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Member

René AUST

ESN · Germany

Group
ESN
Country
Germany
Roll-call participation
91.2 %ⓘ of 5 928 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
With majority line
98.3 %ⓘ of 5 397 votes where the group had a line · ESN median 94.6 %
More facts (5)
National party
AfD Alternative für Deutschland
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
64 of 5 125 votesⓘ
Committees
EMPL (substitute), ITRE (substitute)
Member id
256929
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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 ⓘ

91.2 %

5 405 of 5 928 roll calls while in office

ESN median: 91.3 % (−0.2 pts)

Chamber median: 90.2 %

With majority line ⓘ

98.3 %

5 306 of 5 397 votes where their group had a line

ESN median: 94.6 % (+3.7 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

1.2 %

64 of 5 125 votes where their group had a clear line

32 opposite (for ↔ against), 17 abstained against the line, 15 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

8.3 %

447 of 5 405 votes cast

Participation 91.2 % — ESN median 91.3 %, 27 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 27 members of the ESN with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
René AUST91.2 %
ESN median91.3 %
Lowest in the group68.6 %
Highest in the group99.0 %
Members27
With majority line 98.3 % — ESN median 94.6 %, 27 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 27 members of the ESN with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
René AUST98.3 %
ESN median94.6 %
Lowest in the group70.6 %
Highest in the group99.6 %
Members27
  • Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes. The dots are the other members of ESN; 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
26 Nov 2025Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders Passed 402 for, 250 against, 8 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Nov 2025Increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Regulation and simplifying reporting requirements Passed 519 for, 65 against, 73 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
26 Nov 2025Collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank Passed 521 for, 110 against, 35 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
26 Nov 2025Draft amending budget No 3/2025: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates Passed 519 for, 99 against, 45 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
26 Nov 2025Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 as regards the definition of prohibited weapons Objection failed 88 for, 388 against, 184 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Nov 2025Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara Objection failed 359 for, 188 against, 76 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Against
26 Nov 20252026 budgetary procedure: joint text Adopted 419 for, 185 against, 53 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
26 Nov 2025EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic Adopted 510 for, 75 against, 80 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
26 Nov 2025Protection of minors online Adopted 483 for, 92 against, 86 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
26 Nov 2025Access to finance for SMEs and scale-ups Adopted 360 for, 298 against, 8 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
25 Nov 2025European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) Passed 457 for, 148 against, 33 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
25 Nov 2025Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings; enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes Passed 556 for, 74 against, 7 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
25 Nov 2025Genetically modified maize DAS1131 Objection passed 453 for, 171 against, 19 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
25 Nov 2025Genetically modified cotton MON 88913 Objection passed 452 for, 182 against, 13 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
25 Nov 2025Genetically modified oilseed rape MON 88302 Objection passed 456 for, 166 against, 21 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
25 Nov 2025Genetically modified soybean MON 87708 Objection passed 453 for, 179 against, 14 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
25 Nov 2025Genetically modified maize MON 87427 Objection passed 426 for, 157 against, 17 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
25 Nov 2025Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded Adopted 415 for, 193 against, 28 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
25 Nov 2025Ensuring faster registration and uptake of biological control agents Adopted 590 for, 28 against, 32 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
25 Nov 2025Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report) Adopted 330 for, 273 against, 38 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
25 Nov 2025Impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sector Adopted 426 for, 182 against, 39 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
25 Nov 20252024 budget: assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget Adopted 389 for, 213 against, 36 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
25 Nov 2025Decision to maintain the action before the Court of Justice for the annulment of the decision of the Commission on the withdrawal of the Standard essential patents proposal Adopted 334 for, 294 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
13 Nov 2025Framework for achieving climate neutrality Passed 379 for, 248 against, 10 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
13 Nov 2025Conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction Passed 454 for, 172 against, 19 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
13 Nov 2025Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements Passed 382 for, 249 against, 13 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
13 Nov 2025Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process Passed 543 for, 72 against, 22 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
13 Nov 2025Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Passed 370 for, 160 against, 107 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
13 Nov 2025EU-Andorra agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information: Amending Protocol Passed 605 for, 29 against, 0 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
13 Nov 2025EU-San Marino agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information: Amending Protocol Passed 606 for, 26 against, 1 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
13 Nov 2025EU-Monaco agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information: Amending Protocol Passed 610 for, 26 against, 1 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
13 Nov 2025EU-Liechtenstein agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information: Amending Protocol Passed 611 for, 26 against, 1 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
13 Nov 2025EU-Switzerland agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information: Amending Protocol Passed 605 for, 26 against, 2 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
13 Nov 2025Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore Consent given 515 for, 93 against, 33 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
13 Nov 2025Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Spain and France in relation to natural disasters in 2024 and 2025 Passed 622 for, 10 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
13 Nov 2025Addressing transnational repression of human rights defenders Adopted 512 for, 76 against, 52 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
13 Nov 2025Opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore Rejected 136 for, 432 against, 71 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
13 Nov 2025Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (Resolution) Adopted 572 for, 18 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
13 Nov 2025Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Adopted 310 for, 222 against, 68 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
23 Oct 2025Dates of application and transitional provisions for chemical products Passed 441 for, 108 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against ≠ groupMajority line: For
23 Oct 2025Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) Passed 220 for, 341 against, 10 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
23 Oct 2025InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defence Objection failed 124 for, 401 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For ≠ groupMajority line: Against
23 Oct 2025Specifying a methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from low-carbon fuels Objection failed 175 for, 374 against, 25 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
23 Oct 2025Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit Adopted 367 for, 98 against, 113 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
22 Oct 2025General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections Resolution adopted 384 for, 202 against, 58 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
22 Oct 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council Discharge decision adopted 441 for, 125 against, 73 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
22 Oct 2025Discharge 2023: Agencies Discharge decision adopted 476 for, 99 against, 72 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
22 Oct 2025Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations Adopted 310 for, 277 against, 53 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
22 Oct 2025Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy Adopted 457 for, 103 against, 72 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
22 Oct 2025Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections Adopted 458 for, 18 against, 84 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained

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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 18 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.
SittingRoll callsVoted in
17 Jul 20242321
18 Jul 202410
16 Sept 202420
18 Sept 202420
19 Sept 2024920
7 Oct 202421
8 Oct 202410
9 Oct 20241817
10 Oct 202444
21 Oct 202420
22 Oct 20241010
23 Oct 2024129124
24 Oct 20241311
13 Nov 202421
14 Nov 20243636
25 Nov 202420
26 Nov 20241818
27 Nov 20241111
28 Nov 20245754
17 Dec 20241313
18 Dec 20243333
19 Dec 20244539
20 Jan 202520
21 Jan 202511
22 Jan 202522
23 Jan 20254544
10 Feb 202511
11 Feb 20253228
12 Feb 20251010
13 Feb 20253026
10 Mar 202522
11 Mar 202599
12 Mar 2025228217
13 Mar 20252424
31 Mar 202533
1 Apr 20253534
2 Apr 2025251242
3 Apr 20256261
5 May 202550
6 May 2025109
7 May 2025220207
8 May 202510392
21 May 202520
22 May 20255352
16 Jun 202520
17 Jun 20254141
18 Jun 20259188
19 Jun 20258782
7 Jul 202510
8 Jul 2025550
9 Jul 2025134124
10 Jul 20253634
8 Sept 202511
9 Sept 202510197
10 Sept 20253432
11 Sept 20256962
6 Oct 202522
7 Oct 202555
8 Oct 20255551
9 Oct 20256561
20 Oct 202532
21 Oct 20251313
22 Oct 2025186164
23 Oct 20255551
13 Nov 2025267248
24 Nov 202533
25 Nov 20257570
26 Nov 202510094
27 Nov 2025125106
15 Dec 202540
16 Dec 20256664
17 Dec 20254340
18 Dec 20254242
20 Jan 20266762
21 Jan 202611295
22 Jan 20265856
9 Feb 202620
10 Feb 20263833
11 Feb 20261312
12 Feb 2026141134
24 Feb 20264342
9 Mar 202611
10 Mar 2026197190
11 Mar 20266057
12 Mar 20263434
25 Mar 202632
26 Mar 20266967
27 Apr 202622
28 Apr 2026225219
29 Apr 2026296289
30 Apr 20266860
18 May 202640
19 May 202633
20 May 20269695
21 May 20269890
15 Jun 202620
16 Jun 20264039
17 Jun 2026127123
18 Jun 20267764
6 Jul 202620
7 Jul 20267266
8 Jul 2026144131
9 Jul 20266763
14 Sept 202611
15 Sept 2026155150
16 Sept 20268076
17 Sept 2026124115

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 ESN

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
Christine ANDERSON ESNGermany98 % of 5 079 shared80 %
Marc JONGEN ESNGermany98 % of 4 897 shared80 %
Irmhild BOSSDORF ESNGermany98 % of 5 172 shared80 %
Hans NEUHOFF ESNGermany98 % of 4 055 shared80 %
Anja ARNDT ESNGermany98 % of 4 691 shared80 %
Alexander SELL ESNGermany97 % of 4 977 shared80 %
Arno BAUSEMER ESNGermany97 % of 4 664 shared80 %
Petr BYSTRON ESNGermany96 % of 4 677 shared80 %
Mary KHAN ESNGermany96 % of 4 910 shared80 %
Siegbert Frank DROESE ESNGermany96 % of 4 931 shared80 %

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
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH changed group ESNGermany98 % of 216 shared49 %
Milan MAZUREK changed group ESNSlovakia78 % of 390 shared49 %
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group PatriotsPoland78 % of 1 285 shared70 %
Gerald HAUSER PatriotsAustria78 % of 5 104 shared70 %
Georg MAYER PatriotsAustria77 % of 4 553 shared70 %
Petra STEGER PatriotsAustria77 % of 5 256 shared70 %
Guillaume PELTIER ECRFrance77 % of 4 693 shared64 %
Roman HAIDER PatriotsAustria77 % of 5 381 shared70 %
Mieke ANDRIESE PatriotsNetherlands77 % of 2 558 shared70 %
Elisabeth DIERINGER PatriotsAustria77 % of 5 363 shared70 %

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 Employment and Social AffairsEMPL CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyITRE CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Subcommittee on Tax MattersFISC SubcommitteeSubstitute12 Nov 2025now
Delegation for relations with MercosurDMER DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary AssemblyDACP Parliamentary assemblyMember19 Sept 2024now
Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary AssemblyDPAC Parliamentary assemblyMember19 Sept 2024now
Committee on Economic and Monetary AffairsECON CommitteeMember19 Jul 202430 Mar 2025
Committee on International TradeINTA CommitteeMember19 Jul 202411 Nov 2025
Subcommittee on Tax MattersFISC SubcommitteeMember19 Jul 202411 Nov 2025
Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary AssemblyDLAT Parliamentary assemblyMember19 Sept 20247 Jul 2025

Show all 10 seats

Dossiers

No rapporteur, shadow or negotiator role recorded this term.

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.

46 contributions recorded, 1 written statement; 40 on behalf of their group; 81 minutes of speaking time.

Show all 40 recent contributions

Questions and motions, 25

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
31 Jul 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need to combat migrant grooming gangs B-10-2026-0373Motion for a resolutionwith 80 co-authors—
18 Mar 2026Protecting our farmers from the cumulative effects of Mercosur, Ukraine’s accession to the EU and agricultural red tape G-10-2026-001004Major interpellationwith 2 co-authorsNot yet answered
22 Jan 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the power outage in Berlin and on the protection of critical national infrastructure B-10-2026-0097Motion for a resolutionwith 10 co-authors—
17 Sept 2025GPS interference on the flight of Commission President von der Leyen – media disinformation and distorted facts O-10-2025-000030Oral questionwith 36 co-authorsNot yet answered
1 Sept 2025European Court of Auditors special report 11/2025 on Transparency of EU funding granted to NGOs E-10-2025-003339Written questionwith 57 co-authors25 Nov 2025
28 Jul 2025German citizen abducted in Somalia E-10-2025-003119Written questionwith 1 co-author15 Sept 2025
17 Jul 2025Surveillance of critical media professionals by the German constitutional protection authorities E-10-2025-002952Written questionwith 1 co-author3 Sept 2025
15 Jul 2025German export model under pressure – securing the manufacturing location instead of offshoring production E-10-2025-002891Written question11 Nov 2025
15 Jul 2025Protecting traditional retailers from online platforms from third countries E-10-2025-002892Written question3 Sept 2025
2 Jul 2025MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION B-10-2025-0319Motion for a resolutionwith 76 co-authors—
20 Jun 2025NGO funding through the LIFE programme E-10-2025-002493Written questionwith 33 co-authors27 Aug 2025
10 Jun 2025Partisan funding of politically active non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by the Commission G-10-2025-001001Major interpellationNot yet answered
28 May 2025Protecting domestic agriculture from imports produced to lower standards E-10-2025-002145Written question26 Aug 2025
21 May 2025‘Emergency powers’ of the European Commission E-10-2025-002030Written question3 Sept 2025
21 May 2025EU ‘communication’ used as a PR tool E-10-2025-002016Written question4 Aug 2025
21 May 2025Abuse of competences through regulations E-10-2025-002015Written question14 Oct 2025
8 Apr 2025MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a joint and strong response to the Federal Republic of Germany’s departure from financial stability B-10-2025-0241Motion for a resolutionwith 20 co-authors—
18 Mar 2025MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on political repression and fundamental rights in Bulgaria B-10-2025-0198Motion for a resolutionwith 25 co-authors—
13 Mar 2025CO<sub>2</sub> emission performance standards for cars and vans (Regulation (EU) 2019/631) E-10-2025-001085Written questionwith 12 co-authors1 Jul 2025
20 Dec 2024Assessment of the conduct in office of Stephan Kramer, President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Thuringia, with regard to the rule of law and democracy E-10-2024-003070Written question8 Apr 2025
17 Dec 2024MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on financial and organisational support for Member States to repatriate Syrian nationals B-10-2024-0238Motion for a resolutionwith 13 co-authors—
12 Dec 2024Foreseeable overburdening of the German asylum administration owing to the return of Syrians in view of the implementation of EU law and compliance with the rule of law E-10-2024-002900Written questionwith 2 co-authors19 Mar 2025
12 Nov 2024Question on penalties to be imposed on manufacturers from 2025 under the Regulation on CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles E-10-2024-002503Written questionwith 52 co-authors7 Jan 2025
4 Oct 2024Irreplaceability of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines in emergency situations O-10-2024-000012Oral questionwith 5 co-authorsNot yet answered
1 Oct 2024Revision of the ban on selling CO<sub>2</sub>-emitting cars beyond 2035 O-10-2024-000011Oral questionwith 9 co-authorsNot yet answered

Amendments tabled in committee, 0

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

No committee amendment by this member found this term.

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). “René AUST”. Member record. memberId 256929. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256929?docs=all&nb=all&page=7 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256929. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/256929?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-256929,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{René AUST}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256929?docs=all&nb=all&page=7}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256929?docs=all&nb=all&page=7},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 256929. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256929. 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}
}