Committees and delegations

Villy SØVNDAL 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 30 of 41 committee meetings held during the membership
• Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Substitute, since 2026-05-13. Attended 3 of 5 committee meetings held during the membership
• Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 26 of 34 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

• Delegation for relations with Israel (D-IL): Member, since 2024-09-19
• Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
• Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (D-UA): Vice-Chair, since 2025-07-10
• Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (DEPA): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
• Delegation for relations with Palestine (DPAL): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 10.

• 2026-06-12 A10-0172/2026 REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Ukraine (AFET)
• 2026-06-10 A10-0164/2026 REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Moldova (AFET)
• 2025-12-22 A10-0260/2025 REPORT on developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy (EMPL)
• 2025-12-19 A10-0270/2025 REPORT on drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges (SEDE)
• 2025-12-08 A10-0251/2025 REPORT on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring (EMPL)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 5, most recent first.

• 2026-07-14 ITRE_AD(2026)787849 OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2008/98/EC, 2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden (ITRE)
• 2026-05-06 AFET_AD(2026)785248 OPINION on the Council Decision amending Decision (EU) 2021/1764 on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (AFET)
• 2026-04-17 SEDE_AD(2026)784322 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 (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)
• 2025-06-17 SEDE_AD(2025)774452 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges (SEDE)

Amendments by procedure

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

• 2024/0301(COD): 62 amendments, latest 2025-06-05 (EMPL, IMCO)
  EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012
• 2025/2095(INI): 53 amendments, latest 2025-07-24 (EMPL)
  EP document title: REPORT on developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy
• 2025/2026(INI): 44 amendments, latest 2025-06-05 (AFET)
  EP document title: REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Ukraine
• 2025/0394(COD): 33 amendments, latest 2026-06-15 (ITRE)
• 2025/0085(COD): 23 amendments, latest 2025-05-26 (EMPL)
  EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges

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 53. Records up to 2026-09-09.

• 2026-07-07 Transparency regarding EU-funded infrastructure destroyed in Gaza (E-10-2026-002805)
• 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)
• 2026-06-16 Visa ban for (ex-)combatants of armed forces implicated in serious violations (E-10-2026-002483)
• 2026-06-01 Action by EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič regarding trade restrictions on goods from illegal Israeli settlements (E-10-2026-002215)
• 2026-04-27 Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia (E-10-2026-001705)
• 2026-04-21 Customs practices related to products imported from illegal Israeli settlements in the OPTs (E-10-2026-001633)
• 2026-04-16 Commission’s assessment of Hungary’s announced withdrawal from the ICC Rome Statute (E-10-2026-001577)
• 2026-04-16 EU action to implement a whale stranding emergency plan (E-10-2026-001579)
• 2026-04-15 Application of EU sanctions against a Russian propaganda event in a Member State (E-10-2026-001552)
• 2026-04-08 EU response to Knesset legislation on death penalty (E-10-2026-001406)
• 2026-03-31 Israeli death penalty bill targeting Palestinians (E-10-2026-001323)
• 2026-03-26 Continued EU political and financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (P-10-2026-001277)
• 2026-03-19 Israel’s illegal attacks on Lebanon and consequences for violating the UN Charter (E-10-2026-001166)
• 2026-03-09 Protection of workers exposed to formaldehyde in the EU (E-10-2026-000967)
• 2026-02-19 The European Parliament’s call to trigger the blocking statute to protect and safeguard the International Criminal Court (E-10-2026-000718)
• 2026-02-04 Mayor of Budapest fined and charged without trial for organising a Pride march in the EU (E-10-2026-000446)
• 2025-12-23 Follow-up request on activation of the blocking statute (E-10-2025-005056)
• 2025-12-15 Extraterritorial sanctions leading to ‘debanking’ of EU citizens and officials of EU-supported institutions (E-10-2025-004941)
• 2025-12-10 Inadequate collection and assessment of data and possible conflict with legal provisions laid down in the EU Water Framework Directive (in particular Articles 4, 8 and 11, and Recital 28) (E-10-2025-004875)
• 2025-12-09 Participation of Israel in the Horizon Europe programme (E-10-2025-004869)

Questions for oral answer

All 2, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

• 2025-05-28 EU-Israel Association Agreement (O-10-2025-000019)
• 2025-05-10 EU response to Israel’s planned illegal annexation and starvation of Gaza (O-10-2025-000015)

Motions for resolutions

Most recent 20 of 32. Records up to 2026-09-11.

• 2026-07-01 PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION requesting the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations to verify whether Europe of Sovereign Nations Party complies with the conditions laid down in Article 3(1), points (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445 (B-10-2026-0338)
• 2026-06-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recruitment of children by organised crime (B-10-2026-0275)
• 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-10-2026-0204)
• 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-10-2026-0143)
• 2026-02-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire (B-10-2026-0115)
• 2026-02-09 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran (B-10-2026-0119)
• 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-10-2025-0545)
• 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-10-2025-0423)
• 2025-09-10 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution
• 2025-09-08 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Gaza at breaking point: EU action against the famine, for the release of the hostages and a two-state solution (B-10-2025-0373)
• 2025-09-05 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference
• 2025-09-03 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference (B-10-2025-0359)
• 2025-07-09 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai
• 2025-07-07 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (B-10-2025-0328)
• 2025-05-07 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia
• 2025-05-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia (B-10-2025-0249)
• 2025-03-12 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high-ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Villy SØVNDAL set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Greens / European Free Alliance group and of the Members from Denmark. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

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