Member

Sander SMIT

ECR · Netherlands

Group: ECR Changed group: EPP 16 Jul 2024 – 10 Mar 2026 → ECR since 11 Mar 2026
Country: Netherlands
Roll-call participation: 84.6 %ⓘ of 2 891 roll calls in office · chamber median 91.2 % · 2025, roll calls
With majority line: 70.7 %ⓘ of 2 446 votes where the group had a line · EPP median 93.5 %

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National party: BBB BoerBurgerBeweging
In office: Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line: 637 of 2 333 votesⓘ
Committees: AFCO, ENVI (substitute), PECH (substitute)
Member id: 125325

National party: BBB BoerBurgerBeweging
In office: Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line: 637 of 2 333 votesⓘ
Committees: AFCO, ENVI (substitute), PECH (substitute)
Member id: 125325

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The member’s figures against the median of their group and of the chamber. Each vote counts the member in the group they belonged to that day.

Period Whole term 2024 (from July)2025 2026

Custom dates

Votes Final votes293 All roll calls2 891

Roll-call participation ⓘ

84.6 %

2 446 of 2 891 roll calls while in office

EPP median: 91.0 % (−6.4 pts)

Chamber median: 91.2 %

With majority line ⓘ

70.7 %

1 729 of 2 446 votes where their group had a line

EPP median: 93.5 % (−22.9 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

27.3 %

637 of 2 333 votes where their group had a clear line

428 opposite (for ↔ against), 205 abstained against the line, 4 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

8.8 %

215 of 2 446 votes cast

Participation 84.6 % — EPP median 91.0 %, 187 members.ⓘ

Data as a table

Participation among the 187 members of the EPP with enough votes.
Figure	Participation
Sander SMIT	84.6 %
EPP median	91.0 %
Lowest in the group	23.2 %
Highest in the group	99.7 %
Members	187

With majority line 70.7 % — EPP median 93.5 %, 187 members.ⓘ

Data as a table

With majority line among the 187 members of the EPP with enough votes.
Figure	With majority line
Sander SMIT	70.7 %
EPP median	93.5 %
Lowest in the group	66.7 %
Highest in the group	98.9 %
Members	187

2025, 2 891 roll-call votes. The dots are the other members of EPP; no ranks.
“No vote recorded” is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.
A group’s line is inferred from its members’ votes — Parliament publishes no whip.
This member changed group during the term, but sat in EPP throughout this period; each vote counts them in the group of that day.

Votes, 5 928

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Every roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.

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Result: for–against–abstained. Majority line: how most of the member’s group voted that day (“Tie” when no position won). ≠ group marks a vote otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds, with at least 10 members voting) of their group.
Date	Decision and vote	Result	Position	Majority line
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Final vote — text as a whole	Adopted 339 for, 225 against, 16 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries Final vote — text as a whole	Adopted 319 for, 142 against, 19 abstained	Position: For ≠ group	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 73, adding text after recital H	181 for, 399 against, 2 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 16, adding text after recital G	252 for, 326 against, 8 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Recital F — part 3	381 for, 190 against, 4 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Recital F — part 2	338 for, 233 against, 9 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Recital F — part 1	524 for, 48 against, 5 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 58 to recital E	84 for, 484 against, 8 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 57, adding text after recital D	193 for, 389 against, 4 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 56 to recital D	89 for, 494 against, 3 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendments 14 + 59 (voted as one), adding text after recital C	204 for, 381 against, 9 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 61, adding text after recital C	215 for, 366 against, 7 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 60, adding text after recital C	209 for, 378 against, 6 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 55 to recital C	95 for, 486 against, 11 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 72, adding text after recital B	345 for, 242 against, 5 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Separate vote on recital A	459 for, 120 against, 10 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 42, adding text after citation 5	439 for, 128 against, 30 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 40, adding text after citation 1	392 for, 132 against, 62 abstained	Position: Abstained	Majority line: Abstained
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 79, adding text after paragraph 15	448 for, 137 against, 5 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 14 — part 2	297 for, 267 against, 21 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 14 — part 1	304 for, 268 against, 21 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 71 to paragraph 14	92 for, 496 against, 6 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 77, adding text after paragraph 13	330 for, 250 against, 16 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 70, adding text after paragraph 13	93 for, 493 against, 5 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 13	257 for, 331 against, 7 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Paragraph 13 — part 2	351 for, 232 against, 3 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 69 to paragraph 13	195 for, 392 against, 6 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 12	390 for, 143 against, 64 abstained	Position: Abstained	Majority line: Abstained
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Paragraph 12 — part 4	441 for, 147 against, 7 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Paragraph 12 — part 3	427 for, 166 against, 7 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 36 to paragraph 12	231 for, 355 against, 12 abstained	Position: For ≠ group	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 11	261 for, 335 against, 4 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 52 to paragraph 11	259 for, 336 against, 7 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 10 to paragraph 11	208 for, 382 against, 5 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 68 to paragraph 11	235 for, 358 against, 9 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 10	277 for, 321 against, 5 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Paragraph 10 — part 3	353 for, 240 against, 5 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Paragraph 10 — part 2	363 for, 231 against, 7 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Paragraph 10 — part 1	390 for, 205 against, 4 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 9	203 for, 392 against, 5 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 9	266 for, 295 against, 37 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 50, adding text after paragraph 8	215 for, 335 against, 54 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 48 to paragraph 8	261 for, 316 against, 27 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 78, adding text after paragraph 7	395 for, 204 against, 5 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 76, adding text after paragraph 7	177 for, 418 against, 13 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 66, adding text after paragraph 7	204 for, 395 against, 5 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 7	202 for, 380 against, 18 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 30 to paragraph 7	253 for, 329 against, 22 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 65 to paragraph 7	91 for, 503 against, 9 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders Amendment 29 to paragraph 6	261 for, 340 against, 6 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against

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Roll-call participation

One cell per sitting while in office, shaded by the share of that day’s roll calls the member voted in. The official attendance register is kept separately by Parliament.

No vote recorded on 9 of 51 sittings with roll calls.

"No vote recorded" is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.

Data as a table

Roll calls held at each sitting while in office and how many of them the member voted in.
Sitting	Roll calls	Voted in
20 Jan 2025	2	0
21 Jan 2025	1	1
22 Jan 2025	2	2
23 Jan 2025	45	0
10 Feb 2025	1	0
11 Feb 2025	32	32
12 Feb 2025	10	10
13 Feb 2025	30	29
10 Mar 2025	2	2
11 Mar 2025	9	9
12 Mar 2025	228	225
13 Mar 2025	24	24
31 Mar 2025	3	3
1 Apr 2025	35	35
2 Apr 2025	251	245
3 Apr 2025	62	62
5 May 2025	5	5
6 May 2025	10	10
7 May 2025	220	216
8 May 2025	103	100
21 May 2025	2	1
22 May 2025	53	52
16 Jun 2025	2	0
17 Jun 2025	41	38
18 Jun 2025	91	91
19 Jun 2025	87	87
7 Jul 2025	1	1
8 Jul 2025	55	54
9 Jul 2025	134	134
10 Jul 2025	36	36
8 Sept 2025	1	1
9 Sept 2025	101	98
10 Sept 2025	34	34
11 Sept 2025	69	69
6 Oct 2025	2	2
7 Oct 2025	5	5
8 Oct 2025	55	55
9 Oct 2025	65	65
20 Oct 2025	3	3
21 Oct 2025	13	13
22 Oct 2025	186	183
23 Oct 2025	55	0
13 Nov 2025	267	265
24 Nov 2025	3	0
25 Nov 2025	75	0
26 Nov 2025	100	0
27 Nov 2025	125	0
15 Dec 2025	4	3
16 Dec 2025	66	65
17 Dec 2025	43	40
18 Dec 2025	42	41

Voting neighbours

Members who voted the same way most often in the roll calls they both took part in, within and outside the member’s group (group at the date of each vote), over all roll calls of the term.

At least 200 shared roll calls over at least six months in office together. Within = both sat in the same group on the date of the vote; a member who changed group can appear on both lists. Baseline = the median agreement of all pairs of members of the groups the two sat in on the date of each shared vote (within: the group they shared; outside: the two groups), weighted by the votes they shared in each combination.

Within the same group (on the day of each vote)

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in the same group (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of that group.
Select	Member	Group	Country	Agreement	Baseline
Select Jessika VAN LEEUWEN	Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group	ECR	Netherlands	98 % of 5 262 shared	87 %
Select Stephen Nikola BARTULICA	Stephen Nikola BARTULICA	ECR	Croatia	83 % of 1 539 shared	81 %
Select Diego SOLIER	Diego SOLIER changed group	ECR	Spain	83 % of 1 709 shared	81 %
Select Nora JUNCO GARCÍA	Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group	ECR	Spain	82 % of 1 718 shared	81 %
Select Ivaylo VALCHEV	Ivaylo VALCHEV	ECR	Bulgaria	82 % of 1 677 shared	81 %
Select Adrian-George AXINIA	Adrian-George AXINIA	ECR	Romania	81 % of 1 712 shared	81 %
Select Marco SQUARTA	Marco SQUARTA	ECR	Italy	81 % of 1 203 shared	81 %
Select Jaak MADISON	Jaak MADISON	ECR	Estonia	80 % of 1 472 shared	81 %
Select Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI	Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI	ECR	Lithuania	80 % of 1 376 shared	81 %
Select Paolo INSELVINI	Paolo INSELVINI	ECR	Italy	80 % of 1 621 shared	81 %

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Outside the group

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in different groups (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of the groups the two sat in on those votes (groups at the date, weighted by the votes shared in each combination).
Select	Member	Group	Country	Agreement	Baseline
Select Alexandr VONDRA	Alexandr VONDRA	ECR	Czechia	70 % of 3 426 shared	50 %
Select Bert-Jan RUISSEN	Bert-Jan RUISSEN	ECR	Netherlands	69 % of 3 596 shared	50 %
Select Jaak MADISON	Jaak MADISON	ECR	Estonia	69 % of 2 921 shared	50 %
Select Aurelijus VERYGA	Aurelijus VERYGA	ECR	Lithuania	69 % of 3 555 shared	50 %
Select Ondřej KRUTÍLEK	Ondřej KRUTÍLEK	ECR	Czechia	68 % of 3 600 shared	50 %
Select Antonín STANĚK	Antonín STANĚK	Patriots	Czechia	68 % of 2 983 shared	55 %
Select Giuseppe MILAZZO	Giuseppe MILAZZO	ECR	Italy	68 % of 1 802 shared	50 %
Select Reinis POZŅAKS	Reinis POZŅAKS	ECR	Latvia	68 % of 3 395 shared	50 %
Select Branko GRIMS	Branko GRIMS changed group	No group	Slovenia	68 % of 1 476 shared	49 %
Select Ruggero RAZZA	Ruggero RAZZA	ECR	Italy	68 % of 3 005 shared	50 %

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Work

Seats in committees, delegations and intergroups, and the dossiers the member leads, shadows or negotiates.

Seats

Body: the committee, delegation or intergroup, with its kind. Role: the member’s role in it. From, To: the dates of the seat (“now” while it lasts).
Body	Role	From	To
Committee on Constitutional AffairsAFCO Committee	Member	11 Mar 2026	now
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food SafetyENVI Committee	Substitute	11 Mar 2026	now
Committee on FisheriesPECH Committee	Substitute	11 Mar 2026	now
Delegation for relations with South AfricaD-ZA Delegation	Substitute	26 Mar 2026	now
Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary AssemblyDACP Parliamentary assembly	Member	27 Apr 2026	now
Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary AssemblyDPAC Parliamentary assembly	Member	27 Apr 2026	now
Intergroup on Biodiversity, Hunting and CountrysideIG10-04 Intergroup / working group	Member	4 Feb 2025	now
Intergroup on European Cultural Heritage, Ways of Saint James and other European Cultural RoutesIG10-11 Intergroup / working group	Member	29 Jan 2025	now
Intergroup on Sustainable LivestockIG10-15 Intergroup / working group	Member	31 Jan 2025	now
Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas (SEARICA)IG10-20 Intergroup / working group	Member	17 Feb 2025	now

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Dossiers

Dossier: the procedure the declaration names (“No dossier named” for a delegation without one). Role: rapporteur, shadow rapporteur, negotiator or delegation. Committee: the committee that appointed them. Date: of the declaration.
Dossier	Role	Committee	Date
Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Fisheries Policy, to the European Ocean Pact and of the Union’s maritime and aquaculture policy as part of the National and Regional Partnership Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP Fund] for the period from 2028 to 2034	Rapporteur	PECH	7 Jan 2026
Amending Directives 2014/65/EU and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplifying measures	Rapporteur	LIBE	22 Sept 2025
No dossier named	Official delegation	PECH	11 Sept 2025
Rapporteur for the ENVI opinion on the AFET-INTA Implementation report on the EU-UK TCA	Opinion rapporteur	ENVI	5 Feb 2025
Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1026/2012 on certain measures for the purpose of the conservation of fish stocks in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing - 2024/0224(COD)	Shadow rapporteur	PECH	16 Oct 2024
No dossier named	Committee vice-chair	PECH	19 Jul 2024

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Topics they work on (model-assigned)

Counts: dossiers they spoke on, led or amended, and their questions and motions.

In the chamber

Speeches and statements in plenary debates, newest first; the verbatim report is on Parliament’s site.

56 contributions recorded; 3 on behalf of their group; 60 minutes of speaking time.

Date: the sitting. Debate: the item debated, and the group when they spoke on its behalf. Kind: speech or written statement, with speaking time. Verbatim: the verbatim report on Parliament’s site.
Date	Debate	Kind	Verbatim
16 Sept 2026	The impact of the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on SMEs, its administrative burden and challenges for the European Single Market (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
15 Sept 2026	Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
9 Jul 2026	Evaluation of the common fisheries policy and follow-up (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
9 Jul 2026	Evaluation of the common fisheries policy and follow-up (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
9 Jul 2026	Evaluation of the common fisheries policy and follow-up (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
8 Jul 2026	Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 18-19 June 2026 (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
8 Jul 2026	Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 18-19 June 2026 (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
18 Jun 2026	Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
17 Jun 2026	Preparation of the European Council (joint debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
17 Jun 2026	Preparation of the European Council (joint debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read

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Questions and motions, 61

Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.

Date: tabled. Title: the question or motion, with its id. Kind: written question or motion for a resolution, with the number of co-authors. Answer: the date of the answer to a question.
Date	Title	Kind	Answer
24 Aug 2026	Reports of verbal and physical harassment within the European Commission E-10-2026-003307	Written questionwith 1 co-author	Not yet answered
19 Aug 2026	Framework and support for small-scale EU coastal fishers in relation to emerging bluefin tuna stocks in the North Sea E-10-2026-003298	Written questionwith 2 co-authors	Not yet answered
23 Jul 2026	Methane Regulation and threat to the security of supply of oil and gas P-10-2026-003107	Priority written question	4 Sept 2026
14 Jul 2026	Transparency and subsidiarity safeguards for LGBTIQ-related funding under AgoraEU and CERV+ E-10-2026-002903	Written questionwith 11 co-authors	25 Aug 2026
1 Jul 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation (EU) of 27 March 2026 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 as regards infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) and infection with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus and introducing a derogation for movements of registered equine animals B-10-2026-0342	Motion for a resolutionwith 40 co-authors	—
18 Jun 2026	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	Written questionwith 27 co-authors	6 Aug 2026
18 Jun 2026	Inclusion of surrogacy in the new EU strategy to combat trafficking in human beings E-10-2026-002535	Written questionwith 19 co-authors	4 Aug 2026
17 Jun 2026	Turkish interference with aircraft carrying EU Defence Ministers travelling to the Republic of Cyprus E-10-2026-002522	Written questionwith 5 co-authors	3 Aug 2026
20 May 2026	Council debate on targeted revision of EU species-protection rules E-10-2026-002098	Written questionwith 5 co-authors	16 Jul 2026
11 May 2026	Shipment of salmonella-contaminated chicken from Brazil E-10-2026-001939	Written questionwith 2 co-authors	22 Jul 2026
7 May 2026	EU-Mercosur agreement: exposure of the European market to the JBS Group and the risks of geoeconomic dependence in agricultural supply chains E-10-2026-001890	Written questionwith 21 co-authors	30 Jun 2026
24 Apr 2026	Nature restoration obligations based on a non-verifiable national methodology E-10-2026-001683	Written question	6 Jul 2026
24 Apr 2026	Commission’s assessment framework for evaluating national restoration plans. E-10-2026-001684	Written question	25 Aug 2026
24 Apr 2026	Performance obligations with regard to the European Innovation Partnership E-10-2026-001685	Written questionwith 1 co-author	18 Jun 2026
22 Apr 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on protecting places of worship in the EU from foreign political interference and state-linked influence operations B-10-2026-0187	Motion for a resolutionwith 16 co-authors	—
15 Apr 2026	Protecting our sovereignty and food security following the detection of cereulide in infant formula E-10-2026-001528	Written questionwith 14 co-authors	3 Jul 2026
14 Apr 2026	Re-examination of EU humanitarian funding to the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon E-10-2026-001502	Written questionwith 20 co-authors	23 Jun 2026
13 Apr 2026	Impact of rising fuel prices on the EU fisheries sector and the need for coordinated EU action E-10-2026-001495	Written questionwith 2 co-authors	29 May 2026
10 Apr 2026	EU support for the Cormorant Management Advisory Group E-10-2026-001478	Written questionwith 10 co-authors	11 Jun 2026
9 Apr 2026	Structural shortcomings in food safety regarding Ukrainian animal products E-10-2026-001446	Written question	22 Jun 2026
9 Apr 2026	Chinese chicken on European plates despite damning report E-10-2026-001445	Written question	22 Jun 2026
8 Apr 2026	Need to address the fertiliser shortage P-10-2026-001423	Priority written question	6 May 2026
8 Apr 2026	Transparency of EU humanitarian funding to the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon E-10-2026-001435	Written questionwith 21 co-authors	5 Jun 2026
25 Feb 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the establishment of a European blacklist of ultra-violent extremist organisations (UVEOs) B-10-2026-0151	Motion for a resolutionwith 16 co-authors	—
20 Feb 2026	Oestradiol hormone found in imported Brazilian beef E-10-2026-000726	Written questionwith 1 co-author	11 May 2026
12 Feb 2026	Slow EU response to contaminated baby milk powder is ‘worrying’ P-10-2026-000616	Priority written question	Not yet answered
8 Feb 2026	Disruption of the European egg market due to imports of Ukrainian cage eggs and inadequate compliance with EU animal welfare and food safety standards E-10-2026-000512	Written questionwith 1 co-author	29 May 2026
30 Jan 2026	Alarming UNESCO report on antisemitism in EU classrooms E-10-2026-000396	Written questionwith 17 co-authors	13 Apr 2026
19 Jan 2026	European funding for universities that terminate cooperation with Israeli counterparts E-10-2026-000187	Written questionwith 18 co-authors	27 Mar 2026
15 Jan 2026	Situation of Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako E-10-2026-000163	Written questionwith 1 co-author	16 Mar 2026
5 Jan 2026	EU financial assistance for the Palestinian Authority E-10-2026-000003	Written questionwith 10 co-authors	8 Apr 2026
9 Dec 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the European citizens’ initiative entitled ‘My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion’ B-10-2025-0557	Motion for a resolutionwith 35 co-authors	—
5 Dec 2025	Interference by Hamas in the activities of EU-funded non-governmental organisations E-10-2025-004832	Written questionwith 14 co-authors	31 Mar 2026
26 Nov 2025	Exemption for restrictions of competition for producer organisations (POs) in the fisheries sector E-10-2025-004691	Written questionwith 2 co-authors	13 Jan 2026
26 Nov 2025	Postponement of the implementing rules on the traceability of fisheries products P-10-2025-004705	Priority written questionwith 2 co-authors	8 Jan 2026
6 Nov 2025	Risk of diverting Erasmus+ from its European vocation E-10-2025-004395	Written questionwith 26 co-authors	7 Jan 2026
13 Oct 2025	Ensuring a level playing field for bio-LNG in the EU E-10-2025-004017	Written question	4 Dec 2025
3 Oct 2025	Floating solar parks: green dream or environmental disaster in the making? P-10-2025-003901	Priority written question	17 Dec 2025
3 Oct 2025	Effective control of invasive species: is the Commission taking its responsibility seriously? E-10-2025-003900	Written question	10 Dec 2025
12 Sept 2025	EU funding of non-governmental organisations E-10-2025-003526	Written questionwith 35 co-authors	21 Nov 2025
30 Jul 2025	Combat invasive species with a knife and fork: a pragmatic solution for fishing and water quality E-10-2025-003142	Written question	9 Sept 2025
16 Jul 2025	Is the proposed Dutch waste treatment tax compatible with the self-sufficiency principle? E-10-2025-002944	Written question	Not yet answered
16 Jul 2025	Is the proposed Dutch waste disposal tax compatible with the proximity principle? E-10-2025-002945	Written question	Not yet answered
16 Jul 2025	Is the proposed Dutch waste treatment tax compatible with the proportionality principle? E-10-2025-002946	Written question	9 Oct 2025
16 Jul 2025	Is the proposed Dutch waste treatment tax compatible with the precautionary principle? E-10-2025-002947	Written question	Not yet answered
7 Jul 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria, following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias church in Damascus B-10-2025-0346	Motion for a resolutionwith 29 co-authors	—
27 Jun 2025	Strategic approach to animal rights extremism E-10-2025-002606	Written question	29 Aug 2025
20 Jun 2025	NGO funding through the LIFE programme E-10-2025-002493	Written questionwith 33 co-authors	27 Aug 2025
10 Jun 2025	Industrial Emissions Directive – BREF for the ceramic manufacturing industry E-10-2025-002327	Written questionwith 5 co-authors	30 Jul 2025
28 May 2025	Lifting of sanctions against Syria E-10-2025-002135	Written questionwith 1 co-author	16 Jul 2025
27 May 2025	Recognising the opportunities presented by RENURE E-10-2025-002120	Written question	1 Aug 2025
27 May 2025	Revision of the Nitrates Directive E-10-2025-002119	Written question	30 Jul 2025
22 May 2025	EU funding of the Palestinian Authority E-10-2025-002057	Written questionwith 16 co-authors	17 Jul 2025
2 Apr 2025	Abolition of seasonal clock changes in the EU and follow-up actions by the Commission E-10-2025-001369	Written questionwith 22 co-authors	28 Jul 2025
1 Apr 2025	Mandatory targets for corporate fleets E-10-2025-001328	Written questionwith 47 co-authors	15 May 2025
7 Mar 2025	Prison capacity shortage E-10-2025-001008	Written question	24 Apr 2025
19 Feb 2025	Restoring European AI-driven innovation, competitiveness and investment in the EU by addressing challenges in the GPAI Code of Practice and the implementation of the GDPR E-10-2025-000760	Written question	21 May 2025
5 Feb 2025	Full transparency on the green non-governmental organisation lobbying scandal in the Parliament E-10-2025-000529	Written questionwith 1 co-author	23 Apr 2025
16 Jan 2025	Quality of impact assessments E-10-2025-000184	Written question	9 Apr 2025
16 Jan 2025	Reduction of reporting obligations E-10-2025-000183	Written question	26 Feb 2025
18 Dec 2024	Update on rules for implementation of real-time closures in the North Sea and Skagerrak E-10-2024-003034	Written questionwith 2 co-authors	14 Feb 2025

Amendments tabled in committee, 101

Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.

Date: of the amendment document. Text amended: the dossier and the document’s id. Committee: where the amendments were tabled. Amendments: how many in the document are the member’s.
Date	Text amended	Committee	Amendments
17 Jul 2026	Multiannual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea PECH-AM-791020	PECH	18
16 Jul 2026	General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections PECH-AM-791014	PECH	8
15 Jul 2026	Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1244 as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden ENVI-AM-790846	ENVI	4
13 Jul 2026	Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790958	AGRI	2
13 Jul 2026	Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790915	AGRI	3
13 Jul 2026	Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790957	AGRI	6
13 Jul 2026	Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790956	AGRI	2
13 Jul 2026	Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790899	AGRI	1
13 Jul 2026	Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790918	AGRI	7
13 Jul 2026	Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790919	AGRI	1

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Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.

Political groups this term

Group European Conservatives and Reformists ECR · Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical
Group European People’s Party EPP · Centre-right · Christian democracy, conservatism

National delegation

Delegation Netherlands National delegation

Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/125325?docs=all&period=2025&vscope=all
Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament
Data source: EP Open Data: member record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Data version: data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1 · methods
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Sander SMIT”. Member record. memberId 125325. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/125325?docs=all&period=2025&vscope=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/125325. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/125325?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1.

BibTeX

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  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Sander SMIT}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/125325?docs=all&period=2025&vscope=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/125325?docs=all&period=2025&vscope=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 125325. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/125325. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1}
}

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Work

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Questions and motions, 61

Amendments tabled in committee, 101

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