Marc BOTENGA

🇧🇪 Belgium· The Left (GUE/NGL)·PVDA-PTB·Rank #433 by amendments·2 terms: 9th, 10th

Most active on Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act); European Competitiveness Fund; Improving working conditions of persons working through digital labour platforms. 2,095 amendments across 95 dossiers in 10 committees over 2 terms since 2019.

2,095

Amendments

committee, 2 terms

1,644

Co-signed

tabled with other Members · 78% of total

451

Solo

tabled alone

Procedures

10 committees

Amendment record

Career across terms

9th · 10th

10th

2024–now

The Left (GUE/NGL)·17 procedures·8 committees

528

amend.

9th

2019–2024

The Left (GUE/NGL)·71 procedures·7 committees

1,562

amend.

By committee

ITRE

997

EMPL

616

AFET

144

EMPL / FEMM

SEDE / ITRE

SEDE

EMPL / ENVI

SEDE / ENVI / ITRE

In plenary

Votes

Plenary roll-call record

91.8%votes with own group·of 5,567 roll-calls held10th term

10th87.6% participation·of 5,567 roll-calls held·91.8% withThe Left

9th98.1% participation·of 19,277 roll-calls held·88.9% withThe Left

Roll-call votes since July 2019 · HowTheyVote.eu / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Key votes — against the group line

text-deciding & knife-edge roll-calls

7 Jul 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Competition policy – annual report 2025

21 May 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)

19 May 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

On the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme, on the multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, and repealing Decisions 2003/77/EC and 2008/376/EC

30 Apr 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Banking Union – annual report 2025

29 Apr 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Joint Undertakings

29 Apr 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service

29 Apr 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Commission

29 Apr 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Agencies

And 12 more on covered votes.

Covered votes = the text-deciding and knife-edge roll-calls this site tracks; a group’s line is the majority of its expressed votes. Individual positions: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL). Breaking the line is a fact, not a grade.

Network & subjects

Works most with

Marisa MATIAS

shared 656 amendments

Leila CHAIBI

shared 618 amendments

Nikolaj VILLUMSEN

shared 468 amendments

Konstantinos ARVANITIS

shared 456 amendments

Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

shared 451 amendments

Cornelia ERNST

shared 433 amendments

José GUSMÃO

shared 314 amendments

Manuel BOMPARD

shared 303 amendments

Excludes mass amendments with more than 12 co-authors.

Connections

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Mandate

Roles & memberships

10th term · dated, from the official record

Committees

MemberAFET — Foreign Affairs19 Jul 2024 → ongoing
SubstituteECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs19 Jul 2024 → ongoing
SubstituteFISC — FISC19 Jul 2024 → ongoing
SubstituteITRE — Industry, Research and Energy19 Jul 2024 → ongoing
MemberSEDE — Security and Defence (subcommittee)19 Jul 2024 → 19 Jan 2025
MemberSEDE — Security and Defence (subcommittee)23 Jan 2025 → ongoing

Delegations

MemberDAFR — Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly19 Sep 2024 → ongoing
SubstituteDPAL — Delegation for relations with Palestine19 Sep 2024 → ongoing
MemberOACPS — Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly19 Sep 2024 → ongoing