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Pál SZEKERES

Hungary Hungary PfE – Patriots for Europe Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt

Pál SZEKERES was a Member of the European Parliament from Hungary, representing Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt in the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group, during the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), until 2026-07-09. During that mandate, Pál submitted 1037 amendments, delivered 44 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 5 as shadow rapporteur, asked 40 questions, and filed 3 motions. Vote participation was 74.9% (4171 out of 5568 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 1037 811.1 +226 219th/743 4th/24 35th/93
Speeches 44 44.4 -0 248th/743 8th/24 26th/93
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 3rd/24 12th/93
Reports (Shadow) 5 3.8 +1 172nd/743 5th/24 18th/93
Questions 40 39.7 +0 276th/743 1st/24 52nd/93
Motions 3 19.6 -17 446th/743 9th/24 73rd/93
Opinions (Rapporteur) 1 0.6 +0 85th/743 2nd/24 2nd/93
Opinions (Shadow) 5 2.7 +2 113th/743 5th/24 15th/93
Explanations of Vote 103 43.0 +60 83rd/743 4th/24 27th/93
Vote Participation 74.9% 86.3% – 653rd/745 11th/25 81st/94

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).

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Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 5, most recent first.

  • 2026-04-08 A10-0083/2026 REPORT on advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap (EMPL, FEMM)
  • 2026-02-17 A10-0015/2026 REPORT on the annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2024 (PETI)
  • 2025-12-04 A10-0244/2025 REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work (EMPL)
  • 2025-04-14 A10-0063/2025 REPORT on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023 (PETI)
  • 2025-02-27 A10-0023/2025 REPORT on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 (EMPL)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2025-07-17 PETI_AD(2025)773084 OPINION on the EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 (PETI)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 5, most recent first.

  • 2026-06-03 EMPL_AD(2026)785297 OPINION on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 (EMPL)
  • 2026-05-11 EMPL_AD(2026)784382 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888 (EMPL)
  • 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)
  • 2026-01-28 EMPL_AD(2026)781376 OPINION on the guidelines for the 2027 budget – Section III (EMPL)
  • 2026-01-28 PETI_AD(2026)778355 OPINION on monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023 and 2024 (PETI)

Amendments by procedure

Procedures with the most amendments Pál SZEKERES tabled as author or co-author during the mandate in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.

  • 2025/2057(INI): 116 amendments, latest 2025-07-04 (EMPL)
    EP document title: REPORT on the EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024
  • 2026/2023(INL): 79 amendments, latest 2026-04-21 (EMPL)
    EP document title: Opinion on the legal basis of the recommendations to the Commission on psychosocial risk, stress and mental health at work
  • 2025/0571R(APP): 58 amendments, latest 2026-01-27 (EMPL)
  • 2025/2062(INI): 48 amendments, latest 2025-11-05 (EMPL, SANT)
    EP document title: REPORT on an EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector
  • 2025/0359(COD): 46 amendments, latest 2026-02-14 (CJ40)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)

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 38. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-09-02 Adhering to the timeline for the European Disability Card (E-10-2026-003450)
  • 2026-07-28 Compatibility of the suspension of Hungarian public service media news services with EU law (E-10-2026-003148)
  • 2026-07-21 Freedom of expression and the arrest of Hungarian influencer István Szakács (E-10-2026-003068)
  • 2026-07-16 Constitutional coup by Péter Magyar’s government (E-10-2026-003035)
  • 2026-06-29 Ukraine’s updated Action Plan and the protection of national minorities (P-10-2026-002670)
  • 2026-06-26 Abolition of the Hungarian Constitutional Court’s power to issue preliminary opinions on EU-related matters (E-10-2026-002667)
  • 2026-06-08 Jean Monnet Actions European funding of universities and promotion of the federalist project (E-10-2026-002346)
  • 2026-04-16 Antifa=Terrorists: zero tolerance for political violence in Europe (E-10-2026-001569)
  • 2026-03-25 Restoring genuine academic freedom in our universities (E-10-2026-001262)
  • 2026-03-19 Use of the ‘borderline content’ handbook promoted at the EU Internet Forum for moderating lawful political speech (E-10-2026-001160)
  • 2026-03-05 Commission interference: electoral processes inside the EU and political pluralism at risk? (E-10-2026-000923)
  • 2026-02-18 Sign language accessibility in EU disability rights consultation 2025–2026 (E-10-2026-000693)
  • 2026-01-30 Alarming UNESCO report on antisemitism in EU classrooms (E-10-2026-000396)
  • 2026-01-28 Transparency of the Commission’s relations with the arms industry (P-10-2026-000352)
  • 2026-01-23 British universities: UAE voices concern, Erasmus+ supports Islamism? (E-10-2026-000268)
  • 2026-01-22 Safety of e-scooters: control faults and CE certification in the EU (E-10-2026-000255)
  • 2025-12-29 Exclusion of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe from EU funding programmes (E-10-2025-005057)
  • 2025-12-17 Music and arts festival organisers under the Package Travel Directive (P-10-2025-004984)
  • 2025-12-16 Expansion of Erasmus and the rule of law (E-10-2025-004957)
  • 2025-12-15 Corruption scandals in the Office of the President of Ukraine and securing the Ukraine Facility (E-10-2025-004956)

Questions for oral answer

All 2, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

  • 2025-12-19 Multi-million euro fine against X to enforce the EU censorship agenda under the guise of alleged violations of transparency obligations under the DSA (O-10-2025-000047)
  • 2025-11-20 Manipulation of the Erasmus+ programme as a new channel for immigration and exclusion of Hungarian universities from the programme (O-10-2025-000043)

Motions for resolutions

All 3, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 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-10-2026-0061)
  • 2026-01-14 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2026-0063)
  • 2025-09-12 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2025-0400)

Individual motions for resolutions

All 6, most recent first. Records up to 2026-06-11.

  • 2026-04-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU-funded media attacking Christian symbols while applying double standards (B-10-2026-0184)
  • 2025-12-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on respect for the European vocation of Erasmus+ (B-10-2025-0561)
  • 2025-10-14 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on declaring Antifa a terrorist organisation (B-10-2025-0447)
  • 2025-06-12 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on combating the establishment of transnational Islamist networks in Europe (B-10-2025-0279)
  • 2024-11-22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the victory of president-elect Donald Trump (B-10-2024-0185)
  • 2024-10-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on enabling Member States to opt-out of EU migration policy (B-10-2024-0119)

Written explanations of vote

20 of 103, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • 2025 Commission report on Serbia
  • 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
  • A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition
  • A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning
  • Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023
  • Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024
  • Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights
  • Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America
  • Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap
  • Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements
  • Amending Regulations on the Internal Market Information System (IMI) and on the Single digital gateway as regards certain harmonisation requirements on transparency
  • Amending the Measuring Instruments Directive
  • Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth
  • Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135)
  • Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process
  • Brexit Adjustment Reserve
  • Calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029
  • Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements
  • Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles
  • Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Pál SZEKERES set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Patriots for Europe group and of the Members from Hungary. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanPfE meanHungary mean
Amendments1037811.1 (higher)937.9 (higher)552.2 (higher)
Speeches4444.4 (lower)32.0 (higher)34.7 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)0.3 (lower)0.3 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)53.8 (higher)4.0 (higher)3.5 (higher)
Questions4039.7 (higher)54.2 (lower)16.3 (higher)
Motions319.6 (lower)6.7 (lower)2.9 (higher)
Opinions (Rapporteur)10.6 (higher)0.1 (higher)0.2 (higher)
Opinions (Shadow)52.7 (higher)2.8 (higher)3.2 (higher)
Explanations of Vote10343.0 (higher)97.4 (higher)45.3 (higher)
Vote Participation74.9%86.3% (lower)83.5% (lower)67.0% (higher)

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