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Sophie WILMÈS

Belgium Belgium RE – Renew Europe Mouvement Réformateur

Sophie WILMÈS is a Member of the European Parliament from Belgium, representing Mouvement Réformateur in the Renew Europe (RE) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Sophie has submitted 1923 amendments, delivered 151 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 4 as shadow rapporteur, asked 38 questions, and filed 14 motions. Vote participation stands at 69.3% (4108 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 1923 811.1 +1112 47th/743 3rd/22 11th/79
Speeches 151 44.4 +107 21st/743 1st/22 4th/79
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 8th/22 38th/79
Reports (Shadow) 4 3.8 +0 220th/743 11th/22 39th/79
Questions 38 39.7 -2 288th/743 17th/22 23rd/79
Motions 14 19.6 -6 187th/743 9th/22 32nd/79
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 5th/22 36th/79
Opinions (Shadow) 3 2.7 +0 198th/743 11th/22 37th/79
Explanations of Vote 82 43.0 +39 98th/743 3rd/22 9th/79
Vote Participation 69.3% 86.3% – 685th/745 20th/22 77th/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 745 tracked Members of the 10th term, including former Members. Data: European Parliament term 10 (2024–2029).

Roles and Memberships

Committees

Member LIBE – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Substitute ITRE – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Delegations

Vice-Chair D-US – Delegation for relations with the United States
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 7 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 20 of 36 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US): Vice-Chair, since 2024-09-30

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 4, most recent first.

  • 2026-05-07 A10-0130/2026 REPORT on the draft Council decision on the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme, on the multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, and repealing Decisions 2003/77/EC and 2008/376/EC (ITRE)
  • 2026-04-16 A10-0091/2026 REPORT on the Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report (LIBE)
  • 2026-02-02 A10-0007/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (IMCO, LIBE)
  • 2025-11-13 A10-0231/2025 INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (LIBE)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2026-06-24 LIBE_AD(2026)786702 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 (LIBE)
  • 2025-12-03 ITRE_AD(2025)781230 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market (ITRE)
  • 2025-11-06 LIBE_AD(2025)776885 OPINION on the implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime (LIBE)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/2239(INI): 328 amendments, latest 2025-12-15 (LIBE)
    EP document title: REPORT on the Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report
  • 2025/0384(COD): 110 amendments, latest 2026-06-24 (INTA)
  • 2018/0902R(NLE): 98 amendments, latest 2025-10-08 (LIBE)
  • 2025/0240(COD): 94 amendments, latest 2026-06-23 (CJ71)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
  • 2024/2051(INI): 91 amendments, latest 2025-02-25 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on a revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world

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 38. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-08-25 Pre-frontier intelligence in EU border management (E-10-2026-003331)
  • 2026-07-15 Illegal drug websites are making a comeback via foreign domain names (E-10-2026-002965)
  • 2026-07-08 Impact of the recent US Supreme Court ruling on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and European data sovereignty (E-10-2026-002823)
  • 2026-07-07 Impact of Court ruling on Hungarian anti-LGBTI propaganda law on similar law in Bulgaria (E-10-2026-002806)
  • 2026-06-11 Small modular reactors (E-10-2026-002408)
  • 2026-05-28 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (E-10-2026-002171)
  • 2026-04-27 Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia (E-10-2026-001705)
  • 2026-03-30 Deeply concerning events in Hungary (E-10-2026-001318)
  • 2026-03-19 Potential Russian interference in the 2026 Hungarian national elections (P-10-2026-001155)
  • 2026-03-03 Protection of EU officials and civil society against risks of privacy violations and foreign sanctions in relation to the implementation of the Digital Services Act (E-10-2026-000880)
  • 2026-02-24 Political asylum between EU Member States and the principle of mutual trust (E-10-2026-000756)
  • 2026-02-13 Train compensation (E-10-2026-000638)
  • 2026-02-04 Mayor of Budapest fined and charged without trial for organising a Pride march in the EU (E-10-2026-000446)
  • 2025-12-19 Telephone cold calling (E-10-2025-005027)
  • 2025-11-12 Child-like sex dolls for sale: major e-commerce platforms failing to comply with EU law (E-10-2025-004488)
  • 2025-11-04 Reassessing the 2035 combustion engine ban in light of advanced biofuels (E-10-2025-004328)
  • 2025-10-22 Reports of espionage against the EU by the Hungarian authorities (E-10-2025-004163)
  • 2025-10-13 Follow-up: protection of Hungarian citizens against biometric surveillance: follow-up of question for written answer E-002415/2025 (E-10-2025-004013)
  • 2025-09-23 Emotional dependence on artificial intelligence (AI) systems (E-10-2025-003674)
  • 2025-08-04 Strengthening the role of local and regional authorities in upholding the rule of law in the EU (E-10-2025-003175)

Motions for resolutions

All 14, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2026-05-13 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response (B-10-2026-0245)
  • 2025-03-31 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the execution spree in Iran and confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani (B-10-2025-0224)
  • 2025-03-10 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the white paper on the future of European defence
  • 2025-03-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees (B-10-2025-0191)
  • 2025-02-12 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia
  • 2025-02-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye (B-10-2025-0110)
  • 2025-02-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia (B-10-2025-0116)
  • 2025-02-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (B-10-2025-0125)
  • 2025-01-22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine
  • 2025-01-22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages
  • 2025-01-20 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine (B-10-2025-0077)
  • 2025-01-20 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages (B-10-2025-0082)
  • 2024-11-27 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran
  • 2024-11-25 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the increasing and systemic repression against women in Iran (B-10-2024-0202)

Written explanations of vote

20 of 82, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning
  • A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning
  • Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America
  • Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation
  • Air passenger rights
  • Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements
  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism
  • Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees
  • Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth
  • Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
  • Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements
  • Combating corruption
  • Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression
  • Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements
  • Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
  • Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders
  • Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders
  • Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of application
  • Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of application
  • Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Sophie WILMÈS set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Renew Europe group and of the Members from Belgium. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanRE meanBelgium mean
Amendments1923811.1 (higher)1225.9 (higher)1052.9 (higher)
Speeches15144.4 (higher)50.9 (higher)42.9 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)1.1 (lower)0.6 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)43.8 (higher)5.0 (lower)5.7 (lower)
Questions3839.7 (lower)29.1 (higher)56.6 (lower)
Motions1419.6 (lower)42.1 (lower)40.0 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.8 (lower)0.5 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)32.7 (higher)3.9 (lower)5.2 (lower)
Explanations of Vote8243.0 (higher)30.0 (higher)29.6 (higher)
Vote Participation69.3%86.3% (lower)88.0% (lower)88.2% (lower)

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