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Per CLAUSEN

Denmark Denmark GUE/NGL – The Left in the European Parliament Enhedslisten

Per CLAUSEN is a Member of the European Parliament from Denmark, representing Enhedslisten in the The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Per has submitted 996 amendments, delivered 51 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 9 as shadow rapporteur, asked 133 questions, and filed 27 motions. Vote participation stands at 93.3% (5530 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 996 811.1 +185 231st/743 5th/16 11th/46
Speeches 51 44.4 +7 177th/743 2nd/16 16th/46
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 6th/16 9th/46
Reports (Shadow) 9 3.8 +5 66th/743 4th/16 16th/46
Questions 133 39.7 +93 9th/743 1st/16 3rd/46
Motions 27 19.6 +7 128th/743 2nd/16 4th/46
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 6th/16 12th/46
Opinions (Shadow) 1 2.7 -2 369th/743 10th/16 37th/46
Explanations of Vote 0 43.0 -43 394th/743 9th/16 27th/46
Vote Participation 93.3% 86.3% – 237th/745 8th/16 14th/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 ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Member EMPL – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Substitute ITRE – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Delegations

Substitute D-IR – Delegation for relations with Iran
Substitute DSEE – Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, including the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee and the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee
Member DEPA – Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Member D-BY – Delegation for relations with Belarus
Substitute D-TR – Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee
Substitute DSCA – Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 24 of 38 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Substitute, since 2025-01-20. Attended 18 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 13 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with Belarus (D-BY): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with Iran (D-IR): Substitute, since 2025-12-10
  • Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee (D-TR): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (DEPA): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee (DSCA): Substitute, since 2025-12-10
  • Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, including the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee and the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (DSEE): Substitute, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 9.

  • 2026-07-02 A10-0192/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending regulation (EU) 2024/1252 (ITRE)
  • 2026-04-20 A10-0104/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products (ENVI, IMCO)
  • 2026-04-17 A10-0100/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/37/EC as regards the addition of substances and setting limit values in its Annexes I, III and IIIa (EMPL)
  • 2026-04-16 A10-0093/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021 (ENVI)
  • 2026-03-18 A10-0063/2026 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 amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy (ENVI)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2025-05-13 EMPL_AD(2025)770193 OPINION on public procurement (EMPL)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2024/2103(INI): 162 amendments, latest 2025-04-14 (EMPL)
    EP document title: REPORT on public procurement
  • 2025/0531(COD): 155 amendments, latest 2026-02-23 (CJ45)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
  • 2024/2718(RSP): 104 amendments, latest 2024-09-11 (ENVI)
  • 2023/0413(COD): 77 amendments, latest 2025-03-03 (ENVI, AGRI)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a monitoring framework for resilient European forests
  • 2024/0301(COD): 63 amendments, latest 2025-06-05 (EMPL, IMCO)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012

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 122. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-09-01 Serious statements by Markus Lammert regarding the expulsion of unaccompanied children and persons in need of international protection in Ceuta (E-10-2026-003413)
  • 2026-09-01 US measures against the European tech collective Autistici/Inventati (E-10-2026-003433)
  • 2026-07-29 Territorial scope of the amended EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation concerning Morocco’s participation in PRIMA (E-10-2026-003166)
  • 2026-07-22 Cutro shipwreck, tragedies at sea and the right of vicitms’ families (E-10-2026-003097)
  • 2026-07-16 Humanitarian situation of Sahrawi refugees, inadequate EU humanitarian assistance and the growing water crisis in the refugee camps (E-10-2026-003027)
  • 2026-07-16 Urgent appeal for the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya (E-10-2026-003029)
  • 2026-07-16 Ensuring the continued operation of the Blue Flag Programme under Directive (EU) 2024/825 (E-10-2026-003031)
  • 2026-07-15 Inclusion of human rights conditions in EU-GCC agreements on strategic partnerships, visa‑free travel and trade (E-10-2026-002937)
  • 2026-07-15 Compliance with the requirements of the Enforcement Directive on the Posting of Workers regarding joint and several liability in Denmark (E-10-2026-002941)
  • 2026-07-08 Impact of the recent US Supreme Court ruling on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and European data sovereignty (E-10-2026-002823)
  • 2026-07-08 New report on the benefits for the Sahrawi people of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement (E-10-2026-002835)
  • 2026-07-07 Transparency regarding EU-funded infrastructure destroyed in Gaza (E-10-2026-002805)
  • 2026-06-18 Human trafficking and human rights violations through recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine (E-10-2026-002532)
  • 2026-06-11 Appointment of Jim Hagemann Snabe as Special Envoy for Industrial Artificial Intelligence (E-10-2026-002410)
  • 2026-06-10 Extraterritorial sanctions against Cuba and the EU’s Blocking Statute (E-10-2026-002396)
  • 2026-06-03 Insufficient electrification along the Aalborg-Hirtshals/Frederikshavn section of the TEN-T network (E-10-2026-002281)
  • 2026-05-19 Rule of law conditionality in respect of EU cooperation funding for El Salvador (E-10-2026-002047)
  • 2026-05-19 Potential conflicts of interest for Jyrki Katainen as the EU’s Special Adviser for the Arctic while working as a lobbyist with interests in the region (E-10-2026-002050)
  • 2026-05-13 The sinking of a migrant boat following dangerous circling manoeuvres by the Greek coastguard, resulting in eight deaths (P-10-2026-002006)
  • 2026-05-05 Commission meeting with Taliban on deportations of Afghans (E-10-2026-001828)

Questions for oral answer

All 11, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

  • 2026-06-24 ECB’s decision to raise interest rates and its impact on the rising cost of living (O-10-2026-000028)
  • 2026-03-20 Transfer of European citizens’ biometric data to the Trump administration (O-10-2026-000015)
  • 2026-03-09 Public procurement and deaths at work: choosing the best bidder in social terms and making social rights and safety at work a condition for access to contracts (O-10-2026-000011)
  • 2026-02-05 When and how will the Commission deliver on its commitment to revise the EU’s animal welfare legislation? (O-10-2026-000006)
  • 2026-01-28 Addressing the gender health gap in the new research and innovation programme (FP10) (O-10-2026-000004)
  • 2025-09-24 Fur farming and the placing of farmed fur products on the market (O-10-2025-000034)
  • 2025-05-28 EU-Israel Association Agreement (O-10-2025-000019)
  • 2025-03-13 Decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union on EU-Kingdom of Morocco trade agreements (O-10-2025-000008)
  • 2025-03-13 Decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union on EU-Kingdom of Morocco trade agreements (O-10-2025-000009)
  • 2024-11-26 ICC arrest warrants issued on 21 November 2024 (O-10-2024-000016)
  • 2024-11-12 The Commission’s plans to include the revision of the outstanding proposals on animal welfare in its work plan for 2025 (O-10-2024-000014)

Motions for resolutions

Most recent 20 of 27. 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)
  • 2026-06-12 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines
  • 2026-05-12 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines (B-10-2026-0240)
  • 2026-04-29 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the new Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities
  • 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
  • 2026-02-12 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 targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts
  • 2026-02-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire (B-10-2026-0114)
  • 2026-02-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on World Cancer Day (B-10-2026-0126)
  • 2026-01-20 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the brutal repression against protesters in Iran
  • 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)
  • 2025-11-26 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the escalating repression of the Baha’is in Iran
  • 2025-11-25 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine
  • 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)
  • 2025-10-21 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy
  • 2025-09-15 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2025-0402)
  • 2025-06-18 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli
  • 2025-04-02 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus – threats from the Investigative Committee
  • 2025-03-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression
  • 2025-01-22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages

Individual motions for resolutions

All 2, most recent first. Records up to 2026-06-11.

  • 2026-05-19 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on holding Israel to account for breaches of human rights and international law (B-10-2026-0267)
  • 2025-04-02 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement (B-10-2025-0240)

Comparison with group and country means

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

ActivityCountEP meanGUE/NGL meanDenmark mean
Amendments996811.1 (higher)769.3 (higher)785.2 (higher)
Speeches5144.4 (higher)52.8 (lower)51.0 (equal)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)0.5 (lower)0.4 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)93.8 (higher)8.3 (higher)4.8 (higher)
Questions13339.7 (higher)89.4 (higher)32.6 (higher)
Motions2719.6 (higher)11.2 (higher)6.4 (higher)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.3 (lower)0.4 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)12.7 (lower)5.2 (lower)2.8 (lower)
Explanations of Vote043.0 (lower)93.4 (lower)6.2 (lower)
Vote Participation93.3%86.3% (higher)83.0% (higher)92.0% (higher)

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