Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL
Portugal
EPP – European People's Party
Aliança Democrática
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL is a Member of the European Parliament from Portugal, representing Aliança Democrática in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Paulo has submitted 3928 amendments, delivered 55 speeches, authored 1 report as rapporteur and 7 as shadow rapporteur, asked 24 questions, and filed 0 motions. Vote participation stands at 88.0% (5219 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 | 3928 | 811.1 | +3117 | 3rd/743 | 1st/21 | 2nd/193 |
| Speeches | 55 | 44.4 | +11 | 150th/743 | 11th/21 | 30th/193 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.8 | +0 | 134th/743 | 5th/21 | 47th/193 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 7 | 3.8 | +3 | 110th/743 | 6th/21 | 6th/193 |
| Questions | 24 | 39.7 | -16 | 420th/743 | 12th/21 | 57th/193 |
| Motions | 0 | 19.6 | -20 | 692nd/743 | 19th/21 | 167th/193 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 | -1 | 223rd/743 | 10th/21 | 70th/193 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 3 | 2.7 | +0 | 198th/743 | 12th/21 | 18th/193 |
| Explanations of Vote | 452 | 43.0 | +409 | 18th/743 | 1st/21 | 2nd/193 |
| Vote Participation | 88.0% | 86.3% | – | 434th/745 | 12th/21 | 114th/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
Member
AGRI – Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Vice-Chair
PECH – Committee on Fisheries
Substitute
FEMM – Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Substitute
REGI – Committee on Regional Development
Delegations
Member
DMED – Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
Member
D-US – Delegation for relations with the United States
Vice-Chair
D-ZA – Delegation for relations with South Africa
Substitute
DMAS – Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries
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Committees and delegations
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 30 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 12 of 31 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Fisheries (PECH): Vice-Chair, since 2026-03-17. Attended 25 of 29 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Regional Development (REGI): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 19 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US): Member, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation for relations with South Africa (D-ZA): Vice-Chair, since 2024-09-30
- Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (DMAS): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (DMED): Member, since 2024-09-19
Reports and opinions
Reports as rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2025-01-30 A10-0004/2025 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo Verde (PECH)
Reports as shadow rapporteur
Most recent 5 of 7.
- 2026-04-16 A10-0092/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands (2025-2032) (PECH)
- 2026-04-16 A10-0096/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community (2025–2029) (PECH)
- 2025-10-24 A10-0210/2025 REPORT on the Gender Equality Strategy 2025 (FEMM)
- 2025-07-30 A10-0153/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain (AGRI)
- 2025-07-09 A10-0137/2025 REPORT on the role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition (REGI)
Opinions as shadow rapporteur
All 3, most recent first.
- 2026-07-13 FEMM_AD(2026)784251 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818 (FEMM)
- 2026-07-09 PECH_AD(2026)786710 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Global Europe (PECH)
- 2026-05-07 REGI_AD(2026)782321 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, and amending Regulations (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2023/588, (EU) [EDIP] (REGI)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2025/0240(COD): 550 amendments, latest 2026-06-30 (CJ71)
EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 - 2023/0448(COD): 369 amendments, latest 2025-04-16 (PECH)
- 2025/0555(COD): 255 amendments, latest 2026-05-19 (AGRI)
EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, and amending Regulations (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2023/588, (EU) - 2025/0545(COD): 247 amendments, latest 2026-05-20 (AGRI)
EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities - 2025/0571R(APP): 239 amendments, latest 2026-02-04 (AGRI)
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 24. Records up to 2026-09-09.
- 2026-07-13 Support for the development of sexual assault centres in the EU (E-10-2026-002872)
- 2026-06-24 Timeline and scope of the forthcoming simplification package on fisheries legislation to support the competitiveness of the EU fleet (E-10-2026-002596)
- 2026-06-17 Temporary protection mechanism (P-10-2026-002495)
- 2026-05-29 Follow-up to the EIOPA/ESM proposal for a European risk-sharing mechanism for natural disasters (E-10-2026-002189)
- 2026-05-29 Implementing the fifth freedom of movement in the internal market: research, innovation, data and knowledge (E-10-2026-002190)
- 2026-05-06 Continuity of tertiary education for pregnant women and women with children (E-10-2026-001857)
- 2026-04-15 Impact of suspending inward processing in the sugar sector on jobs and consumers in Portugal, Spain and Italy (P-10-2026-001532)
- 2026-03-23 EU support for Mozambique (P-10-2026-001206)
- 2026-02-01 Mechanisms to address the impact of Storm Kristin in Portugal (P-10-2026-000402)
- 2025-11-24 The recovery of bluefin tuna stocks and the need to adopt new national quotas for all fleet segments (E-10-2025-004676)
- 2025-11-14 Financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and for undertakings in difficulty, plus the General Block Exemption Regulation (E-10-2025-004554)
- 2025-10-15 Differentiated and evidence-based treatment of European traditional products under the Tobacco Products Directive (P-10-2025-004058)
- 2025-10-03 Lack of standardisation of firefighting equipment as an obstacle to cross-border operations and European preparedness (E-10-2025-003884)
- 2025-07-22 Reassessing the timetable and safeguards for ETS2: preventing price shocks and ensuring social readiness (E-10-2025-003032)
- 2025-06-25 Implementation of emergency communication systems (E-10-2025-002572)
- 2025-06-04 Proposta de revisão da Diretiva 2014/45/EU — Elimina a possibilidade de exceções às IPO de motociclos (P-10-2025-002245)
- 2025-05-07 Power outage in Portugal and Spain (E-10-2025-001841)
- 2025-04-02 Abolition of seasonal clock changes in the EU and follow-up actions by the Commission (E-10-2025-001369)
- 2025-03-27 The risk of polycrisis in the immediate future (E-10-2025-001298)
- 2024-10-21 Labeling and designation of non-animal origin products (E-10-2024-002194)
Written explanations of vote
20 of 452, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.
- 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
- 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia
- 2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo
- 2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova
- 2023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro
- 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia
- 2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
- 2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
- 2023 and 2024 reports on Ukraine
- 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget
- 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text
- 2025 Commission report on Albania
- 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2025 Commission report on Georgia
- 2025 Commission report on Kosovo
- 2025 Commission report on Moldova
- 2025 Commission report on Montenegro
- 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia
- 2025 Commission report on Türkiye
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party group and of the Members from Portugal. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.
| Activity | Count | EP mean | EPP mean | Portugal mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 3928 | 811.1 (higher) | 732.9 (higher) | 1058.9 (higher) |
| Speeches | 55 | 44.4 (higher) | 40.8 (higher) | 65.4 (lower) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.8 (higher) | 1.0 (equal) | 0.8 (higher) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 7 | 3.8 (higher) | 1.5 (higher) | 5.3 (higher) |
| Questions | 24 | 39.7 (lower) | 21.4 (higher) | 33.2 (lower) |
| Motions | 0 | 19.6 (lower) | 23.1 (lower) | 24.9 (lower) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 (lower) | 0.7 (lower) | 1.0 (lower) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 3 | 2.7 (higher) | 1.3 (higher) | 4.1 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 452 | 43.0 (higher) | 31.5 (higher) | 98.2 (higher) |
| Vote Participation | 88.0% | 86.3% (higher) | 86.1% (higher) | 88.5% (lower) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.