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Paolo BORCHIA

Italy Italy PfE – Patriots for Europe Lega

Paolo BORCHIA is a Member of the European Parliament from Italy, representing Lega in the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Paolo has submitted 1024 amendments, delivered 54 speeches, authored 2 reports as rapporteur and 4 as shadow rapporteur, asked 61 questions, and filed 7 motions. Vote participation stands at 97.9% (5803 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 1024 811.1 +213 224th/743 27th/77 36th/93
Speeches 54 44.4 +10 160th/743 7th/77 11th/93
Reports (Rapporteur) 2 0.8 +1 64th/743 7th/77 5th/93
Reports (Shadow) 4 3.8 +0 220th/743 18th/77 30th/93
Questions 61 39.7 +21 164th/743 36th/77 35th/93
Motions 7 19.6 -13 267th/743 18th/77 23rd/93
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 21st/77 11th/93
Opinions (Shadow) 3 2.7 +0 198th/743 20th/77 27th/93
Explanations of Vote 4 43.0 -39 264th/743 4th/77 48th/93
Vote Participation 97.9% 86.3% – 71st/745 9th/77 8th/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).

Roles and Memberships

Committees

Substitute TRAN – Committee on Transport and Tourism
Member ITRE – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Substitute ECON – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Delegations

Member DMER – Delegation for relations with Mercosur
Member DLAT – Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute DMED – Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 4 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 30 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 6 of 25 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (DMED): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with Mercosur (DMER): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-06-05 A10-0151/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (ITRE)
  • 2025-11-12 A10-0228/2025 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (ITRE)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 4, most recent first.

  • 2026-05-07 A10-0130/2026 REPORT on the draft Council decision on the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme, on the multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, and repealing Decisions 2003/77/EC and 2008/376/EC (ITRE)
  • 2025-10-14 A10-0191/2025 RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences, amending Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 (TRAN)
  • 2025-06-30 A10-0121/2025 REPORT on the security of energy supply in the EU (ITRE)
  • 2025-02-26 A10-0021/2025 REPORT on the assessment of the implementation of Horizon Europe in view of its interim evaluation and recommendations for the 10th Research Framework Programme (ITRE)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2026-03-04 ITRE_AL(2026)781402 Opinion on the Interim Report for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 (ITRE)
  • 2026-02-26 ITRE_AD(2026)781493 OPINION on the guidelines for the 2027 budget – Section III (ITRE)
  • 2025-09-04 ITRE_AL(2025)774578 Opinion in the form of a letter on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections (2025/0210(BUD)) (ITRE)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/0097(COD): 106 amendments, latest 2026-01-21 (TRAN)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union
  • 2025/0221(COD): 91 amendments, latest 2026-04-24 (CJ05)
    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
  • 2025/0399(COD): 79 amendments, latest 2026-05-20 (ITRE)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869
  • 2026/0212(COD): 57 amendments, latest 2026-10-01 (ITRE)
  • 2025/0406(COD): 54 amendments, latest 2026-07-14 (SANT)

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 61. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-08-06 Radical Islamism: threat to the LGBT+ community and the need to protect public safety in the EU (E-10-2026-003220)
  • 2026-07-31 Extraordinary measures needed to support the Italian shellfish farming industry (E-10-2026-003183)
  • 2026-07-17 Infringement procedure against all Member States for failure to transpose the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (E-10-2026-003045)
  • 2026-07-16 Constitutional coup by Péter Magyar’s government (E-10-2026-003035)
  • 2026-07-14 PPWR Regulation: simplification or yet another mess of red tape? (E-10-2026-002900)
  • 2026-05-31 Unacceptable raising of the LGBTQI flag on the Commission building (E-10-2026-002196)
  • 2026-05-27 CAP funding: beneficiary transparency, beneficial ownership and payment concentration (E-10-2026-002148)
  • 2026-05-22 Electrolux’s restructuring plan and the impact of European industrial policies on the manufacturing sector (P-10-2026-002120)
  • 2026-05-13 Antisemitism Case at the University of Coimbra: serious institutional failures, urgent questions about accountability, and EU scrutiny over fundamental rights (E-10-2026-002014)
  • 2026-03-16 Possible launch of the procedure to add the Muslim Brotherhood to the EU list of terrorist organisations (E-10-2026-001064)
  • 2026-02-03 National Assembly / Muslim Brotherhood – inclusion on the EU list of terrorist organisations (E-10-2026-000421)
  • 2026-01-28 The EU’s planned measures on short-term rentals: legal basis, subsidiarity and proportionality (E-10-2026-000332)
  • 2026-01-28 Violations of religious freedom and protection of Christian communities (E-10-2026-000338)
  • 2026-01-22 Use of EU funds for studies that encroach on Member States’ competencies (E-10-2026-000250)
  • 2026-01-14 Establishment of a mechanism to monitor incitement to discrimination against Christians in cultural works within the EU (E-10-2026-000118)
  • 2026-01-12 Consistency of the application of Article 101 TFEU to price indexation mechanisms in the cast iron sector (P-10-2026-000066)
  • 2025-12-29 Penalties based on the Digital Services Act against the platform X (P-10-2025-005077)
  • 2025-12-16 Expansion of Erasmus and the rule of law (E-10-2025-004957)
  • 2025-12-12 Gaziantep Islamic Science and Technology University scandal: can Erasmus+ money fund radicalisation? (E-10-2025-004933)
  • 2025-12-10 Links between Hamas and EU-funded NGOs in Gaza (E-10-2025-004906)

Motions for resolutions

All 7, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2026-03-18 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation amending Annex III to Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle global warming potential (B-10-2026-0178)
  • 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)
  • 2025-10-17 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 8 July 2025 supplementing Directive (EU) 2024/1788 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying a methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from low-carbon fuels (B-10-2025-0464)
  • 2025-09-12 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2025-0400)
  • 2025-06-11 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Clean Industrial Deal (B-10-2025-0278)
  • 2024-11-25 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on election of the Commission (B-10-2024-0196)

Individual motions for resolutions

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

  • 2026-03-03 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on halting the expansion of mosques and Islamic centres in the EU (B-10-2026-0154)
  • 2025-09-23 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the brutal murders of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska and US political activist Charlie Kirk, and the need to defend vulnerable individuals and uphold law and order (B-10-2025-0405)
  • 2025-07-02 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on underinvestment in endometriosis research (B-10-2025-0309)
  • 2025-06-12 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on combating the establishment of transnational Islamist networks in Europe (B-10-2025-0279)
  • 2025-02-11 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on implementing a mass return strategy to expel illegal migrants (B-10-2025-0137)
  • 2024-12-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Dismantling Overregulation and Government Encroachment: reclaiming competitiveness and innovation in the European Union (B-10-2024-0214)

Written explanations of vote

All 4, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • Air passenger rights
  • Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets
  • Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25
  • Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis

Comparison with group and country means

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

ActivityCountEP meanPfE meanItaly mean
Amendments1024811.1 (higher)937.9 (higher)836.1 (higher)
Speeches5444.4 (higher)32.0 (higher)31.1 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)20.8 (higher)0.3 (higher)0.6 (higher)
Reports (Shadow)43.8 (higher)4.0 (equal)3.4 (higher)
Questions6139.7 (higher)54.2 (higher)64.9 (lower)
Motions719.6 (lower)6.7 (higher)7.6 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.1 (lower)0.6 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)32.7 (higher)2.8 (higher)2.7 (higher)
Explanations of Vote443.0 (lower)97.4 (lower)3.1 (higher)
Vote Participation97.9%86.3% (higher)83.5% (higher)85.9% (higher)

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