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Member

Elena KOUNTOURA

The Left · Greece

Group
The Left
Country
Greece
Roll-call participation
72.4 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
86.5 %ⓘ of 446 votes where the group had a line · The Left median 86.6 %
More facts (5)
National party
SYRIZA Coalition of the Radical Left
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
35 of 386 votesⓘ
Committees
BUDG (substitute), FEMM, REGI (substitute), TRAN (vice-chair)
Member id
197699
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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 ⓘ

72.4 %

449 of 620 final votes while in office

The Left median: 86.9 % (−14.5 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

86.5 %

386 of 446 votes where their group had a line

The Left median: 86.6 % (−0.1 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

9.1 %

35 of 386 votes where their group had a clear line

9 opposite (for ↔ against), 22 abstained against the line, 4 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

17.6 %

79 of 449 votes cast

Participation 72.4 % — The Left median 86.9 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Elena KOUNTOURA72.4 %
The Left median86.9 %
Lowest in the group37.7 %
Highest in the group99.4 %
Members47
With majority line 86.5 % — The Left median 86.6 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Elena KOUNTOURA86.5 %
The Left median86.6 %
Lowest in the group64.5 %
Highest in the group91.8 %
Members47
  • Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. The dots are the other members of The Left; 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, 620

Export

Every final 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.
DateDecisionResultPositionMajority line
21 Oct 2025Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals Passed 469 for, 126 against, 50 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Oct 2025Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals Passed 471 for, 123 against, 48 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Oct 2025Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency Passed 477 for, 93 against, 76 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Oct 2025General Data Protection Regulation: additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the Regulation Passed 533 for, 43 against, 68 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Oct 2025Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations Passed 446 for, 162 against, 35 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Oct 2025Monitoring framework for resilient European forests Rejected outright 370 for, 264 against, 9 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Oct 2025Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group Passed 327 for, 256 against, 58 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Oct 2025A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition Adopted 505 for, 62 against, 47 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement Passed 414 for, 139 against, 61 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025Motion of censure on the Commission Rejected 179 for, 378 against, 37 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
9 Oct 2025Motion of censure on the Commission Rejected 133 for, 383 against, 78 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 202510th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China Adopted 546 for, 3 against, 44 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025Humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret Adopted 550 for, 3 against, 54 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024 Adopted 535 for, 24 against, 55 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025The role of simple tax rules and tax fragmentation in European competitiveness Adopted 499 for, 66 against, 53 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes Adopted 504 for, 74 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure Adopted 469 for, 97 against, 38 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
9 Oct 2025Second World Summit for Social Development Adopted 360 for, 210 against, 37 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025Amending certain CAP regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties Passed 492 for, 111 against, 39 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Oct 2025Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain Passed 532 for, 78 against, 25 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States Passed 412 for, 129 against, 98 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
8 Oct 2025EC-Côte d’Ivoire Fisheries Partnership Agreement – Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement for 2025-2029 Consent given 520 for, 97 against, 12 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Oct 2025Withdrawal of the European Union from the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) Consent given 594 for, 38 against, 2 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Oct 2025Draft amending budget No 2/2025: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure Passed 479 for, 82 against, 77 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 – Germany Passed 577 for, 47 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN – Belgium Passed 578 for, 47 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025Genetically modified maize DP51291 Objection passed 433 for, 166 against, 9 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025EU political strategy on Latin America Adopted 354 for, 195 against, 77 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Oct 2025Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism Passed 518 for, 96 against, 24 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Oct 2025Inland waterway transport: River Information Systems (RIS) Passed 636 for, 10 against, 4 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Oct 2025Extension of the derogation for heavy-duty vehicles with zero emissions Passed 458 for, 182 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Oct 2025Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model Adopted 552 for, 52 against, 35 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects Passed 535 for, 36 against, 47 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus Adopted 597 for, 0 against, 5 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda Adopted 549 for, 2 against, 41 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025A new vision for the European Universities alliances Adopted 461 for, 100 against, 48 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market Adopted 459 for, 65 against, 90 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
11 Sept 2025Stock-taking of the European elections 2024 Adopted 388 for, 186 against, 34 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution Adopted 305 for, 151 against, 122 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Situation in Colombia after the wave of recent terrorist attacks Adopted 355 for, 173 against, 15 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
10 Sept 2025European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges Passed 453 for, 149 against, 59 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Sept 2025Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review Passed 440 for, 168 against, 52 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Sept 2025Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: simplification and strengthening Passed 617 for, 18 against, 19 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Insolvency proceedings: replacing Annexes A and B Passed 662 for, 3 against, 2 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Securities settlement in the EU and central securities depositories (CSDs): shorter settlement cycle in the Union Passed 612 for, 7 against, 45 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
10 Sept 2025Extension of the timeframe for the establishment of the Eurojust case management system Passed 634 for, 4 against, 29 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Vanuatu Consent given 528 for, 89 against, 48 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Sept 2025EC-India Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: renewal of the Agreement Consent given 624 for, 9 against, 32 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025EU-Switzerland Cooperation Agreement: European Satellite Navigation Programmes Consent given 627 for, 4 against, 33 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition Adopted 519 for, 99 against, 48 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 21 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 The Left

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
Konstantinos ARVANITIS The LeftGreece98 % of 3 565 shared87 %
Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group S&DGreece97 % of 2 900 shared87 %
Nikos PAPPAS The LeftGreece95 % of 3 608 shared87 %
Martin GÜNTHER The LeftGermany94 % of 1 968 shared87 %
Ilaria SALIS The LeftItaly93 % of 3 293 shared87 %
Estrella GALÁN The LeftSpain93 % of 3 499 shared87 %
Martin SCHIRDEWAN The LeftGermany93 % of 3 760 shared87 %
Catarina MARTINS The LeftPortugal92 % of 3 239 shared87 %
Irene MONTERO The LeftSpain92 % of 3 661 shared87 %
Mimmo LUCANO The LeftItaly92 % of 2 121 shared87 %

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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
Ana MIRANDA PAZ GreensSpain87 % of 3 140 shared77 %
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ GreensSpain86 % of 3 663 shared77 %
Benedetta SCUDERI GreensItaly85 % of 3 865 shared77 %
Cristina GUARDA GreensItaly85 % of 3 604 shared77 %
Leoluca ORLANDO GreensItaly85 % of 3 658 shared77 %
Diana RIBA I GINER GreensSpain84 % of 3 616 shared77 %
Saskia BRICMONT GreensBelgium84 % of 3 822 shared77 %
David CORMAND GreensFrance84 % of 3 870 shared77 %
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ GreensSpain84 % of 3 255 shared77 %
Mélissa CAMARA GreensFrance84 % of 3 392 shared77 %

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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 BudgetsBUDG CommitteeSubstitute20 May 2026now
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityFEMM CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Regional DevelopmentREGI CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Transport and TourismTRAN CommitteeVice-chair23 Jul 2024now
Delegation for relations with CanadaD-CA DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with the United StatesD-US DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with the Korean PeninsulaDKOR DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Committee on Transport and TourismTRAN 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
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2026/001 BE/CoraShadow rapporteurBUDG10 Sept 2026
Digital and AI opportunities, challenges for gender equality and gender-based violence including AI-generated contentsShadow rapporteurFEMM8 Sept 2026
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive ancillaryShadow rapporteurBUDG8 Sept 2026
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Finland – EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet AutomotiveShadow rapporteurBUDG8 Sept 2026
Digital and AI opportunities, challenges for gender equality and gender-based violence including AI-generated contentsShadow rapporteurFEMM7 Jul 2026
No dossier namedShadow rapporteur for an opinionTRAN12 Jun 2026
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2026/000 TA 2026 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the CommissionShadow rapporteurBUDG8 Jun 2026
Conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss ConfederationOpinion rapporteurTRAN1 Jun 2026
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania regarding the floods at the end of May 2025, Cyprus following the wildfires in July 2025 and Spain following the wildfires in August 2025Shadow rapporteurBUDG1 Jun 2026
Empowering Austria to amend its existing bilateral road transport agreement with Switzerland with a view to authorising cabotage operations in the course of the provision of international road passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions between the two countriesShadow rapporteurTRAN1 Jun 2026

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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, 16 written statements; 7 on behalf of their group; 56 minutes of speaking time.

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Questions and motions, 116

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
8 Sept 2026Ensuring direct support for beekeepers and a special funding envelope in the new programming period 2028-2034 E-10-2026-003541Written questionwith 1 co-authorNot yet answered
7 Sept 2026Perpetuation of gender stereotypes in a new school textbook in Greece E-10-2026-003522Written questionNot yet answered
2 Sept 2026Withdrawal of cancer medicines in Greece and the need to ensure equal access for all European citizens to appropriate cancer treatments E-10-2026-003468Written questionNot yet answered
28 Jul 2026Dangerous delays in the completion and operation of critical safety infrastructure on the Greek railway network E-10-2026-003155Written question21 Sept 2026
27 Jul 2026A European strategy for tackling infertility and supporting assisted reproduction in the EU E-10-2026-003130Written questionNot yet answered
27 Jul 2026Tackling the low birth rate and demographic challenges in the EU with binding European measures and adequate funding E-10-2026-003131Written questionNot yet answered
27 Jul 2026Need for a European strategy on menopause and the integration of menopause into EU health and employment policies with dedicated funding E-10-2026-003129Written questionNot yet answered
14 Jul 2026Ensuring accessibility for persons with disabilities through the mandatory implementation of standard EN 17210: 2021 on a built environment accessible to all E-10-2026-002927Written question7 Sept 2026
9 Jul 2026Mental health of young people in the EU and the need for a coordinated European response E-10-2026-002851Written questionNot yet answered
7 Jul 2026Addressing obesity as a chronic disease: recognition, prevention and treatment at EU level E-10-2026-002811Written question3 Sept 2026

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Amendments tabled in committee, 28

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.
DateText amendedCommitteeAmendments
17 Sept 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive ancillary BUDG-AM-792050 BUDG3
16 Sept 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Finland – EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet Automotive BUDG-AM-792051 BUDG3
15 Sept 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora BUDG-AM-792086 BUDG3
13 Jul 2026General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections FEMM-AM-790126 FEMM3
1 Jul 2026Connecting Europe through high-speed rail TRAN-AM-790790 TRAN6
8 Jun 2026Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania regarding the floods at the end of May 2025, Cyprus following the wildfires in July 2025 and Spain following the wildfires in August 2025 BUDG-AM-789895 BUDG2
1 Apr 2026Establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818 FEMM-AM-786824 FEMM4
30 Mar 2026Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034 FEMM-AM-786726 FEMM20
4 Mar 2026Motion for a resolution on the need to reduce work-related fatalities EMPL-AM-785245 EMPL39
5 Feb 2026Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions FEMM-AM-782486 FEMM23

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Connections

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

Political group

National delegation

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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). “Elena KOUNTOURA”. Member record. memberId 197699. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197699?page=8&scope=final (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197699. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/197699?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-197699,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Elena KOUNTOURA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197699?page=8&scope=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197699?page=8&scope=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 197699. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197699. 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}
}