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Riho TERRAS

Estonia Estonia EPP – European People's Party Isamaa

Riho TERRAS is a Member of the European Parliament from Estonia, representing Isamaa in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Riho has submitted 384 amendments, delivered 29 speeches, authored 2 reports as rapporteur and 1 as shadow rapporteur, asked 13 questions, and filed 16 motions. Vote participation stands at 84.3% (4999 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 384 811.1 -427 519th/743 5th/7 127th/193
Speeches 29 44.4 -15 443rd/743 4th/7 92nd/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 2 0.8 +1 64th/743 2nd/7 25th/193
Reports (Shadow) 1 3.8 -3 464th/743 4th/7 69th/193
Questions 13 39.7 -27 565th/743 1st/7 116th/193
Motions 16 19.6 -4 173rd/743 4th/7 53rd/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 2 0.6 +1 39th/743 1st/7 14th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 0 2.7 -3 490th/743 4th/7 97th/193
Explanations of Vote 3 43.0 -40 279th/743 4th/7 59th/193
Vote Participation 84.3% 86.3% – 525th/745 6th/7 136th/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

Vice-Chair SEDE – Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Member AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs

Delegations

Member 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
Substitute DEPA – Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute D-MD – Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee
Substitute D-UK – Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

Other Estonia MEPs All Estonia MEPs →

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Other EPP MEPs All EPP MEPs →

Regina DOHERTY1,477 am Reinhold LOPATKA391 am Roberta METSOLA0 am Romana TOMC414 am Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT1,375 am
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Committees and delegations

Riho TERRAS 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 21 of 41 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE): Vice-Chair, since 2025-01-27. Attended 30 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee (D-MD): Substitute, since 2025-09-30
  • Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (D-UK): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (DEPA): Substitute, since 2025-09-30
  • 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): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-06-10 A10-0166/2026 REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Kosovo (AFET)
  • 2025-04-22 A10-0075/2025 REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission Reports on Kosovo (AFET)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2026-02-10 A10-0014/2026 REPORT on flagship European defence projects of common interest (SEDE)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-04-17 SEDE_AD(2026)782450 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on 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] (SEDE)
  • 2025-06-17 SEDE_AD(2025)774437 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review (SEDE)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/0555(COD): 238 amendments, latest 2026-05-19 (ITRE)
    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)
  • 2025/0421(COD): 56 amendments, latest 2026-06-23 (CJ46)
  • 2025/2144(INI): 14 amendments, latest 2025-11-11 (SEDE)
    EP document title: REPORT on flagship European defence projects of common interest
  • 2025/2019(INI): 13 amendments, latest 2025-03-06 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission Reports on Kosovo
  • 2025/0084(COD): 12 amendments, latest 2025-05-26 (SEDE)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

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 13, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-04-27 Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia (E-10-2026-001705)
  • 2026-04-17 Equal treatment of sport shooting disciplines under the proposed lead shot restrictions (E-10-2026-001591)
  • 2026-03-24 Restricting lead shot under the REACH Regulation (P-10-2026-001214)
  • 2025-10-08 REACH restriction on lead in rimfire ammunition (E-10-2025-003959)
  • 2025-10-02 Russian jets violating Estonian airspace (P-10-2025-003855)
  • 2025-09-16 Commission proposal on centrefire ammunition (E-10-2025-003562)
  • 2025-09-15 Managing lead gunshot at outdoor sports shooting ranges (P-10-2025-003539)
  • 2025-07-22 Reassessing the timetable and safeguards for ETS2: preventing price shocks and ensuring social readiness (E-10-2025-003032)
  • 2025-07-16 Clarification regarding the lifting of measures against Kosovo (E-10-2025-002940)
  • 2025-07-09 Unusable stocks following the entry into force of the Commission’s proposed legislation on lead ammunition (E-10-2025-002811)
  • 2025-07-09 Managing lead gunshot at outdoor sports shooting ranges (P-10-2025-002809)
  • 2025-03-19 Seizing the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea: the Commission’s measures to prevent vessel sales (E-10-2025-001174)
  • 2025-02-14 EU’s defence and security: restriction on lead in ammunition under the REACH Regulation (P-10-2025-000698)

Motions for resolutions

All 16, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 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
  • 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine (B-10-2026-0215)
  • 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
  • 2026-02-10 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 (B-10-2026-0146)
  • 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
  • 2025-11-25 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine (B-10-2025-0546)
  • 2025-07-04 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians
  • 2025-07-02 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians (B-10-2025-0306)
  • 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
  • 2025-03-10 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the white paper on the future of European defence
  • 2025-03-07 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression (B-10-2025-0161)
  • 2025-03-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the white paper on the future of European defence (B-10-2025-0146)
  • 2024-11-26 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Georgia’s worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud
  • 2024-11-22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Georgia’s worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud (B-10-2024-0182)
  • 2024-09-18 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States
  • 2024-09-16 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (B-10-2024-0036)

Written explanations of vote

All 3, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market
  • Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application
  • Protection of minors online

Comparison with group and country means

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

ActivityCountEP meanEPP meanEstonia mean
Amendments384811.1 (lower)732.9 (lower)569.3 (lower)
Speeches2944.4 (lower)40.8 (lower)28.0 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)20.8 (higher)1.0 (higher)1.3 (higher)
Reports (Shadow)13.8 (lower)1.5 (lower)2.9 (lower)
Questions1339.7 (lower)21.4 (lower)8.0 (higher)
Motions1619.6 (lower)23.1 (lower)32.6 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)20.6 (higher)0.7 (higher)1.0 (higher)
Opinions (Shadow)02.7 (lower)1.3 (lower)2.7 (lower)
Explanations of Vote343.0 (lower)31.5 (lower)69.7 (lower)
Vote Participation84.3%86.3% (lower)86.1% (lower)90.2% (lower)

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