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Reinhold LOPATKA

Austria Austria EPP – European People's Party Österreichische Volkspartei

Reinhold LOPATKA is a Member of the European Parliament from Austria, representing Österreichische Volkspartei in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Reinhold has submitted 391 amendments, delivered 111 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 4 as shadow rapporteur, asked 6 questions, and filed 79 motions. Vote participation stands at 92.4% (5480 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 391 811.1 -420 516th/743 14th/20 124th/193
Speeches 111 44.4 +67 32nd/743 1st/20 8th/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 7th/20 96th/193
Reports (Shadow) 4 3.8 +0 220th/743 3rd/20 14th/193
Questions 6 39.7 -34 658th/743 20th/20 158th/193
Motions 79 19.6 +59 65th/743 2nd/20 24th/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 4th/20 70th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 1 2.7 -2 369th/743 7th/20 53rd/193
Explanations of Vote 16 43.0 -27 185th/743 6th/20 41st/193
Vote Participation 92.4% 86.3% – 272nd/745 14th/20 73rd/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 DEVE – Committee on Development
Member DROI – Subcommittee on Human Rights
Member AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs

Delegations

Substitute DACP – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Member DCAM – Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America, including the EU-Central America Association Parliamentary Committee
Chair DARP – Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula
Substitute DAFR – Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly
Member DLAT – Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute D-ME – Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 25 of 41 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Development (DEVE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 17 of 30 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 15 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (D-ME): Substitute, since 2025-03-13
  • Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly (DAFR): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (DARP): Chair, since 2024-10-03
  • Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America, including the EU-Central America Association Parliamentary Committee (DCAM): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 4, most recent first.

  • 2026-05-12 A10-0143/2026 REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Montenegro (AFET)
  • 2026-04-24 A10-0107/2026 REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part (AFET)
  • 2026-04-20 A10-0102/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part (AFET)
  • 2025-05-20 A10-0093/2025 REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Montenegro (AFET)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2025-11-21 AFET_AD(2025)776982 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level (AFET)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/0227(COD): 106 amendments, latest 2026-05-26 (AFET)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Global Europe
  • 2025/0162R(NLE): 50 amendments, latest 2026-04-17 (AFET)
  • 2025/0101(COD): 40 amendments, latest 2025-10-27 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level
  • 2025/2017(INI): 31 amendments, latest 2025-03-25 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Albania
  • 2025/2251(INI): 25 amendments, latest 2026-04-23 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

All 6, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-08-24 Protection of Catholic religious sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina (E-10-2026-003311)
  • 2026-02-17 Security of EU citizens (E-10-2026-000667)
  • 2026-01-30 Alarming UNESCO report on antisemitism in EU classrooms (E-10-2026-000396)
  • 2025-12-05 Interference by Hamas in the activities of EU-funded non-governmental organisations (E-10-2025-004832)
  • 2025-11-07 Inflation, Austria surcharge and territorial supply constraints (P-10-2025-004404)
  • 2024-11-27 State of play of the Schengen visa waivers for Gulf Cooperation Council countries (E-10-2024-002669)

Motions for resolutions

Most recent 20 of 78. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan
  • 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre
  • 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan
  • 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan (B-10-2026-0350)
  • 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre (B-10-2026-0355)
  • 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan (B-10-2026-0362)
  • 2026-06-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera
  • 2026-06-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso
  • 2026-06-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich
  • 2026-06-16 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso (B-10-2026-0321)
  • 2026-06-16 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich (B-10-2026-0328)
  • 2026-06-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera (B-10-2026-0292)
  • 2026-05-20 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran
  • 2026-04-29 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti
  • 2026-04-29 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela
  • 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
  • 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Shortcomings and deficiencies of the 'Amnesty Law' in Venezuela (B-10-2026-0217)
  • 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti (B-10-2026-0228)
  • 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities (B-10-2026-0233)
  • 2026-03-11 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine

Written explanations of vote

All 16, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text
  • 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
  • Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap
  • Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024
  • Coordination of social security systems
  • Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy
  • Energy-intensive industries
  • Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025
  • Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution
  • Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors
  • Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
  • Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU
  • Military mobility
  • Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments
  • Second World Summit for Social Development
  • UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Reinhold LOPATKA set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party group and of the Members from Austria. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanEPP meanAustria mean
Amendments391811.1 (lower)732.9 (lower)719.0 (lower)
Speeches11144.4 (higher)40.8 (higher)42.6 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)1.0 (lower)0.6 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)43.8 (higher)1.5 (higher)2.2 (higher)
Questions639.7 (lower)21.4 (lower)37.0 (lower)
Motions7919.6 (higher)23.1 (higher)15.3 (higher)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.7 (lower)0.2 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)12.7 (lower)1.3 (lower)1.9 (lower)
Explanations of Vote1643.0 (lower)31.5 (lower)52.1 (lower)
Vote Participation92.4%86.3% (higher)86.1% (higher)92.3% (higher)

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