Sander SMIT
Netherlands
ECR – European Conservatives and Reformists
BoerBurgerBeweging
Sander SMIT is a Member of the European Parliament from Netherlands, representing BoerBurgerBeweging in the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Sander has submitted 1423 amendments, delivered 55 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 2 as shadow rapporteur, asked 56 questions, and filed 4 motions. Vote participation stands at 90.1% (5342 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 | 1423 | 811.1 | +612 | 129th/743 | 4th/34 | 7th/84 |
| Speeches | 55 | 44.4 | +11 | 150th/743 | 10th/34 | 22nd/84 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 | -1 | 263rd/743 | 15th/34 | 24th/84 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 2 | 3.8 | -2 | 370th/743 | 24th/34 | 55th/84 |
| Questions | 56 | 39.7 | +16 | 183rd/743 | 9th/34 | 29th/84 |
| Motions | 4 | 19.6 | -16 | 380th/743 | 20th/34 | 60th/84 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 | +0 | 85th/743 | 5th/34 | 7th/84 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 0 | 2.7 | -3 | 490th/743 | 28th/34 | 71st/84 |
| Explanations of Vote | 1 | 43.0 | -42 | 330th/743 | 15th/34 | 27th/84 |
| Vote Participation | 90.1% | 86.3% | – | 379th/745 | 25th/34 | 47th/84 |
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
Delegations
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Committees and delegations
Sander SMIT holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO): Member, since 2026-03-11. Attended 4 of 7 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Substitute, since 2026-03-11. Attended 39 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Fisheries (PECH): Substitute, since 2026-03-11. Attended 23 of 29 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation for relations with South Africa (D-ZA): Substitute, since 2026-03-26
- Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP): Member, since 2026-04-27
- Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly (DPAC): Member, since 2026-04-27
Reports and opinions
Reports as shadow rapporteur
All 2, most recent first.
- 2026-02-27 A10-0034/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2014/65/EU and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplifying measures (ECON, LIBE)
- 2025-04-15 A10-0070/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1026/2012 on certain measures for the purpose of the conservation of fish stocks in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing (PECH)
Opinions as rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2025-07-03 ENVI_AD(2025)771972 OPINION on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (ENVI)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Sander SMIT has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2023/0448(COD): 277 amendments, latest 2025-04-16 (PECH)
- 2025/2052(INI): 197 amendments, latest 2025-06-05 (AGRI)
EP document title: REPORT on the future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy - 2025/0059(COD): 195 amendments, latest 2025-12-01 (LIBE)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC - 2023/0413(COD): 129 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 - 2025/0420(COD): 76 amendments, latest 2026-06-25 (ENVI)
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 56. Records up to 2026-09-09.
- 2026-08-24 Reports of verbal and physical harassment within the European Commission (E-10-2026-003307)
- 2026-08-19 Framework and support for small-scale EU coastal fishers in relation to emerging bluefin tuna stocks in the North Sea (E-10-2026-003298)
- 2026-07-23 Methane Regulation and threat to the security of supply of oil and gas (P-10-2026-003107)
- 2026-07-14 Transparency and subsidiarity safeguards for LGBTIQ-related funding under AgoraEU and CERV+ (E-10-2026-002903)
- 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)
- 2026-06-18 Inclusion of surrogacy in the new EU strategy to combat trafficking in human beings (E-10-2026-002535)
- 2026-06-17 Turkish interference with aircraft carrying EU Defence Ministers travelling to the Republic of Cyprus (E-10-2026-002522)
- 2026-05-20 Council debate on targeted revision of EU species-protection rules (E-10-2026-002098)
- 2026-05-11 Shipment of salmonella-contaminated chicken from Brazil (E-10-2026-001939)
- 2026-05-07 EU-Mercosur agreement: exposure of the European market to the JBS Group and the risks of geoeconomic dependence in agricultural supply chains (E-10-2026-001890)
- 2026-04-24 Nature restoration obligations based on a non-verifiable national methodology (E-10-2026-001683)
- 2026-04-24 Commission’s assessment framework for evaluating national restoration plans. (E-10-2026-001684)
- 2026-04-24 Performance obligations with regard to the European Innovation Partnership (E-10-2026-001685)
- 2026-04-15 Protecting our sovereignty and food security following the detection of cereulide in infant formula (E-10-2026-001528)
- 2026-04-14 Re-examination of EU humanitarian funding to the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon (E-10-2026-001502)
- 2026-04-13 Impact of rising fuel prices on the EU fisheries sector and the need for coordinated EU action (E-10-2026-001495)
- 2026-04-10 EU support for the Cormorant Management Advisory Group (E-10-2026-001478)
- 2026-04-09 Chinese chicken on European plates despite damning report (E-10-2026-001445)
- 2026-04-09 Structural shortcomings in food safety regarding Ukrainian animal products (E-10-2026-001446)
- 2026-04-08 Transparency of EU humanitarian funding to the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon (E-10-2026-001435)
Motions for resolutions
All 4, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.
- 2026-07-01 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation (EU) of 27 March 2026 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 as regards infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) and infection with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus and introducing a derogation for movements of registered equine animals (B-10-2026-0342)
- 2025-12-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the European citizens’ initiative entitled ‘My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion’ (B-10-2025-0557)
- 2025-07-09 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus
- 2025-07-07 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria, following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias church in Damascus (B-10-2025-0346)
Individual motions for resolutions
All 2, most recent first. Records up to 2026-06-11.
- 2026-04-22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on protecting places of worship in the EU from foreign political interference and state-linked influence operations (B-10-2026-0187)
- 2026-02-25 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the establishment of a European blacklist of ultra-violent extremist organisations (UVEOs) (B-10-2026-0151)
Written explanations of vote
All 1, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.
- Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Sander SMIT set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European Conservatives and Reformists group and of the Members from Netherlands. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.
| Activity | Count | EP mean | ECR mean | Netherlands mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 1423 | 811.1 (higher) | 780.9 (higher) | 778.6 (higher) |
| Speeches | 55 | 44.4 (higher) | 49.4 (higher) | 39.2 (higher) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 (lower) | 0.6 (lower) | 0.7 (lower) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 2 | 3.8 (lower) | 4.7 (lower) | 5.0 (lower) |
| Questions | 56 | 39.7 (higher) | 47.0 (higher) | 35.8 (higher) |
| Motions | 4 | 19.6 (lower) | 39.4 (lower) | 19.1 (lower) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 1 | 0.6 (higher) | 0.4 (higher) | 0.5 (higher) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 0 | 2.7 (lower) | 3.6 (lower) | 2.9 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 1 | 43.0 (lower) | 35.5 (lower) | 2.9 (lower) |
| Vote Participation | 90.1% | 86.3% (higher) | 88.0% (higher) | 92.0% (lower) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.