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Sophia KIRCHER

Austria Austria EPP – European People's Party Österreichische Volkspartei

Sophia KIRCHER 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), Sophia has submitted 319 amendments, delivered 16 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 0 as shadow rapporteur, asked 16 questions, and filed 1 motion. Vote participation stands at 87.7% (5197 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 319 811.1 -492 564th/743 17th/20 141st/193
Speeches 16 44.4 -28 599th/743 18th/20 141st/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 7th/20 96th/193
Reports (Shadow) 0 3.8 -4 564th/743 16th/20 116th/193
Questions 16 39.7 -24 528th/743 15th/20 95th/193
Motions 1 19.6 -19 589th/743 19th/20 138th/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 17 43.0 -26 181st/743 4th/20 38th/193
Vote Participation 87.7% 86.3% – 450th/745 16th/20 118th/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 IMCO – Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Vice-Chair TRAN – Committee on Transport and Tourism

Delegations

Substitute D-US – Delegation for relations with the United States

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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 6 of 30 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN): Vice-Chair, since 2024-07-23. Attended 15 of 25 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US): Substitute, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2026-03-18 TRAN_AL(2026)785326 Opinion on Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) (TRAN)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2023/0448(COD): 81 amendments, latest 2025-04-16 (TRAN, AGRI)
  • 2025/0360(COD): 49 amendments, latest 2026-07-16 (IMCO)
  • 2026/2003(INI): 42 amendments, latest 2026-07-01 (TRAN)
  • 2025/0097(COD): 40 amendments, latest 2026-01-28 (TRAN)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union
  • 2025/0571R(APP): 22 amendments, latest 2026-01-30 (TRAN)

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

  • 2026-07-22 Seizure of private aircraft with non‑EU registrations (E-10-2026-003084)
  • 2026-06-26 Consistent rail passenger rights across the EU (E-10-2026-002654)
  • 2026-06-26 Eliminating double taxation for investors from the EU (E-10-2026-002655)
  • 2026-06-26 Eliminating double taxation for EU investors (E-10-2026-002656)
  • 2026-05-20 Measures supporting regional airports in the EU (E-10-2026-002096)
  • 2026-04-01 Tackling outflows of locally educated skilled workers (E-10-2026-001368)
  • 2026-02-10 EU rules to make access permits available to people with reduced mobility, including in other EU countries (E-10-2026-000541)
  • 2026-02-10 Cutting red tape for companies in the passenger transport sector (E-10-2026-000542)
  • 2025-11-07 Inflation, Austria surcharge and territorial supply constraints (P-10-2025-004404)
  • 2025-10-15 Intermodal terminal infrastructure needed for the shift to rail (E-10-2025-004034)
  • 2025-06-05 Rates for locals (E-10-2025-002285)
  • 2025-06-05 Conservation status of the wolf (E-10-2025-002289)
  • 2025-05-28 Investing in the future: 5G corridors as key pillars of a modern and secure European railway network (E-10-2025-002141)
  • 2025-05-28 Safeguarding competition in the EV charging market – need for clarification over pricing for integrated suppliers (E-10-2025-002142)
  • 2024-12-18 Shifting freight from road to rail (E-10-2024-003039)
  • 2024-12-18 Measures to promote carbon-neutral fuels (E-10-2024-003040)

Motions for resolutions

All 1, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2025-11-19 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on protection of EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and materials (B-10-2025-0500)

Written explanations of vote

All 17, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text
  • 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
  • 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
  • European Social Fund Plus post-2027
  • Extension of the derogation for heavy-duty vehicles with zero emissions
  • 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
  • Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
  • Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights
  • UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Sophia KIRCHER 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
Amendments319811.1 (lower)732.9 (lower)719.0 (lower)
Speeches1644.4 (lower)40.8 (lower)42.6 (lower)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)1.0 (lower)0.6 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)03.8 (lower)1.5 (lower)2.2 (lower)
Questions1639.7 (lower)21.4 (lower)37.0 (lower)
Motions119.6 (lower)23.1 (lower)15.3 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.7 (lower)0.2 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)12.7 (lower)1.3 (lower)1.9 (lower)
Explanations of Vote1743.0 (lower)31.5 (lower)52.1 (lower)
Vote Participation87.7%86.3% (higher)86.1% (higher)92.3% (lower)

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