Member

Rihards KOLS

ECR · Latvia

Group: ECR
Country: Latvia
Roll-call participation: 92.7 %ⓘ of 5 928 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
With majority line: 88.4 %ⓘ of 5 481 votes where the group had a line · ECR median 91.1 %

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National party: TB/LNNK Nacionālā apvienība "Visu Latvijai!" - "Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK"
In office: Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line: 411 of 4 770 votesⓘ
Committees: AFET, INTA, ITRE (substitute)
Member id: 220871

National party: TB/LNNK Nacionālā apvienība "Visu Latvijai!" - "Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK"
In office: Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line: 411 of 4 770 votesⓘ
Committees: AFET, INTA, ITRE (substitute)
Member id: 220871

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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 votes620 All roll calls5 928

Roll-call participation ⓘ

92.7 %

5 498 of 5 928 roll calls while in office

ECR median: 91.6 % (+1.1 pts)

Chamber median: 90.2 %

With majority line ⓘ

88.4 %

4 846 of 5 481 votes where their group had a line

ECR median: 91.1 % (−2.7 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

8.6 %

411 of 4 770 votes where their group had a clear line

204 opposite (for ↔ against), 175 abstained against the line, 32 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

10.1 %

555 of 5 498 votes cast

Participation 92.7 % — ECR median 91.6 %, 79 members.ⓘ

Data as a table

Participation among the 79 members of the ECR with enough votes.
Figure	Participation
Rihards KOLS	92.7 %
ECR median	91.6 %
Lowest in the group	47.1 %
Highest in the group	99.7 %
Members	79

With majority line 88.4 % — ECR median 91.1 %, 79 members.ⓘ

Data as a table

With majority line among the 79 members of the ECR with enough votes.
Figure	With majority line
Rihards KOLS	88.4 %
ECR median	91.1 %
Lowest in the group	66.8 %
Highest in the group	93.7 %
Members	79

Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes. The dots are the other members of ECR; 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

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Every final 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	Result	Position	Majority line
17 Sept 2026	Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung	Adopted 459 for, 12 against, 86 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro	Adopted 374 for, 198 against, 19 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector	Adopted 514 for, 61 against, 33 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya	Adopted 562 for, 1 against, 33 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	Impact of social media and the online environment on young people	Adopted 395 for, 136 against, 80 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: Against
17 Sept 2026	The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security	Adopted 467 for, 92 against, 44 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Adopted 368 for, 172 against, 69 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers	Adopted 601 for, 4 against, 5 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	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	Adopted 339 for, 225 against, 16 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: For
17 Sept 2026	Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries	Adopted 319 for, 142 against, 19 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: Against
16 Sept 2026	Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V)	Passed 549 for, 92 against, 27 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V)	Passed 540 for, 105 against, 22 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)	Passed 530 for, 125 against, 12 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034	Passed 496 for, 53 against, 125 abstained	Position: For ≠ group	Majority line: Abstained
16 Sept 2026	Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 2028-2034	Passed 600 for, 21 against, 48 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034	Passed 625 for, 20 against, 22 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime	Consent given 549 for, 75 against, 30 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	EU-UK Agreement regarding cooperation on the application of their respective competition laws	Consent given 640 for, 5 against, 26 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme	Consent given 631 for, 7 against, 15 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme	Consent given 612 for, 8 against, 16 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6	Objection passed 442 for, 184 against, 12 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	Genetically modified soybean MON 94313	Objection passed 457 for, 184 against, 10 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	Genetically modified maize MON 87460	Objection passed 433 for, 159 against, 10 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure	Adopted 470 for, 129 against, 62 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy	Adopted 545 for, 47 against, 75 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
16 Sept 2026	Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions	Adopted 390 for, 218 against, 29 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026	Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures	Passed 464 for, 50 against, 159 abstained	Position: Abstained	Majority line: Abstained
15 Sept 2026	Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund	Passed 433 for, 97 against, 146 abstained	Position: Abstained	Majority line: Abstained
15 Sept 2026	Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances	Passed 367 for, 240 against, 59 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026	Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors	Passed 467 for, 158 against, 41 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026	Implementation into Union law of measures adopted by regional fisheries management organisations	Passed 559 for, 48 against, 62 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026	General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area	Passed 580 for, 51 against, 39 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026	Temporary trade-liberalisation measures applicable to Armenian products	Passed 583 for, 49 against, 39 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026	Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure	Passed 440 for, 127 against, 104 abstained	Position: For ≠ group	Majority line: Abstained
15 Sept 2026	Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield	Adopted 420 for, 220 against, 26 abstained	Position: For ≠ group	Majority line: Against
15 Sept 2026	Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee	Adopted 530 for, 77 against, 61 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
15 Sept 2026	The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027	Adopted 477 for, 124 against, 66 abstained	Position: For ≠ group	Majority line: Abstained
15 Sept 2026	Global role of the euro	Adopted 405 for, 146 against, 60 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: Abstained
9 Jul 2026	Establishment of the digital euro	Negotiating mandate approved 416 for, 169 against, 22 abstained	Position: For ≠ group	Majority line: Against
9 Jul 2026	The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan	Adopted 476 for, 28 against, 96 abstained	Position: Abstained	Majority line: For
9 Jul 2026	Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre	Adopted 510 for, 1 against, 86 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
9 Jul 2026	Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness	Adopted 366 for, 192 against, 39 abstained	Position: Against	Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026	EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement	Consent given 479 for, 119 against, 65 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026	Protection of the environment through criminal law	Consent given 499 for, 99 against, 69 abstained	Position: Abstained	Majority line: Abstained
8 Jul 2026	EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade	Consent given 474 for, 131 against, 60 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026	EU–Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement: accession to the EU of Croatia (Protocol)	Consent given 625 for, 16 against, 20 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026	EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA): amendment and supplement	Consent given 573 for, 35 against, 37 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026	Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets	Objection passed 388 for, 248 against, 24 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026	Lead in certain fishing tackle	Objection failed 197 for, 455 against, 7 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026	Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25	Objection passed 460 for, 189 against, 14 abstained	Position: 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 27 of 107 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
17 Jul 2024	23	23
18 Jul 2024	1	1
16 Sept 2024	2	2
18 Sept 2024	2	2
19 Sept 2024	92	92
7 Oct 2024	2	2
8 Oct 2024	1	1
9 Oct 2024	18	18
10 Oct 2024	4	4
21 Oct 2024	2	2
22 Oct 2024	10	10
23 Oct 2024	129	128
24 Oct 2024	13	13
13 Nov 2024	2	0
14 Nov 2024	36	0
25 Nov 2024	2	0
26 Nov 2024	18	18
27 Nov 2024	11	11
28 Nov 2024	57	57
17 Dec 2024	13	13
18 Dec 2024	33	33
19 Dec 2024	45	45
20 Jan 2025	2	0
21 Jan 2025	1	1
22 Jan 2025	2	2
23 Jan 2025	45	45
10 Feb 2025	1	0
11 Feb 2025	32	32
12 Feb 2025	10	10
13 Feb 2025	30	30
10 Mar 2025	2	0
11 Mar 2025	9	9
12 Mar 2025	228	227
13 Mar 2025	24	24
31 Mar 2025	3	0
1 Apr 2025	35	35
2 Apr 2025	251	249
3 Apr 2025	62	62
5 May 2025	5	0
6 May 2025	10	10
7 May 2025	220	220
8 May 2025	103	103
21 May 2025	2	0
22 May 2025	53	53
16 Jun 2025	2	2
17 Jun 2025	41	40
18 Jun 2025	91	91
19 Jun 2025	87	78
7 Jul 2025	1	0
8 Jul 2025	55	55
9 Jul 2025	134	134
10 Jul 2025	36	35
8 Sept 2025	1	0
9 Sept 2025	101	100
10 Sept 2025	34	34
11 Sept 2025	69	69
6 Oct 2025	2	0
7 Oct 2025	5	5
8 Oct 2025	55	55
9 Oct 2025	65	65
20 Oct 2025	3	0
21 Oct 2025	13	13
22 Oct 2025	186	186
23 Oct 2025	55	55
13 Nov 2025	267	264
24 Nov 2025	3	0
25 Nov 2025	75	75
26 Nov 2025	100	100
27 Nov 2025	125	118
15 Dec 2025	4	0
16 Dec 2025	66	66
17 Dec 2025	43	43
18 Dec 2025	42	42
20 Jan 2026	67	65
21 Jan 2026	112	112
22 Jan 2026	58	57
9 Feb 2026	2	0
10 Feb 2026	38	38
11 Feb 2026	13	13
12 Feb 2026	141	141
24 Feb 2026	43	0
9 Mar 2026	1	0
10 Mar 2026	197	195
11 Mar 2026	60	60
12 Mar 2026	34	34
25 Mar 2026	3	0
26 Mar 2026	69	0
27 Apr 2026	2	0
28 Apr 2026	225	223
29 Apr 2026	296	292
30 Apr 2026	68	0
18 May 2026	4	0
19 May 2026	3	3
20 May 2026	96	96
21 May 2026	98	98
15 Jun 2026	2	0
16 Jun 2026	40	40
17 Jun 2026	127	127
18 Jun 2026	77	77
6 Jul 2026	2	0
7 Jul 2026	72	72
8 Jul 2026	144	141
9 Jul 2026	67	67
14 Sept 2026	1	0
15 Sept 2026	155	155
16 Sept 2026	80	80
17 Sept 2026	124	0

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 ECR

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 Reinis POZŅAKS	Reinis POZŅAKS	ECR	Latvia	97 % of 5 279 shared	81 %
Select Roberts ZĪLE	Roberts ZĪLE	ECR	Latvia	96 % of 4 041 shared	81 %
Select Ivaylo VALCHEV	Ivaylo VALCHEV	ECR	Bulgaria	89 % of 5 381 shared	81 %
Select Aurelijus VERYGA	Aurelijus VERYGA	ECR	Lithuania	86 % of 4 994 shared	81 %
Select Nora JUNCO GARCÍA	Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group	ECR	Spain	86 % of 4 742 shared	81 %
Select Diego SOLIER	Diego SOLIER changed group	ECR	Spain	86 % of 4 946 shared	81 %
Select Mario MANTOVANI	Mario MANTOVANI	ECR	Italy	85 % of 3 851 shared	81 %
Select Stephen Nikola BARTULICA	Stephen Nikola BARTULICA	ECR	Croatia	85 % of 4 685 shared	81 %
Select Alessandro CIRIANI	Alessandro CIRIANI	ECR	Italy	85 % of 4 705 shared	81 %
Select Marco SQUARTA	Marco SQUARTA	ECR	Italy	85 % of 4 276 shared	81 %

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 Jaroslav KNOT	Jaroslav KNOT	Patriots	Czechia	71 % of 2 832 shared	68 %
Select Nikola BARTŮŠEK	Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group	ECR	Czechia	71 % of 4 580 shared	63 %
Select Klara DOSTALOVA	Klara DOSTALOVA	Patriots	Czechia	70 % of 4 447 shared	68 %
Select Ondřej KNOTEK	Ondřej KNOTEK	Patriots	Czechia	69 % of 5 112 shared	68 %
Select Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ	Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ	Patriots	Portugal	69 % of 5 242 shared	68 %
Select Branko GRIMS	Branko GRIMS changed group	No group	Slovenia	69 % of 5 016 shared	50 %
Select Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS	Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS	No group	Romania	69 % of 4 641 shared	48 %
Select Tomáš KUBÍN	Tomáš KUBÍN	Patriots	Czechia	69 % of 5 116 shared	68 %
Select Antonín STANĚK	Antonín STANĚK	Patriots	Czechia	68 % of 3 142 shared	68 %
Select Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ	Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ	Patriots	Czechia	68 % of 4 757 shared	68 %

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 Foreign AffairsAFET Committee	Member	19 Jul 2024	now
Committee on International TradeINTA Committee	Member	19 Jul 2024	now
Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyITRE Committee	Substitute	19 Jul 2024	now
Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary CommitteeD-CL Joint parliamentary committee	Member	19 Sept 2024	now
Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary CommitteeD-MX Joint parliamentary committee	Substitute	19 Sept 2024	now
Delegation for relations with the United StatesD-US Delegation	Substitute	19 Sept 2024	now
Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the MediterraneanDMED Parliamentary assembly	Substitute	19 Sept 2024	now
Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)IG10-22 Intergroup / working group	Vice-chair	12 Mar 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
Agreement on Electronic Commerce	Shadow rapporteur	INTA	23 Sept 2026
No dossier named	Official delegation	AFET	23 Sept 2026
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-Norway political relations	Shadow rapporteur	AFET	8 Sept 2026
No dossier named	Official delegation	INTA	8 Sept 2026
92nd EU US TLD meeting in San Francisco, California scheduled between 24 – 27 August 2026	Official delegation	D-US	15 Jul 2026
Situation of international law and the risks to multilateralism, democracy and the European Union	Shadow rapporteur	AFET	11 May 2026
Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade	Shadow rapporteur	INTA	14 Apr 2026
Establishment of European Business Wallets	Shadow rapporteur	ITRE	30 Mar 2026
Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures	Shadow rapporteur for an opinion	INTA	4 Mar 2026
No dossier named	Official delegation	AFET	24 Feb 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.

70 contributions recorded, 14 written statements; 10 on behalf of their group; 73 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
15 Sept 2026	Hybrid attacks against the EU Member States (joint debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
9 Jul 2026	Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
16 Jun 2026	The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate) on behalf of ECR	Speech · 1 min	Read
16 Jun 2026	Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland (debate)	Statement	Read
19 May 2026	Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade (debate) on behalf of ECR	Speech · 2 min	Read
19 May 2026	Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
29 Apr 2026	EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (debate)	Statement	Read
28 Apr 2026	Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine (debate) on behalf of ECR	Speech · 1 min	Read
11 Mar 2026	Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine	Speech · 1 min	Read
11 Mar 2026	Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026 (debate) on behalf of ECR	Speech · 1 min	Read

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Questions and motions, 79

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
14 Sept 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Political prisoners in Cuba, the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro B-10-2026-0419	Motion for a resolutionwith 26 co-authors	—
14 Sept 2026	Circular Economy Act: regulatory barriers to secondary raw materials E-10-2026-003654	Written questionwith 29 co-authors	Not yet answered
31 Jul 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need to combat migrant grooming gangs B-10-2026-0373	Motion for a resolutionwith 80 co-authors	—
22 Jun 2026	VP/HR remarks on Israel P-10-2026-002573	Priority written questionwith 2 co-authors	5 Aug 2026
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
16 Jun 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich B-10-2026-0327	Motion for a resolutionwith 19 co-authors	—
15 Jun 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland B-10-2026-0308	Motion for a resolutionwith 16 co-authors	—
12 Jun 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba B-10-2026-0291	Motion for a resolutionwith 12 co-authors	—
2 Jun 2026	Reports of the Palestinian Authority’s continuing ‘pay-for-slay’ scheme E-10-2026-002235	Written questionwith 8 co-authors	3 Sept 2026
13 May 2026	Detailed criteria, data sources and methodology for Member State classification under the Migration Pact solidarity mechanism (2) E-10-2026-001990	Written question	31 Jul 2026
8 May 2026	Export of alumina from a Member State entering the Russian military supply chain E-10-2026-001908	Written questionwith 18 co-authors	29 Jul 2026
27 Apr 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Shortcomings and deficiencies of the 'Amnesty Law' in Venezuela B-10-2026-0231	Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors	—
27 Apr 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine B-10-2026-0227	Motion for a resolutionwith 16 co-authors	—
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
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
9 Mar 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine B-10-2026-0175	Motion for a resolutionwith 26 co-authors	—
9 Mar 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Elene Khoshtaria and other Political Prisoners under the Georgian Dream Regime B-10-2026-0174	Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors	—
10 Feb 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine B-10-2026-0145	Motion for a resolutionwith 19 co-authors	—
9 Feb 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran B-10-2026-0133	Motion for a resolutionwith 30 co-authors	—
6 Feb 2026	Detailed criteria, data sources and methodology for Member State classification under Migration Pact solidarity mechanism E-10-2026-000500	Written question	19 Jun 2026
3 Feb 2026	Ensuring patient safety for all Europeans: the need to establish a warning system for disqualified medical professionals E-10-2026-000428	Written questionwith 24 co-authors	27 Mar 2026
23 Jan 2026	Alleged use of chemical agent on protesters in Georgia in 2024 E-10-2026-000267	Written questionwith 19 co-authors	1 Apr 2026
19 Jan 2026	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the brutal repression against protestors in Iran B-10-2026-0083	Motion for a resolutionwith 29 co-authors	—
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 Dec 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania B-10-2025-0582	Motion for a resolutionwith 18 co-authors	—
15 Dec 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including those from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri B-10-2025-0590	Motion for a resolutionwith 32 co-authors	—
8 Dec 2025	Europol cooperation with Hezbollah-linked Hind Rajab Foundation E-10-2025-004852	Written questionwith 5 co-authors	23 Mar 2026
8 Dec 2025	EU-based banks, including Raiffeisen and UniCredit, still operate in Russia, raising concerns about sanctions circumvention and undermining EU credibility E-10-2025-004854	Written questionwith 37 co-authors	16 Mar 2026
25 Nov 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine B-10-2025-0549	Motion for a resolutionwith 14 co-authors	—
24 Nov 2025	The use of Georgian refineries to evade EU sanctions on Russian oil exports E-10-2025-004675	Written questionwith 24 co-authors	2 Feb 2026
24 Nov 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan B-10-2025-0543	Motion for a resolutionwith 20 co-authors	—
24 Nov 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION escalating repression of the Baha'is in Iran B-10-2025-0535	Motion for a resolutionwith 23 co-authors	—
18 Nov 2025	Safeguarding small and medium-sized enterprises support in the next EU budget P-10-2025-004591	Priority written questionwith 5 co-authors	5 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
6 Oct 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The Humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret B-10-2025-0436	Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors	—
6 Oct 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a united response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure B-10-2025-0424	Motion for a resolutionwith 21 co-authors	—
6 Oct 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes B-10-2025-0427	Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors	—
2 Oct 2025	Russian jets violating Estonian airspace P-10-2025-003855	Priority written questionwith 17 co-authors	4 Dec 2025
29 Sept 2025	Russian drones violating Poland’s airspace P-10-2025-003780	Priority written questionwith 30 co-authors	4 Nov 2025
22 Sept 2025	Violence against the Druze in Suwayda and the EU’s stance on the Syrian transitional authorities E-10-2025-003648	Written questionwith 11 co-authors	23 Jan 2026
8 Sept 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution B-10-2025-0385	Motion for a resolutionwith 4 co-authors	—
3 Sept 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference B-10-2025-0361	Motion for a resolutionwith 16 co-authors	—
1 Sept 2025	European Court of Auditors special report 11/2025 on Transparency of EU funding granted to NGOs E-10-2025-003339	Written questionwith 57 co-authors	25 Nov 2025
18 Jul 2025	Unspent and uncommitted cohesion policy funds by Member State in the context of proposal 2025/0103(COD) E-10-2025-003003	Written question	19 Sept 2025
18 Jul 2025	Electoral integrity in Albania E-10-2025-003005	Written questionwith 5 co-authors	28 Aug 2025
18 Jul 2025	Rule of law in Albania E-10-2025-003004	Written questionwith 4 co-authors	8 Sept 2025
2 Jul 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians B-10-2025-0308	Motion for a resolutionwith 18 co-authors	—
16 Jun 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli B-10-2025-0295	Motion for a resolutionwith 13 co-authors	—
16 Jun 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran B-10-2025-0300	Motion for a resolutionwith 19 co-authors	—
30 May 2025	Influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the EU P-10-2025-002185	Priority written questionwith 36 co-authors	28 Jul 2025
28 May 2025	Recognition of expenses for demography as investment for budgetary balance E-10-2025-002128	Written questionwith 41 co-authors	5 Sept 2025
22 May 2025	EU funding of the Palestinian Authority E-10-2025-002057	Written questionwith 16 co-authors	17 Jul 2025
5 May 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia B-10-2025-0258	Motion for a resolutionwith 21 co-authors	—
31 Mar 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus – threats from the Investigative Committee B-10-2025-0223	Motion for a resolutionwith 14 co-authors	—
26 Mar 2025	Redirecting frozen Russian assets to Ukraine E-10-2025-001278	Written questionwith 25 co-authors	19 May 2025
19 Mar 2025	Seizing the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea: the Commission’s measures to prevent vessel sales E-10-2025-001174	Written questionwith 60 co-authors	29 Jul 2025
7 Mar 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression B-10-2025-0168	Motion for a resolutionwith 16 co-authors	—
5 Mar 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the white paper on the future of European defence B-10-2025-0149	Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors	—
25 Feb 2025	Countering Russian influence and defending democracy in Georgia E-10-2025-000837	Written questionwith 38 co-authors	3 Apr 2025
10 Feb 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia B-10-2025-0118	Motion for a resolutionwith 11 co-authors	—
6 Feb 2025	Safeguarding European industry: confronting the European Green Deal’s economic and industrial consequences within the framework of the Competitiveness Compass E-10-2025-000553	Written questionwith 30 co-authors	5 May 2025
5 Feb 2025	Financial support for Georgian civil society and independent media E-10-2025-000508	Written questionwith 5 co-authors	28 Apr 2025
27 Jan 2025	Commission funding to environmental NGOs to condition the views of Members of the European Parliament E-10-2025-000357	Written questionwith 64 co-authors	5 May 2025
20 Jan 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 B-10-2025-0083	Motion for a resolutionwith 16 co-authors	—
20 Jan 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine B-10-2025-0079	Motion for a resolutionwith 16 co-authors	—
17 Jan 2025	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus B-10-2025-0059	Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors	—
16 Jan 2025	Mediterranean Pact and the situation of Christians in the region P-10-2025-000187	Priority written questionwith 19 co-authors	28 Mar 2025
16 Dec 2024	The environmental hazard posed to the Baltic Sea by Russia’s shadow fleet E-10-2024-002971	Written questionwith 17 co-authors	28 Feb 2025
25 Nov 2024	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia B-10-2024-0200	Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors	—
22 Nov 2024	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Georgia’s worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud B-10-2024-0184	Motion for a resolutionwith 11 co-authors	—
6 Nov 2024	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia B-10-2024-0166	Motion for a resolutionwith 14 co-authors	—
21 Oct 2024	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around Taiwan B-10-2024-0138	Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors	—
16 Oct 2024	Fund for the protection and development of the frontier regions of countries bordering Ukraine, Belarus and Russia E-10-2024-002090	Written questionwith 36 co-authors	10 Jan 2025
2 Oct 2024	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia B-10-2024-0071	Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors	—
2 Oct 2024	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections B-10-2024-0073	Motion for a resolutionwith 18 co-authors	—
16 Sept 2024	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States B-10-2024-0039	Motion for a resolutionwith 11 co-authors	—
16 Sept 2024	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela B-10-2024-0037	Motion for a resolutionwith 9 co-authors	—
16 Sept 2024	MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus B-10-2024-0053	Motion for a resolutionwith 14 co-authors	—
19 Aug 2024	EU funding of physical border protection structures such as walls, fences or other barriers P-10-2024-001520	Priority written questionwith 24 co-authors	1 Oct 2024

Amendments tabled in committee, 58

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
5 Jun 2026	Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities ITRE-AM-788898	ITRE	5
26 May 2026	Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789072	CJ19	25
26 May 2026	Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789071	CJ19	16
26 May 2026	Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789070	CJ19	30
26 May 2026	Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789069	CJ19	39
26 May 2026	Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789068	CJ19	24
26 May 2026	Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789067	CJ19	26
18 May 2026	Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities ITRE-AM-788849	ITRE	4
18 May 2026	Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities ITRE-AM-788903	ITRE	8
18 May 2026	Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities ITRE-AM-788902	ITRE	9

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Connections

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

Political group

Group European Conservatives and Reformists ECR · Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical

National delegation

Delegation Latvia National delegation

Sources & citation

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

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Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Rihards KOLS”. Member record. memberId 220871. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/220871?docs=all&nb=all&scope=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/220871. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/220871?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-220871,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Rihards KOLS}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/220871?docs=all&nb=all&scope=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/220871?docs=all&nb=all&scope=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 220871. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/220871. 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}
}