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Wouter BEKE

Belgium Belgium EPP – European People's Party Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams

Wouter BEKE is a Member of the European Parliament from Belgium, representing Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Wouter has submitted 1809 amendments, delivered 78 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 3 as shadow rapporteur, asked 61 questions, and filed 161 motions. Vote participation stands at 96.5% (5721 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 1809 811.1 +998 64th/743 5th/22 13th/193
Speeches 78 44.4 +34 56th/743 4th/22 13th/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 8th/22 96th/193
Reports (Shadow) 3 3.8 -1 285th/743 13th/22 25th/193
Questions 61 39.7 +21 164th/743 10th/22 8th/193
Motions 161 19.6 +141 15th/743 2nd/22 3rd/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 5th/22 70th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 3 2.7 +0 198th/743 11th/22 18th/193
Explanations of Vote 8 43.0 -35 226th/743 7th/22 47th/193
Vote Participation 96.5% 86.3% – 130th/745 5th/22 38th/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

Member AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs
Member ITRE – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Member SEDE – Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Substitute AGRI – Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Delegations

Substitute DACP – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute DAFR – Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly
Member DNAT – Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Chair DASE – Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
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Committees and delegations

Wouter BEKE 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 27 of 41 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 14 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 33 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE): Member, since 2025-01-23. Attended 32 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP): Substitute, since 2025-10-22
  • Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly (DAFR): Substitute, since 2025-10-22
  • Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (DASE): Chair, since 2024-10-08
  • Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (DNAT): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2025-12-12 A10-0265/2025 REPORT on the implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 (SEDE)
  • 2025-11-26 A10-0242/2025 REPORT on military mobility (SEDE, TRAN)
  • 2025-09-30 A10-0172/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 2024/795, as regards incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan (ITRE)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2026-02-18 AGRI_AL(2026)782191 Opinion on the Guidelines for Budget – Section III (AGRI)
  • 2025-09-24 AGRI_AD(2025)774421 OPINION on general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections (AGRI)
  • 2025-02-19 AGRI_AD(2025)766757 OPINION on guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III (AGRI)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/0335(COD): 748 amendments, latest 2026-04-14 (ITRE)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union
  • 2025/0406(COD): 120 amendments, latest 2026-07-15 (SANT)
  • 2025/0544(CNS): 67 amendments, latest 2026-04-14 (ITRE)
    EP document title: BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a Council decision on establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034, laying down the rules for participation and dissemination under that Programme, and repealing Decision (EU) 2021/764
  • 2025/2006(INI): 59 amendments, latest 2025-03-21 (ITRE)
    EP document title: REPORT on electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system
  • 2025/0543(COD): 58 amendments, latest 2026-04-13 (ITRE)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695

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 59. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-08-31 Disproportionate barriers to cross-border trade by SMEs brought about by new packaging rules (P-10-2026-003376)
  • 2026-07-24 Definition of ‘manufacturer’ under the PPWR in the context of private-label models (E-10-2026-003123)
  • 2026-07-16 Ensuring the continued operation of the Blue Flag Programme under Directive (EU) 2024/825 (E-10-2026-003031)
  • 2026-07-15 Application of the life cycle CO₂ emissions exemption under Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (E-10-2026-002966)
  • 2026-07-14 Implementation of Chapter V of the EU Methane Regulation and risks to the security of energy supply (E-10-2026-002911)
  • 2026-07-13 Support for the development of sexual assault centres in the EU (E-10-2026-002872)
  • 2026-07-09 Submission of national restoration plans under the Nature Restoration Regulation (2024/1991) (E-10-2026-002846)
  • 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)
  • 2026-06-30 European approach to yellow nutsedge in agriculture (E-10-2026-002699)
  • 2026-06-30 Divergent application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 and technical issues affecting DIWASS (E-10-2026-002700)
  • 2026-06-11 Small modular reactors (E-10-2026-002408)
  • 2026-05-28 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (E-10-2026-002171)
  • 2026-05-04 Follow-up to written question E-000219/2026 on the French EGalim law and HVE3 (P-10-2026-001794)
  • 2026-04-28 Efficiency and competitiveness of the European aviation certification system (E-10-2026-001737)
  • 2026-04-27 Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia (E-10-2026-001705)
  • 2026-04-15 Urgent protection of the European citric acid sector against unfair competition and dumping (E-10-2026-001550)
  • 2026-04-15 Permitting challenges and the need for a comprehensive EU ‘Permitting Omnibus’ (P-10-2026-001551)
  • 2026-04-08 European MRV and ETS frameworks for offshore activities (E-10-2026-001421)
  • 2026-03-25 Ensuring competition and strategic autonomy in the AI gigafactory supply chain (E-10-2026-001255)
  • 2026-03-10 German Bundeskartellamt inquiry into Amazon pricing practices (E-10-2026-000989)

Questions for oral answer

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

Motions for resolutions

Most recent 20 of 160. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan
  • 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre
  • 2026-07-08 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan
  • 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan (B-10-2026-0350)
  • 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre (B-10-2026-0355)
  • 2026-07-06 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan (B-10-2026-0362)
  • 2026-06-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera
  • 2026-06-17 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso
  • 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 the continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso (B-10-2026-0321)
  • 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 Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera (B-10-2026-0292)
  • 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 cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia
  • 2026-05-20 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran
  • 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)
  • 2026-05-18 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia (B-10-2026-0257)
  • 2026-05-18 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran (B-10-2026-0265)

Written explanations of vote

All 8, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements
  • Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of application
  • EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine
  • European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’
  • European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs
  • Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate‐methyl
  • Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Maximum residue levels for cyproconazole
  • The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine (B10-0007/2024)

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Wouter BEKE set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party 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 meanEPP meanBelgium mean
Amendments1809811.1 (higher)732.9 (higher)1052.9 (higher)
Speeches7844.4 (higher)40.8 (higher)42.9 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)1.0 (lower)0.6 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)33.8 (lower)1.5 (higher)5.7 (lower)
Questions6139.7 (higher)21.4 (higher)56.6 (higher)
Motions16119.6 (higher)23.1 (higher)40.0 (higher)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.7 (lower)0.5 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)32.7 (higher)1.3 (higher)5.2 (lower)
Explanations of Vote843.0 (lower)31.5 (lower)29.6 (lower)
Vote Participation96.5%86.3% (higher)86.1% (higher)88.2% (higher)

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