Virgil-Daniel POPESCU
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU is a Member of the European Parliament from Romania, representing Partidul Naţional Liberal in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Virgil-Daniel has submitted 896 amendments, delivered 11 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 0 as shadow rapporteur, asked 3 questions, and filed 12 motions. Vote participation stands at 85.6% (5077 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 | 896 | 811.1 | +85 | 261st/743 | 12th/34 | 53rd/193 |
| Speeches | 11 | 44.4 | -33 | 656th/743 | 27th/34 | 158th/193 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 | -1 | 263rd/743 | 9th/34 | 96th/193 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 0 | 3.8 | -4 | 564th/743 | 21st/34 | 116th/193 |
| Questions | 3 | 39.7 | -37 | 697th/743 | 26th/34 | 173rd/193 |
| Motions | 12 | 19.6 | -8 | 202nd/743 | 13th/34 | 59th/193 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 | -1 | 223rd/743 | 11th/34 | 70th/193 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 1 | 2.7 | -2 | 369th/743 | 15th/34 | 53rd/193 |
| Explanations of Vote | 0 | 43.0 | -43 | 394th/743 | 16th/34 | 88th/193 |
| Vote Participation | 85.6% | 86.3% | – | 496th/745 | 14th/34 | 131st/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
Delegations
Committees and delegations
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 0 of 42 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Substitute, since 2025-01-20. Attended 9 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 22 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (DARP): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
- Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee (DSCA): Member, since 2024-09-19
Reports and opinions
Opinions as shadow rapporteur
All 1, most recent first.
- 2026-06-16 ENVI_AD(2026)786680 OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures (ENVI)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Virgil-Daniel POPESCU has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2025/0399(COD): 193 amendments, latest 2026-05-20 (ITRE)
EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869 - 2025/0400(COD): 97 amendments, latest 2026-05-27 (ENVI)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures - 2024/0061(COD): 79 amendments, latest 2025-03-31 (SEDE, ITRE)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) - 2024/2718(RSP): 74 amendments, latest 2024-09-11 (ENVI)
- 2025/2006(INI): 67 amendments, latest 2025-03-21 (ITRE)
EP document title: REPORT on electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system
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 3, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-09.
- 2025-07-22 Reassessing the timetable and safeguards for ETS2: preventing price shocks and ensuring social readiness (E-10-2025-003032)
- 2025-05-19 Inclusion of nuclear energy production targets and deployment pathways in the revised PINC (E-10-2025-001997)
- 2024-09-17 Recent increase in electricity prices in central and eastern Europe (E-10-2024-001736)
Motions for resolutions
All 12, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.
- 2026-06-16 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland
- 2026-06-15 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland (B-10-2026-0304)
- 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
- 2025-09-03 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference (B-10-2025-0355)
- 2025-07-02 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 10 June 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela to the list of high-risk third countries which have provided a written high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies and have developed an action plan with the FATF, and to remove Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, Uganda an (B-10-2025-0318)
- 2024-10-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration
- 2024-10-04 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration (B-10-2024-0080)
- 2024-09-18 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
- 2024-09-17 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (B-10-2024-0057)
- 2024-07-17 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for the EU’s continuous support for Ukraine (B-10-2024-0007)
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Virgil-Daniel POPESCU set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party group and of the Members from Romania. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.
| Activity | Count | EP mean | EPP mean | Romania mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 896 | 811.1 (higher) | 732.9 (higher) | 786.0 (higher) |
| Speeches | 11 | 44.4 (lower) | 40.8 (lower) | 51.0 (lower) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 (lower) | 1.0 (lower) | 0.7 (lower) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 0 | 3.8 (lower) | 1.5 (lower) | 3.1 (lower) |
| Questions | 3 | 39.7 (lower) | 21.4 (lower) | 25.1 (lower) |
| Motions | 12 | 19.6 (lower) | 23.1 (lower) | 19.5 (lower) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 (lower) | 0.7 (lower) | 0.6 (lower) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 1 | 2.7 (lower) | 1.3 (lower) | 2.3 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 0 | 43.0 (lower) | 31.5 (lower) | 48.7 (lower) |
| Vote Participation | 85.6% | 86.3% (lower) | 86.1% (lower) | 78.2% (higher) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.