-02-26 AFET_AD(2026)781487 OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2028 to 2034 (AFET)
  • 2026-02-03 AFET_AL(2026)782179 Opinion on the guidelines for the 2027 Budget - Section III (AFET)
  • 2026-01-26 AFET_AD(2026)779393 OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the EU – Commission for the financial year 2024 (AFET)
  • 2026-01-16 AFET_AD(2026)779394 OPINION on 2024 discharge: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service (AFET)
  • 2024-10-01 AFET_AD(2024)763021 OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 (AFET)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2024/0061(COD): 189 amendments, latest 2025-03-31 (SEDE, ITRE)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)
  • 2025/0227(COD): 108 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
  • 2024/2082(INI): 40 amendments, latest 2024-11-08 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024
  • 2025/2017(INI): 34 amendments, latest 2025-03-25 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Albania
  • 2025/2090(INI): 31 amendments, latest 2025-09-18 (SEDE, TRAN)
    EP document title: REPORT on military mobility

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 4, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-05-06 Practical feasibility of labelling requirements for secondary and tertiary reusable packaging under Articles 12 and 15(8) PPWR (E-10-2026-001856)
  • 2025-10-17 Legal certainty of the Security Action for Europe instrument following a referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union (E-10-2025-004095)
  • 2025-02-21 Flood protection measures versus nature conservation (E-10-2025-000813)
  • 2024-09-12 Law on nationality in Montenegro (E-10-2024-001691)

Motions for resolutions

Most recent 20 of 133. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2026-06-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera
  • 2026-06-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso
  • 2026-06-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich
  • 2026-06-16 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland
  • 2026-06-16 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso (B-10-2026-0321)
  • 2026-06-16 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich (B-10-2026-0328)
  • 2026-06-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera (B-10-2026-0292)
  • 2026-06-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland (B-10-2026-0304)
  • 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
  • 2026-04-28 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on supporting democratic resilience in Armenia
  • 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine (B-10-2026-0215)
  • 2026-04-24 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on supporting democratic resilience in Armenia (B-10-2026-0199)
  • 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
  • 2026-03-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger
  • 2026-03-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream Regime
  • 2026-03-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on case of Elene Khoshtaria and other Political Prisoners under the Georgian Dream Regime (B-10-2026-0164)
  • 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-10-2026-0167)
  • 2026-03-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger (B-10-2026-0169)
  • 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
  • 2026-02-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire

Written explanations of vote

All 1, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Michael GAHLER set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party 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.

ActivityCountEP meanEPP meanGermany mean
Amendments592811.1 (lower)732.9 (lower)649.4 (lower)
Speeches6444.4 (higher)40.8 (higher)40.8 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)20.8 (higher)1.0 (higher)0.6 (higher)
Reports (Shadow)13.8 (lower)1.5 (lower)3.8 (lower)
Questions439.7 (lower)21.4 (lower)27.2 (lower)
Motions13419.6 (higher)23.1 (higher)14.0 (higher)
Opinions (Rapporteur)40.6 (higher)0.7 (higher)0.6 (higher)
Opinions (Shadow)52.7 (higher)1.3 (higher)2.5 (higher)
Explanations of Vote143.0 (lower)31.5 (lower)11.7 (lower)
Vote Participation94.5%86.3% (higher)86.1% (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.