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Željana ZOVKO

Croatia Croatia EPP – European People's Party Hrvatska demokratska zajednica

Željana ZOVKO is a Member of the European Parliament from Croatia, representing Hrvatska demokratska zajednica in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Željana has submitted 849 amendments, delivered 80 speeches, authored 5 reports as rapporteur and 4 as shadow rapporteur, asked 12 questions, and filed 139 motions. Vote participation stands at 79.7% (4722 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 849 811.1 +38 284th/743 4th/13 57th/193
Speeches 80 44.4 +36 52nd/743 4th/13 12th/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 5 0.8 +4 11th/743 1st/13 3rd/193
Reports (Shadow) 4 3.8 +0 220th/743 3rd/13 14th/193
Questions 12 39.7 -28 584th/743 8th/13 127th/193
Motions 139 19.6 +119 27th/743 2nd/13 9th/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 2 0.6 +1 39th/743 1st/13 14th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 2 2.7 -1 273rd/743 2nd/13 31st/193
Explanations of Vote 17 43.0 -26 181st/743 9th/13 38th/193
Vote Participation 79.7% 86.3% – 600th/745 9th/13 157th/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 INTA – Committee on International Trade
Member PECH – Committee on Fisheries
Member AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs
Substitute SEDE – Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Delegations

Substitute DSEE – Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, including the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee and the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee
Member D-US – Delegation for relations with the United States
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Committees and delegations

Željana ZOVKO 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 28 of 41 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on International Trade (INTA): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 13 of 31 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Fisheries (PECH): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 15 of 29 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 3 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, including the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee and the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (DSEE): Substitute, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as rapporteur

All 5, most recent first.

  • 2026-03-06 A10-0043/2026 REPORT on the role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture (PECH)
  • 2026-01-19 A10-0003/2026 INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing an association between the European Union and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino respectively (AFET)
  • 2025-07-23 A10-0150/2025 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 October 2023 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area (PECH)
  • 2025-03-21 A10-0036/2025 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 - April 2028, the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 - April 2028, the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland (INTA)
  • 2025-02-24 A10-0017/2025 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway amending the Agreement of the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (INTA)

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 4, most recent first.

  • 2026-03-19 A10-0069/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America (INTA)
  • 2026-03-19 A10-0070/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods (INTA)
  • 2026-03-03 A10-0039/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Regulation (EU) 2018/975 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Regulation (EU) 2021/56 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention, Regulation (EU) 2022/2056 laying down conservation and management measures applicable in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2022/2343 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Area of Competence, and Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (PECH)
  • 2025-11-11 A10-0226/2025 REPORT on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (AFET, INTA)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-05-12 INTA_AD(2026)784366 OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation (INTA)
  • 2026-05-12 INTA_AD(2026)785432 OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a broad package of agreements between the European Union, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, to consolidate, deepen and expand their bilateral relations, and amending Decisions 2011/51/EU and 2011/738/EU (INTA)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-06-30 SEDE_AD(2026)785116 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism) (SEDE)
  • 2025-11-05 INTA_AD(2025)775508 OPINION on EU-US political relations (INTA)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/2018(INI): 72 amendments, latest 2025-04-14 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 2025/2084(INI): 59 amendments, latest 2025-09-12 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on EU-US political relations
  • 2025/2251(INI): 58 amendments, latest 2026-04-23 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 2026/2034(INI): 43 amendments, latest 2026-09-16 (AFET)
  • 2025/2022(INI): 42 amendments, latest 2025-03-11 (AFET)
    EP document title: REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia

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

  • 2026-09-04 Administrative burden on micro and small enterprises in cross-border online trade as a result of the application of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (E-10-2026-003514)
  • 2026-08-24 Protection of Catholic religious sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina (E-10-2026-003311)
  • 2026-06-24 Timeline and scope of the forthcoming simplification package on fisheries legislation to support the competitiveness of the EU fleet (E-10-2026-002596)
  • 2026-04-20 Application of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in candidate countries (E-10-2026-001598)
  • 2026-02-25 Adherence to the principle of multilingualism in the EU institutions’ digital communications (E-10-2026-000799)
  • 2026-01-21 Funding of European Citizen’s Initiative My Voice, My Choice (P-10-2026-000238)
  • 2026-01-14 Use of European funds – the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme (E-10-2026-000156)
  • 2025-10-03 Lack of standardisation of firefighting equipment as an obstacle to cross-border operations and European preparedness (E-10-2025-003884)
  • 2025-10-02 New European firefighting hub in Cyprus (E-10-2025-003858)
  • 2025-06-25 Implementation of emergency communication systems (E-10-2025-002572)
  • 2025-02-12 Political representation of religious minorities in Iraq (E-10-2025-000638)
  • 2025-02-06 The role of the EU in protecting minority rights (E-10-2025-000549)

Motions for resolutions

Most recent 20 of 138. 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 17, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America
  • Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values
  • EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV
  • European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded
  • European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): access to VAT information at Union level
  • General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products
  • Hague Convention (1980) on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: accession of Cabo Verde
  • Measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel
  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/009 BE/Soliver
  • Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods
  • Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace
  • Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries
  • Role of trade in strengthening the EU's economic security
  • Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)
  • Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain
  • Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Željana ZOVKO set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party group and of the Members from Croatia. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanEPP meanCroatia mean
Amendments849811.1 (higher)732.9 (higher)726.6 (higher)
Speeches8044.4 (higher)40.8 (higher)54.5 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)50.8 (higher)1.0 (higher)0.9 (higher)
Reports (Shadow)43.8 (higher)1.5 (higher)2.4 (higher)
Questions1239.7 (lower)21.4 (lower)17.1 (lower)
Motions13919.6 (higher)23.1 (higher)26.8 (higher)
Opinions (Rapporteur)20.6 (higher)0.7 (higher)0.2 (higher)
Opinions (Shadow)22.7 (lower)1.3 (higher)0.9 (higher)
Explanations of Vote1743.0 (lower)31.5 (lower)150.3 (lower)
Vote Participation79.7%86.3% (lower)86.1% (lower)79.2% (higher)

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