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Nikos PAPPAS

Greece Greece GUE/NGL – The Left in the European Parliament Independent

Nikos PAPPAS is a Member of the European Parliament from Greece, representing Independent in the The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Nikos has submitted 710 amendments, delivered 20 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 6 as shadow rapporteur, asked 88 questions, and filed 4 motions. Vote participation stands at 72.5% (4295 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 710 811.1 -101 352nd/743 8th/21 20th/46
Speeches 20 44.4 -24 556th/743 18th/21 38th/46
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 9th/21 9th/46
Reports (Shadow) 6 3.8 +2 134th/743 4th/21 26th/46
Questions 88 39.7 +48 92nd/743 12th/21 27th/46
Motions 4 19.6 -16 380th/743 9th/21 42nd/46
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 3rd/21 12th/46
Opinions (Shadow) 14 2.7 +11 19th/743 1st/21 3rd/46
Explanations of Vote 0 43.0 -43 394th/743 10th/21 27th/46
Vote Participation 72.5% 86.3% – 671st/745 18th/21 41st/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

Substitute PETI – Committee on Petitions
Member CULT – Committee on Culture and Education
Member ITRE – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Delegations

Substitute DARP – Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula
Substitute D-TR – Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee
Member D-US – Delegation for relations with the United States
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Culture and Education (CULT): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 12 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 9 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Petitions (PETI): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 10 of 24 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee (D-TR): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (DARP): Substitute, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 6.

  • 2026-06-12 A10-0173/2026 REPORT on a new strategy for media literacy and digital learning (CULT)
  • 2026-02-17 A10-0015/2026 REPORT on the annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2024 (PETI)
  • 2025-09-29 A10-0170/2025 REPORT on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024 (PETI)
  • 2025-07-28 A10-0157/2025 REPORT on the role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model (CULT)
  • 2025-04-14 A10-0063/2025 REPORT on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023 (PETI)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 14.

  • 2026-06-10 CULT_AD(2026)785263 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 (CULT)
  • 2026-04-16 CULT_AD(2026)782406 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 (CULT)
  • 2026-02-25 CULT_AD(2026)781137 OPINION on the interim report on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034 (CULT)
  • 2026-01-27 CULT_AD(2026)779570 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 (CULT)
  • 2025-10-21 CULT_AD(2025)775391 OPINION on protection of minors online (CULT)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/0543(COD): 124 amendments, latest 2026-04-13 (CULT)
    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
  • 2025/0222(COD): 115 amendments, latest 2026-06-12 (CULT)
    EP document title: BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT 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
  • 2025/2057(INI): 83 amendments, latest 2025-05-28 (EMPL)
    EP document title: REPORT on the EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024
  • 2025/0544(CNS): 78 amendments, latest 2026-04-14 (ITRE)
    EP document title: 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
  • 2025/0221(COD): 44 amendments, latest 2026-04-24 (ITRE)
    EP document title: BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153

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 85. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-08-24 Greek restrictions on repopulation of livestock holdings and their compatibility with EU law (E-10-2026-003314)
  • 2026-06-30 Transparency and review of the free afternoon surgery programme in Greece (E-10-2026-002705)
  • 2026-06-17 Systematic sexualised torture against Palestinian detainees (E-10-2026-002515)
  • 2026-06-17 Public statements on the management of migrant arrivals and Member States' compliance with EU law (E-10-2026-002517)
  • 2026-06-01 Action by EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič regarding trade restrictions on goods from illegal Israeli settlements (E-10-2026-002215)
  • 2026-05-29 Ethics of media coverage of suicides and protection of vulnerable groups in the EU (E-10-2026-002181)
  • 2026-05-13 Strengthening the EU framework to prevent and combat illegal possession of weapons in the EU (E-10-2026-002008)
  • 2026-05-13 Living conditions of seasonal farm workers and public health protection in the EU (E-10-2026-002009)
  • 2026-04-29 Violence against teachers and psychosocial risks in the school environment in the EU (E-10-2026-001753)
  • 2026-04-27 Public money, private profits and the integrity of the European sports model (E-10-2026-001703)
  • 2026-04-27 Digital gambling advertising (E-10-2026-001710)
  • 2026-04-21 Customs practices related to products imported from illegal Israeli settlements in the OPTs (E-10-2026-001633)
  • 2026-04-20 Adequacy of European policies on prevention, early intervention and personalised treatment for cases of substance use (E-10-2026-001595)
  • 2026-03-30 Safety, dignity and protection of personal data of victims of online gender-based violence (E-10-2026-001319)
  • 2026-03-26 Continued EU political and financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (P-10-2026-001277)
  • 2026-03-19 Israel’s illegal attacks on Lebanon and consequences for violating the UN Charter (E-10-2026-001166)
  • 2026-02-25 Critical disparity in NDICI cushion allocations with regard to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza (E-10-2026-000802)
  • 2026-02-23 Industrial safety and implementation of EU law following the deadly explosion at a ‘Violanta’ factory in Trikala (E-10-2026-000743)
  • 2026-02-23 Suspension by Greece of intra-EU imports of live small ruminants (E-10-2026-000744)
  • 2026-02-17 Effective access to legal abortion services and invocation of conscientious objection (E-10-2026-000674)

Questions for oral answer

All 3, 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)
  • 2026-03-03 Three years since the railway accident in Tempi, Greece (O-10-2026-000010)
  • 2025-07-07 Access to baby formula in Gaza (O-10-2025-000023)

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)
  • 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)
  • 2025-09-15 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2025-0402)

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Nikos PAPPAS set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the The Left in the European Parliament group and of the Members from Greece. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanGUE/NGL meanGreece mean
Amendments710811.1 (lower)769.3 (lower)641.9 (higher)
Speeches2044.4 (lower)52.8 (lower)41.2 (lower)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)0.5 (lower)0.6 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)63.8 (higher)8.3 (lower)3.5 (higher)
Questions8839.7 (higher)89.4 (lower)82.1 (higher)
Motions419.6 (lower)11.2 (lower)20.1 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.3 (lower)0.1 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)142.7 (higher)5.2 (higher)2.4 (higher)
Explanations of Vote043.0 (lower)93.4 (lower)17.1 (lower)
Vote Participation72.5%86.3% (lower)83.0% (lower)81.6% (lower)

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