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Member

Michael GAHLER

EPP · Germany

Group
EPP PPE
Country
Germany
Roll-call participation
94.8 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
98.6 %ⓘ of 588 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
7 of 547 votesⓘ
Committees
AFET, ECON (substitute), SEDE (substitute)
Member id
2341
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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 ⓘ

94.8 %

588 of 620 final votes while in office

EPP median: 90.6 % (+4.3 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

98.6 %

580 of 588 votes where their group had a line

EPP median: 95.6 % (+3.1 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

1.3 %

7 of 547 votes where their group had a clear line

4 opposite (for ↔ against), 3 abstained against the line

Abstention ⓘ

0.5 %

3 of 588 votes cast

Participation 94.8 % — EPP median 90.6 %, 192 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 192 members of the EPP with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Michael GAHLER94.8 %
EPP median90.6 %
Lowest in the group18.4 %
Highest in the group99.8 %
Members192
With majority line 98.6 % — 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
Michael GAHLER98.6 %
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
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 8 to paragraph 15 99 for, 524 against, 24 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 18 to paragraph 14 364 for, 284 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 7 to paragraph 14 115 for, 531 against, 14 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 7 467 for, 109 against, 86 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 3 475 for, 88 against, 90 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 2 365 for, 211 against, 81 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 1 513 for, 81 against, 62 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 Paragraph 1 — part 2 506 for, 128 against, 10 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 Paragraph 1 — part 1 530 for, 60 against, 53 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 392 for, 179 against, 83 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Separate vote on recital AJ 329 for, 270 against, 55 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 64 to recital AJ 276 for, 322 against, 67 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 71 to recital U 181 for, 371 against, 94 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 63 to recital S 210 for, 443 against, 10 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Paragraph 93 — part 2 394 for, 241 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 61 to paragraph 93 197 for, 439 against, 21 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 84, adding text after paragraph 92 202 for, 439 against, 17 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 41 to paragraph 91 278 for, 368 against, 12 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 40 to paragraph 89 263 for, 363 against, 36 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 78 64 for, 549 against, 43 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 78 253 for, 361 against, 49 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 78 157 for, 374 against, 128 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 82 to paragraph 77 331 for, 241 against, 63 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 76 228 for, 409 against, 24 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 76 94 for, 369 against, 191 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 69 to paragraph 75 198 for, 455 against, 7 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 68 to paragraph 69 83 for, 548 against, 32 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 81, adding text after paragraph 60 198 for, 426 against, 26 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 58 182 for, 431 against, 37 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 67 to paragraph 51 193 for, 461 against, 9 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 26 to paragraph 42 557 for, 27 against, 71 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 41 115 for, 421 against, 113 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 41 620 for, 14 against, 21 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 56, adding text after paragraph 34 131 for, 498 against, 22 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 23, adding text after paragraph 34 87 for, 508 against, 63 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 34 90 for, 540 against, 31 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 34 121 for, 485 against, 55 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 77 to paragraph 27 214 for, 425 against, 20 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 20 102 for, 511 against, 42 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 65 to paragraph 17 192 for, 454 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 15 52 for, 534 against, 70 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 15 88 for, 551 against, 18 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 15 276 for, 305 against, 65 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 15 289 for, 326 against, 35 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Paragraph 14 — part 3 467 for, 150 against, 45 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 13 336 for, 262 against, 57 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 8 208 for, 436 against, 12 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 4 198 for, 383 against, 62 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Jan 2026Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of a Loan for Ukraine Final voteConsent given 499 for, 135 against, 24 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 5 to paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, after point b 304 for, 302 against, 54 abstainedPosition: 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 4 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
Alexandra MEHNERT EPPGermany99 % of 4 988 shared89 %
Manfred WEBER EPPGermany99 % of 4 363 shared89 %
Verena MERTENS EPPGermany99 % of 4 946 shared89 %
Oliver SCHENK EPPGermany99 % of 5 531 shared89 %
Axel VOSS EPPGermany98 % of 4 374 shared89 %
Ralf SEEKATZ EPPGermany98 % of 5 001 shared89 %
Christine SCHNEIDER Former memberEPPGermany98 % of 3 544 shared89 %
Marion WALSMANN EPPGermany98 % of 5 466 shared89 %
Lena DÜPONT EPPGermany98 % of 4 630 shared89 %
Stefan KÖHLER EPPGermany98 % of 5 127 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 5 006 shared82 %
Dan BARNA RenewRomania88 % of 4 942 shared82 %
Hilde VAUTMANS RenewBelgium88 % of 5 418 shared82 %
Bart GROOTHUIS RenewNetherlands87 % of 4 201 shared82 %
Andreas GLÜCK RenewGermany87 % of 3 811 shared82 %
Katri KULMUNI RenewFinland87 % of 4 392 shared82 %
Elsi KATAINEN RenewFinland87 % of 5 481 shared82 %
Eugen TOMAC RenewRomania87 % of 4 091 shared82 %
Jeannette BALJEU RenewNetherlands87 % of 4 897 shared82 %
Jan-Christoph OETJEN RenewGermany87 % of 5 423 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 Foreign AffairsAFET CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Economic and Monetary AffairsECON CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Security and DefenceSEDE CommitteeSubstitute23 Jan 2025now
Delegation for relations with South AfricaD-ZA DelegationMember19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with the Pan-African ParliamentDPAP DelegationSubstitute8 Oct 2024now
Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary AssemblyDACP Parliamentary assemblyMember19 Sept 2024now
Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary AssemblyDAFR Parliamentary assemblyMember19 Sept 2024now
Intergroup on European Cultural Heritage, Ways of Saint James and other European Cultural RoutesIG10-11 Intergroup / working groupMember29 Jan 2025now
Intergroup on Sky and SpaceIG10-21 Intergroup / working groupMember27 Feb 2025now
Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and LanguagesIG10-25 Intergroup / working groupMember29 Jan 2025now

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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
Mission with the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association CommitteeOfficial delegation24 Jun 2026
Measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries Shadow rapporteur for an opinionAFET11 May 2026
Meeting of the Africa-EU-Parliamentary Assembly in Eswatini, May 2026Official delegationDAFR29 Apr 2026
No dossier namedOfficial delegationAFET21 Apr 2026
Establishing Global EuropeRapporteurAFET15 Apr 2026
No dossier namedOfficial delegationAFET15 Apr 2026
Establishing Global EuropeRapporteurAFET11 Mar 2026
No dossier namedOfficial delegationAFET12 Feb 2026
Laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034Shadow rapporteur for an opinionAFET20 Jan 2026
Guidelines for the 2027 Budget - Section IIIShadow rapporteur for an opinionAFET14 Jan 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.

63 contributions recorded; 21 on behalf of their group; 103 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
16 Sept 2026Urgent need for EU support to Ukraine against Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression (debate) on behalf of EPPSpeech · 2 minRead
7 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
7 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate) Speech · 4 minRead
16 Jun 2026Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
21 May 2026Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran (RC-B10-0260/2026, B10-0259/2026, B10-0260/2026, B10-0261/2026, B10-0262/2026, B10-0263/2026, B10-0265/2026, B10-0266/2026) (vote) Speech · 1 minRead
28 Apr 2026Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine (debate) on behalf of EPPSpeech · 2 minRead
25 Mar 2026Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026 (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
10 Mar 2026EU enlargement strategy (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
10 Mar 2026EU enlargement strategy (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
24 Feb 2026Four years of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine (debate) on behalf of EPPSpeech · 2 minRead

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Questions and motions, 71

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
16 Jun 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso B-10-2026-0321Motion for a resolutionwith 26 co-authors—
16 Jun 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich B-10-2026-0328Motion for a resolutionwith 28 co-authors—
15 Jun 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera B-10-2026-0292Motion for a resolutionwith 26 co-authors—
15 Jun 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland B-10-2026-0304Motion for a resolutionwith 32 co-authors—
6 May 2026Practical feasibility of labelling requirements for secondary and tertiary reusable packaging under Articles 12 and 15(8) PPWR E-10-2026-001856Written questionwith 12 co-authors10 Jul 2026
27 Apr 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine B-10-2026-0215Motion for a resolutionwith 30 co-authors—
24 Apr 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on supporting democratic resilience in Armenia B-10-2026-0199Motion for a resolutionwith 17 co-authors—
9 Mar 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular Africans, for Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine B-10-2026-0167Motion for a resolutionwith 23 co-authors—
9 Mar 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger B-10-2026-0169Motion for a resolutionwith 21 co-authors—
9 Mar 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on case of Elene Khoshtaria and other Political Prisoners under the Georgian Dream Regime B-10-2026-0164Motion for a resolutionwith 23 co-authors—

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Amendments tabled in committee, 39

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
16 Jul 2026General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections AFET-AM-791057 AFET13
15 Jun 2026EU-Syria political relations AFET-AM-789951 AFET46
26 May 2026Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789067 CJ1915
26 May 2026Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789072 CJ199
26 May 2026Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789071 CJ199
26 May 2026Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789070 CJ1937
26 May 2026Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789069 CJ1922
26 May 2026Establishing Global Europe CJ19-AM-789068 CJ1916
22 Apr 20262025 Commission report on Ukraine AFET-AM-786697 AFET31
10 Apr 2026Framework of measures to facilitate the transport of military equipment, goods and personnel across the Union CJ57-AM-786977 CJ5717

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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 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 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
1 October 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Michael GAHLER”. Member record. memberId 2341. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/2341?page=49&scope=final&vscope=all (retrieved 1 October 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/2341. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/2341?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 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-2341,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Michael GAHLER}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/2341?page=49&scope=final&vscope=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/2341?page=49&scope=final&vscope=all},
  urldate = {2026-10-01},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 2341. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/2341. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 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}
}