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Sandra KALNIETE

Latvia Latvia EPP – European People's Party Jaunā Vienotība

Sandra KALNIETE is a Member of the European Parliament from Latvia, representing Jaunā Vienotība in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Sandra has submitted 90 amendments, delivered 35 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 1 as shadow rapporteur, asked 5 questions, and filed 55 motions. Vote participation stands at 91.3% (5413 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 90 811.1 -721 683rd/743 9th/9 176th/193
Speeches 35 44.4 -9 364th/743 3rd/9 74th/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 7th/9 96th/193
Reports (Shadow) 1 3.8 -3 464th/743 9th/9 69th/193
Questions 5 39.7 -35 673rd/743 7th/9 166th/193
Motions 55 19.6 +35 80th/743 4th/9 31st/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 3rd/9 70th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 0 2.7 -3 490th/743 8th/9 97th/193
Explanations of Vote 10 43.0 -33 207th/743 1st/9 44th/193
Vote Participation 91.3% 86.3% – 326th/745 5th/9 79th/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

Substitute INTA – Committee on International Trade
Member AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs
Substitute CULT – Committee on Culture and Education
Vice-Chair EUDS – Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

Delegations

Substitute D-UA – Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee
Member D-RU – Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
Substitute DCAB – Delegation to the Caribbean-EU Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute DACP – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

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Committees and delegations

Sandra KALNIETE 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 23 of 41 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Culture and Education (CULT): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 2 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS): Vice-Chair, since 2025-02-03. Attended 12 of 26 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on International Trade (INTA): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 8 of 31 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (D-UA): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Caribbean-EU Parliamentary Assembly (DCAB): Substitute, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2024-10-15 A10-0006/2024 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (INTA)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2023/0212(COD): 28 amendments, latest 2025-12-19 (ECON)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the digital euro
  • 2025/0555(COD): 28 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)
  • 2025/0550(COD): 16 amendments, latest 2026-06-22 (CULT)
    EP document title: BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the ‘AgoraEU’ programme for the period 2028 to 2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818
  • 2025/0571R(APP): 16 amendments, latest 2026-02-02 (BUDG)
  • 2025/2247(BUI): 1 amendment, latest 2026-03-23 (BUDG)
    EP document title: REPORT on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027

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

  • 2026-03-11 Interpretation of a European Commission decision (E-10-2026-001015)
  • 2025-12-08 EU-based banks, including Raiffeisen and UniCredit, still operate in Russia, raising concerns about sanctions circumvention and undermining EU credibility (E-10-2025-004854)
  • 2025-04-02 The financing of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (E-10-2025-001357)
  • 2025-03-19 Seizing the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea: the Commission’s measures to prevent vessel sales (E-10-2025-001174)

Questions for oral answer

All 1, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

  • 2025-12-02 European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation (O-10-2025-000044)

Motions for resolutions

Most recent 20 of 55. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 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 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland
  • 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 on Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland (B-10-2026-0304)
  • 2026-05-20 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts
  • 2026-05-18 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts (B-10-2026-0255)
  • 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)
  • 2026-03-11 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
  • 2026-03-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular Africans, for Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine (B-10-2026-0167)
  • 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)
  • 2025-12-16 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania
  • 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)
  • 2025-10-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections
  • 2025-10-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections (B-10-2025-0454)
  • 2025-10-07 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a united response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure
  • 2025-10-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a united response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure (B-10-2025-0419)
  • 2025-09-05 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference

Written explanations of vote

All 10, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia
  • 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
  • 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
  • Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova
  • Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus
  • Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine
  • Tackling barriers to the single market for defence
  • Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis
  • 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
  • White paper on the future of European defence

Comparison with group and country means

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

ActivityCountEP meanEPP meanLatvia mean
Amendments90811.1 (lower)732.9 (lower)514.7 (lower)
Speeches3544.4 (lower)40.8 (lower)52.2 (lower)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)1.0 (lower)0.9 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)13.8 (lower)1.5 (lower)6.1 (lower)
Questions539.7 (lower)21.4 (lower)11.0 (lower)
Motions5519.6 (higher)23.1 (higher)48.6 (higher)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.7 (lower)0.2 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)02.7 (lower)1.3 (lower)5.1 (lower)
Explanations of Vote1043.0 (lower)31.5 (lower)1.8 (higher)
Vote Participation91.3%86.3% (higher)86.1% (higher)88.7% (higher)

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