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Member

Hildegard BENTELE

EPP · Germany

Group
EPP PPE
Country
Germany
Roll-call participation
86.0 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
96.8 %ⓘ of 533 votes where the group had a line · EPP median 95.6 %
More facts (5)
National party
CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
13 of 492 votesⓘ
Committees
DEVE (vice-chair), ENVI (substitute), ITRE
Member id
197408
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Record

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.

Roll-call participation ⓘ

86.0 %

533 of 620 final votes while in office

EPP median: 90.6 % (−4.6 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

96.8 %

516 of 533 votes where their group had a line

EPP median: 95.6 % (+1.2 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

2.6 %

13 of 492 votes where their group had a clear line

9 opposite (for ↔ against), 4 abstained against the line

Abstention ⓘ

0.9 %

5 of 533 votes cast

Participation 86.0 % — EPP median 90.6 %, 192 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 192 members of the EPP with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Hildegard BENTELE86.0 %
EPP median90.6 %
Lowest in the group18.4 %
Highest in the group99.8 %
Members192
With majority line 96.8 % — EPP median 95.6 %, 192 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 192 members of the EPP with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Hildegard BENTELE96.8 %
EPP median95.6 %
Lowest in the group67.8 %
Highest in the group99.0 %
Members192
  • Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. 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.

Votes, 5 928

Export

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

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.
DateDecision and voteResultPositionMajority line
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Paragraph 101 — part 2 460 for, 194 against, 8 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Paragraph 101 — part 1 475 for, 171 against, 22 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 53 to paragraph 99 167 for, 470 against, 29 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 94, adding text after paragraph 88 117 for, 489 against, 65 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Separate vote on paragraph 82 458 for, 163 against, 43 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 80 234 for, 414 against, 12 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 80 209 for, 445 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Paragraph 80 — part 2 466 for, 187 against, 7 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 51 to paragraph 80 — part 2 209 for, 447 against, 2 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 51 to paragraph 80 — part 1 199 for, 458 against, 9 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 50, adding text after paragraph 79 196 for, 461 against, 6 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 79 203 for, 446 against, 7 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 48, adding text after paragraph 78 190 for, 460 against, 5 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 78 191 for, 458 against, 7 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 78 209 for, 450 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 82 to paragraph 65 194 for, 437 against, 28 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 45 to paragraph 61 178 for, 463 against, 12 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 56 148 for, 462 against, 59 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 56 201 for, 453 against, 5 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 53 197 for, 464 against, 4 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 53 212 for, 439 against, 10 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Paragraph 50 — part 2 465 for, 136 against, 62 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 48 170 for, 462 against, 35 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 40, adding text after paragraph 48 129 for, 465 against, 73 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 48 195 for, 455 against, 4 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 48 173 for, 457 against, 32 abstainedPosition: For ≠ groupMajority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Separate vote on paragraph 48 467 for, 185 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 92 to paragraph 48 217 for, 427 against, 19 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Separate vote on paragraph 47 458 for, 156 against, 47 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 44 128 for, 492 against, 46 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 42 85 for, 538 against, 44 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 34 192 for, 462 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 34 201 for, 446 against, 17 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Paragraph 34 — part 2 440 for, 189 against, 34 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 32 168 for, 447 against, 46 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Paragraph 32 — part 2 482 for, 67 against, 121 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Separate vote on paragraph 30 433 for, 137 against, 93 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 29 162 for, 450 against, 36 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 29 140 for, 493 against, 24 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 25 188 for, 452 against, 16 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 24 111 for, 535 against, 18 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 34 to paragraph 22 133 for, 481 against, 55 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 20 191 for, 462 against, 6 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 19 188 for, 464 against, 10 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Separate vote on paragraph 17 434 for, 235 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Paragraph 15 — part 2 434 for, 195 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 13 154 for, 474 against, 41 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 12 197 for, 462 against, 10 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Separate vote on paragraph 12 404 for, 217 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Paragraph 9 — part 2 413 for, 237 against, 17 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For

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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 80 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

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 EPP

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.
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Axel VOSS EPPGermany99 % of 4 068 shared89 %
Verena MERTENS EPPGermany99 % of 4 584 shared89 %
Ralf SEEKATZ EPPGermany99 % of 4 498 shared89 %
Christine SCHNEIDER Former memberEPPGermany99 % of 3 135 shared89 %
Oliver SCHENK EPPGermany99 % of 5 036 shared89 %
Marion WALSMANN EPPGermany99 % of 5 072 shared89 %
Alexandra MEHNERT EPPGermany99 % of 4 445 shared89 %
Lena DÜPONT EPPGermany99 % of 4 482 shared89 %
Manfred WEBER EPPGermany98 % of 4 306 shared89 %
Stefan BERGER EPPGermany98 % of 4 423 shared89 %

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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).
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Urmas PAET RenewEstonia89 % of 4 511 shared82 %
Dan BARNA RenewRomania87 % of 4 420 shared82 %
Bart GROOTHUIS RenewNetherlands87 % of 3 793 shared82 %
Andreas GLÜCK RenewGermany87 % of 3 268 shared82 %
Hilde VAUTMANS RenewBelgium87 % of 4 917 shared82 %
Jan-Christoph OETJEN RenewGermany87 % of 4 919 shared82 %
Eugen TOMAC RenewRomania87 % of 3 684 shared82 %
Katri KULMUNI RenewFinland86 % of 3 903 shared82 %
Jeannette BALJEU RenewNetherlands86 % of 4 409 shared82 %
Moritz KÖRNER RenewGermany86 % of 4 980 shared82 %

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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).
BodyRoleFromTo
Committee on DevelopmentDEVE CommitteeVice-chair23 Jul 2024now
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food SafetyENVI CommitteeSubstitute3 Jul 2026now
Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyITRE CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary CommitteeD-ME Joint parliamentary committeeSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with IsraelD-IL DelegationChair4 Feb 2025now
Delegation for relations with PalestineDPAL DelegationSubstitute13 Jan 2026now
Intergroup on Cancer and Rare DiseasesIG10-05 Intergroup / working groupMember27 Jan 2025now
Intergroup on Mental HealthIG10-17 Intergroup / working groupMember5 Feb 2025now
Intergroup on the Social Economy and Services of General InterestIG10-23 Intergroup / working groupMember30 Jan 2025now
Committee on DevelopmentDEVE CommitteeMember19 Jul 202422 Jul 2024

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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.
DossierRoleCommitteeDate
Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252Shadow rapporteur for an opinionENVI12 Mar 2026
Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252Shadow rapporteur for an opinionDEVE27 Feb 2026
No dossier namedOfficial delegationITRE19 Jan 2026
Establishing Global EuropeShadow rapporteurDEVE16 Jan 2026
47th EP-Israel Interparliamentary Meeting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv\nOfficial delegationD-IL16 Oct 2025
Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientationRapporteurDEVE9 Sept 2025
No dossier namedOfficial delegationDEVE1 Jul 2025
No dossier namedOfficial delegationDEVE1 Apr 2025
Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness/ 2025/2008(INI)RapporteurITRE28 Jan 2025
No dossier namedDelegation chairD-IL28 Jan 2025

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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.

51 contributions recorded; 8 on behalf of their group; 76 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.
DateDebateKindVerbatim
15 Sept 2026Escalation in the Middle East (debate) on behalf of EPPSpeech · 2 minRead
9 Jul 2026Joint communication on humanitarian aid (JOIN(2026)0025) (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
8 Jul 2026Harnessing the potential of a competitive and sustainable EU Bioeconomy Strategy for EU strategic autonomy (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
8 Jul 2026The EU’s role in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and the accountability of Israel under international law (topical debate) Speech · 2 minRead
16 Jun 2026Question Time (Commission) - State of play on the European Commission’s pledge to reduce the reporting burden, in particular for SMEs Speech · 1 minRead
29 Apr 2026Situation in Lebanon: implementation of the ceasefire, support peace efforts and humanitarian access (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
29 Apr 2026The need to combat antisemitism and protect Jewish life in Europe, following the recent attacks against the Jewish community in the Netherlands and Belgium (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
29 Apr 2026EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
29 Apr 2026EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
26 Mar 2026Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation (debate) Speech · 1 minRead

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Questions and motions, 18

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.
DateTitleKindAnswer
1 Jul 2026PROPOSAL 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-10-2026-0338Motion for a resolutionwith 246 co-authors—
2 Jun 2026Reports of the Palestinian Authority’s continuing ‘pay-for-slay’ scheme E-10-2026-002235Written questionwith 8 co-authors3 Sept 2026
22 Apr 2026Environmentally sustainable deep sea mining in the context of economic resilience and competitiveness P-10-2026-001660Priority written questionwith 1 co-author4 Jun 2026
6 Mar 2026Classification of local electricity supply facilities (‘customer facilities’) under internal market law pursuant to Directive (EU) 2019/944 E-10-2026-000942Written questionwith 4 co-authors12 Jun 2026
4 Mar 2026Implementation timeline for the digital battery passport under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 E-10-2026-000888Written question4 May 2026
4 Mar 2026‘Pay for slay’, Palestinian Authority constitutional reforms and risks for EU financial assistance E-10-2026-000887Written question5 May 2026
17 Feb 2026Security of EU citizens E-10-2026-000667Written questionwith 1 co-author22 May 2026
11 Feb 2026EU funding for and certification of international non-governmental organisations operating in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel, and their concrete humanitarian contributions – follow-up to P-000150/2026 P-10-2026-000575Priority written question12 Mar 2026
30 Jan 2026Alarming UNESCO report on antisemitism in EU classrooms E-10-2026-000396Written questionwith 17 co-authors13 Apr 2026
14 Jan 2026EU cooperation and funding of non-governmental organisations affected by Israel’s 2025 registration and transparency requirements P-10-2026-000150Priority written question3 Feb 2026

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Amendments tabled in committee, 56

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

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Connections

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

Political group

National delegation

  • Delegation Germany National delegation

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Data source
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). “Hildegard BENTELE”. Member record. memberId 197408. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197408?page=6&scope=final&vscope=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197408. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/197408?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
@misc{epw-member-197408,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Hildegard BENTELE}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197408?page=6&scope=final&vscope=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197408?page=6&scope=final&vscope=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 197408. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197408. 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}
}