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Rihards KOLS

Latvia Latvia ECR – European Conservatives and Reformists Nacionālā apvienība "Visu Latvijai!" - "Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK"

Rihards KOLS is a Member of the European Parliament from Latvia, representing Nacionālā apvienība "Visu Latvijai!" - "Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK" in the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Rihards has submitted 491 amendments, delivered 73 speeches, authored 1 report as rapporteur and 6 as shadow rapporteur, asked 36 questions, and filed 83 motions. Vote participation stands at 94.5% (5263 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 491 714.8 -224 434th/739 4th/9 47th/79
Speeches 73 43.1 +30 63rd/739 2nd/9 8th/79
Reports (Rapporteur) 1 0.8 +0 133rd/739 3rd/9 11th/79
Reports (Shadow) 6 3.8 +2 134th/739 3rd/9 17th/79
Questions 36 37.4 -1 285th/739 1st/9 45th/79
Motions 83 18.9 +64 60th/739 2nd/9 18th/79
Opinions (Rapporteur) 1 0.6 +0 91st/739 2nd/9 9th/79
Opinions (Shadow) 3 2.8 +0 200th/739 5th/9 24th/79
Explanations of Vote 3 36.5 -34 274th/739 3rd/9 22nd/79
Vote Participation 94.5% 86.9% 193rd/739 3rd/9 26th/79

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 739 tracked Members of the 10th term, including former Members. Data: European Parliament term 10 (2024–2029).

Roles and Memberships

Committees

Member AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs
Substitute ITRE – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Member INTA – Committee on International Trade

Delegations

Substitute DMED – Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
Substitute D-MX – Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee
Member D-CL – Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee
Substitute D-US – Delegation for relations with the United States

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