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Member

Virgil-Daniel POPESCU

EPP · Romania

Group
EPP PPE
Country
Romania
Roll-call participation
87.9 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
98.9 %ⓘ of 545 votes where the group had a line · EPP median 95.6 %
More facts (5)
National party
PNL Partidul Naţional Liberal
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
2 of 514 votesⓘ
Committees
CONT (substitute), ENVI (substitute), ITRE
Member id
257107
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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 ⓘ

87.9 %

545 of 620 final votes while in office

EPP median: 90.6 % (−2.7 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

98.9 %

539 of 545 votes where their group had a line

EPP median: 95.6 % (+3.3 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

0.4 %

2 of 514 votes where their group had a clear line

1 opposite (for ↔ against), 1 abstained against the line

Abstention ⓘ

0.6 %

3 of 545 votes cast

Participation 87.9 % — EPP median 90.6 %, 192 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 192 members of the EPP with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU87.9 %
EPP median90.6 %
Lowest in the group18.4 %
Highest in the group99.8 %
Members192
With majority line 98.9 % — 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
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU98.9 %
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, 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
10 Sept 2025Investments and reforms for European competitiveness and the creation of a Capital Markets Union Adopted 407 for, 161 against, 97 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis Adopted 462 for, 142 against, 63 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy Adopted 393 for, 145 against, 123 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds Adopted 513 for, 111 against, 40 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference Adopted 490 for, 65 against, 86 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Passed 431 for, 145 against, 76 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025EU-Brazil Agreement: cooperation with and through Europol and the Federal Police of Brazil Consent given 606 for, 5 against, 19 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Consent given 473 for, 114 against, 58 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution) Adopted 434 for, 49 against, 168 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Public procurement Adopted 432 for, 95 against, 124 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 20252023 and 2024 reports on Ukraine Adopted 418 for, 135 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies Passed 542 for, 97 against, 12 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Motion of censure on the Commission Rejected 175 for, 360 against, 18 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Jul 2025Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai Adopted 511 for, 50 against, 75 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic Adopted 617 for, 4 against, 18 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus Adopted 625 for, 7 against, 10 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness Adopted 494 for, 83 against, 71 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Adopted 523 for, 75 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2025European Climate Law Urgent procedure refused 300 for, 379 against, 8 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Jul 2025Amending Regulation (EU) No 1026/2012 on certain measures for the purpose of the conservation of fish stocks in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing Passed 681 for, 4 against, 4 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2025Draft amending budget No 1/2025: entering the surplus of the financial year 2024 Passed 534 for, 102 against, 56 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2025Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Moldova relating to floods that occurred in September 2024 and Bosnia and Herzegovina relating to floods that occurred in October 2024 Passed 643 for, 13 against, 35 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2025Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2025/000 TA 2025 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission Passed 574 for, 63 against, 56 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2025Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add certain countries to the list of high-risk third countries, and to remove other countries from that list Objection failed 264 for, 369 against, 55 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Jul 2025Deforestation Regulation - list of countries presenting a low or high risk Objection passed 373 for, 289 against, 26 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2025Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports Adopted 619 for, 26 against, 46 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on Albania Adopted 502 for, 120 against, 64 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina Adopted 495 for, 130 against, 63 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Adopted 461 for, 121 against, 107 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 20252023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Adopted 490 for, 147 against, 49 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2025Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Adopted 422 for, 219 against, 31 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Jul 2025The 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 Adopted 507 for, 77 against, 45 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2025Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026 Passed 531 for, 69 against, 79 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2025The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season Passed 542 for, 109 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2025Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399 Passed 572 for, 42 against, 67 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2025VAT: taxable persons, special scheme and special arrangements for declaration and payment, relating to distance sales of imported goods Passed 623 for, 26 against, 28 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2025EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030 Consent given 616 for, 29 against, 36 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2025EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030 (Resolution) Adopted 561 for, 109 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2025Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024 Adopted 417 for, 188 against, 75 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2025Security of energy supply in the EU Adopted 459 for, 170 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability Passed 457 for, 17 against, 86 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran Adopted 486 for, 8 against, 29 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli Adopted 324 for, 25 against, 87 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali Adopted 511 for, 14 against, 25 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system Adopted 418 for, 112 against, 45 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Jun 2025Clean Industrial Deal Adopted 381 for, 173 against, 13 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 2025Macro-financial assistance to Egypt Passed 386 for, 132 against, 49 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 2025EU/Euratom Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty: adoption by Euratom Passed 557 for, 47 against, 46 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 2025Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty Passed 554 for, 53 against, 37 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 2025Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility Adopted 421 for, 180 against, 55 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For

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Roll-call participation

One cell per sitting while in office, shaded by the share of that day’s roll calls the member voted in. The official attendance register is kept separately by Parliament.

No vote recorded on 14 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
Manfred WEBER EPPGermany98 % of 3 951 shared89 %
Gheorghe FALCĂ EPPRomania98 % of 4 423 shared89 %
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA EPPRomania97 % of 3 898 shared89 %
Daniel BUDA EPPRomania97 % of 4 982 shared89 %
Siegfried MUREŞAN EPPRomania97 % of 4 882 shared89 %
Niels GEUKING EPPGermany97 % of 5 034 shared89 %
Sven SIMON EPPGermany97 % of 4 121 shared89 %
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ EPPLithuania97 % of 4 084 shared89 %
Pekka TOVERI EPPFinland97 % of 4 471 shared89 %
Liudas MAŽYLIS EPPLithuania97 % of 4 954 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 RenewEstonia88 % of 4 540 shared82 %
Dan BARNA RenewRomania87 % of 4 471 shared82 %
Hilde VAUTMANS RenewBelgium87 % of 4 905 shared82 %
Eugen TOMAC RenewRomania87 % of 3 713 shared82 %
Ivars IJABS RenewLatvia87 % of 3 799 shared82 %
Katri KULMUNI RenewFinland87 % of 3 954 shared82 %
Olivier CHASTEL RenewBelgium87 % of 4 585 shared82 %
Bart GROOTHUIS RenewNetherlands86 % of 3 879 shared82 %
Jeannette BALJEU RenewNetherlands86 % of 4 449 shared82 %
Sophie WILMÈS RenewBelgium86 % of 3 408 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 Budgetary ControlCONT CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food SafetyENVI CommitteeSubstitute20 Jan 2025now
Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyITRE CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Delegation for relations with the Arab PeninsulaDARP DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association CommitteeDSCA DelegationMember19 Sept 2024now
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyENVI CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 202419 Jan 2025

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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
No dossier namedOfficial delegationITRE9 Sept 2026
No dossier namedOfficial delegationITRE29 Apr 2026
Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting proceduresOpinion rapporteurENVI10 Mar 2026
Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869Shadow rapporteurITRE16 Feb 2026
No dossier namedOfficial delegationITRE25 Jul 2025

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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.

10 contributions recorded; 1 on behalf of their group; 16 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
25 Mar 2026Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
10 Mar 2026Presentation of the Energy Package (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
10 Mar 2026Presentation of the Energy Package (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
16 Dec 2025Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
8 Jul 2025Need for the EU to scale up clean technologies (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
18 Jun 2025Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
7 May 2025The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
12 Feb 2025Competitiveness Compass (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
18 Sept 2024The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
17 Sept 2024State of the Energy union (debate) on behalf of EPPSpeech · 3 minRead

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Questions and motions, 10

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
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 Oct 2025MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a united response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure B-10-2025-0419Motion for a resolutionwith 24 co-authors—
3 Sept 2025MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference B-10-2025-0355Motion for a resolutionwith 28 co-authors—
22 Jul 2025Reassessing the timetable and safeguards for ETS2: preventing price shocks and ensuring social readiness E-10-2025-003032Written questionwith 48 co-authors12 Nov 2025
2 Jul 2025MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 10 June 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela to the list of high-risk third countries which have provided a written high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies and have developed an action plan with the FATF, and to remove Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates from that list B-10-2025-0318Motion for a resolutionwith 48 co-authors—
19 May 2025Inclusion of nuclear energy production targets and deployment pathways in the revised PINC E-10-2025-001997Written questionwith 10 co-authors31 Jul 2025
4 Oct 2024MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration B-10-2024-0080Motion for a resolutionwith 33 co-authors—
17 Sept 2024MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change B-10-2024-0057Motion for a resolutionwith 24 co-authors—
17 Sept 2024Recent increase in electricity prices in central and eastern Europe E-10-2024-001736Written questionwith 18 co-authors6 Nov 2024
17 Jul 2024MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for the EU’s continuous support for Ukraine B-10-2024-0007Motion for a resolutionwith 50 co-authors—

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Amendments tabled in committee, 62

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
15 Jun 2026Amending Directives 2008/98/EC, 2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden ITRE-AM-789171 ITRE17
5 Jun 2026Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities ITRE-AM-788898 ITRE12
27 May 2026Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures ITRE-AM-788845 ITRE9
19 May 2026Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869 ITRE-AM-788924 ITRE31
19 May 2026Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869 ITRE-AM-788941 ITRE16
19 May 2026Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869 ITRE-AM-788939 ITRE37
19 May 2026Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869 ITRE-AM-788940 ITRE45
19 May 2026Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869 ITRE-AM-785339 ITRE22
19 May 2026Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869 ITRE-AM-788922 ITRE42
18 May 2026Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities ITRE-AM-788897 ITRE10

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Connections

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

Political group

National delegation

  • Delegation Romania 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). “Virgil-Daniel POPESCU”. Member record. memberId 257107. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257107?page=9&scope=final&vscope=final (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257107. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/257107?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-257107,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Virgil-Daniel POPESCU}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257107?page=9&scope=final&vscope=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257107?page=9&scope=final&vscope=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 257107. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257107. 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}
}