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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.

Period Whole term2024 (from July)20252026
Custom dates
Votes Final votes620All roll calls5 928

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.

Show Final votesAll roll calls
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
29 Apr 2026Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor’s Office Discharge decision adopted 454 for, 161 against, 29 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
29 Apr 2026Discharge 2024: Agencies Discharge decision adopted 475 for, 107 against, 71 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
29 Apr 2026Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings Discharge decision adopted 525 for, 104 against, 16 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: Against
29 Apr 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty - Belgium Passed 586 for, 48 against, 16 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
29 Apr 2026Genetically modified soybean MON 94637 Objection passed 412 for, 145 against, 11 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
29 Apr 2026Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 Adopted 328 for, 199 against, 98 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
29 Apr 2026The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report Adopted 387 for, 191 against, 46 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
29 Apr 2026Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 Adopted 416 for, 190 against, 15 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
28 Apr 2026Generalised scheme of tariff preferences Passed 459 for, 127 against, 70 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
28 Apr 2026Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability Passed 558 for, 35 against, 52 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
28 Apr 2026Amendments to Biocidal Products Regulation as regards the extension of certain data protection periods Passed 591 for, 54 against, 8 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: workers affected by imminent job displacement Passed 566 for, 67 against, 26 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
28 Apr 2026Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 Interim report adopted 370 for, 201 against, 84 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
28 Apr 2026Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III Adopted 389 for, 191 against, 75 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
28 Apr 2026Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135) Adopted 657 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 Adopted 377 for, 254 against, 31 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
28 Apr 2026Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Adopted 447 for, 160 against, 43 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
28 Apr 2026Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 Rejected 231 for, 389 against, 33 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
28 Apr 2026The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture Adopted 430 for, 107 against, 115 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
28 Apr 2026Control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instruments Adopted 527 for, 85 against, 33 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
28 Apr 2026Enhancing connectivity, preserving cultural heritage and driving local excellence in European tourism – destination management and regional tourism growth Adopted 439 for, 42 against, 129 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
28 Apr 2026Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Adopted 422 for, 202 against, 9 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
26 Mar 2026Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) Negotiating mandate approved 389 for, 206 against, 32 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026Combating corruption Passed 581 for, 21 against, 42 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
26 Mar 2026Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application Failed 228 for, 311 against, 92 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
26 Mar 2026Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America Passed 417 for, 154 against, 71 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
26 Mar 2026Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods Passed 437 for, 144 against, 60 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
26 Mar 2026Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) Passed 569 for, 45 against, 23 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships Consent given 605 for, 3 against, 9 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026EU-China Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV Consent given 603 for, 3 against, 33 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026EU-Lebanon Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting, participation of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) Consent given 618 for, 6 against, 5 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM - Austria Passed 584 for, 39 against, 13 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
26 Mar 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa - Belgium Passed 575 for, 48 against, 10 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
26 Mar 2026Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle global warming potential Objection failed 208 for, 414 against, 10 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation Adopted 371 for, 146 against, 80 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2026Calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029 Passed 473 for, 81 against, 9 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2026Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects Passed 537 for, 2 against, 24 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
12 Mar 2026Human 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 Adopted 479 for, 17 against, 43 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
12 Mar 2026The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger Adopted 524 for, 2 against, 29 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2026Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime Adopted 438 for, 37 against, 81 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2026Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 Rejected 233 for, 250 against, 76 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
11 Mar 2026Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application Passed 458 for, 103 against, 63 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Mar 2026Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Consent given 455 for, 101 against, 74 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Mar 2026EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism Consent given 586 for, 21 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Mar 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware – Belgium Passed 562 for, 53 against, 19 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Mar 2026Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission Adopted 446 for, 100 against, 72 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Mar 2026Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors Adopted 458 for, 72 against, 98 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Mar 2026European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 Adopted 392 for, 219 against, 18 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Mar 2026European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026 Adopted 404 for, 208 against, 20 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Mar 2026EU enlargement strategy Adopted 385 for, 147 against, 98 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 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

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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.

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 2026State of the Union (debate) on behalf of ESNSpeech · 2 minRead
8 Jul 2026Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 18-19 June 2026 (debate) on behalf of ESNSpeech · 2 minRead
7 Jul 2026Welcome Speech · 1 minRead
17 Jun 2026Preparation of the European Council (joint debate) on behalf of ESNSpeech · 1 minRead
15 Jun 2026Time for European economic independence (debate) on behalf of ESNSpeech · 2 minRead
20 May 2026Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response (B10-0245/2026) (vote) Speech · 2 minRead
20 May 2026High time to deliver on the Single Market, providing certainty and predictability for EU businesses and quality jobs (debate) on behalf of ESNSpeech · 3 minRead
29 Apr 2026EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (debate) on behalf of ESNSpeech · 2 minRead
25 Mar 2026Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026 (debate) on behalf of ESNSpeech · 1 minRead
11 Feb 2026Urgent actions to revive EU competitiveness, deepen the EU Single Market and reduce the cost of living - from the Draghi report to reality (debate) on behalf of ESNSpeech · 2 minRead

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—

Show all 25 questions and motions

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.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256929?nb=all&page=4
Official source
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?nb=all&page=4 (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?nb=all&page=4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256929?nb=all&page=4},
  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}
}