Dragoş BENEA

🇷🇴 Romania· Socialists & Democrats·Partidul Social Democrat·Rank #1551 by amendments·2 terms: 9th, 10th

Most active on Current and future challenges regarding cross-border cooperation with neighbouring countries; Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review; A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world. 426 amendments across 18 dossiers in 6 committees over 2 terms since 2020.

426

Amendments

committee, 2 terms

349

Co-signed

tabled with other Members · 82% of total

Solo

tabled alone

Procedures

6 committees

Amendment record

Career across terms

9th · 10th

10th

2024–now

Socialists & Democrats·6 procedures·2 committees

234

amend.

9th

2019–2024

Socialists & Democrats·7 procedures·5 committees

191

amend.

By committee

353

In plenary

Votes

Plenary roll-call record

94.4%votes with own group·of 5,567 roll-calls held10th term

10th60.6% participation·of 5,567 roll-calls held·94.4% withS&D

9th82% participation·of 19,277 roll-calls held·94.7% withS&D

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

20 May 2026Close voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly

10 Feb 2026Main voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept

10 Feb 2026Main voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level

10 Feb 2026Main voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Framework for achieving climate neutrality

10 Feb 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept

16 Dec 2025Main voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements (Omnibus I)

13 Nov 2025Main voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements (Omnibus I)

8 Oct 2025Close voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

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

Nora MEBAREK

shared 262 amendments

Rovana PLUMB

shared 166 amendments

Marcos ROS SEMPERE

shared 155 amendments

Matthias ECKE

shared 153 amendments

Isabel CARVALHAIS

shared 110 amendments

Sérgio GONÇALVES

shared 105 amendments

Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

shared 98 amendments

Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU

shared 89 amendments

Excludes mass amendments with more than 12 co-authors.

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Mandate

Roles & memberships

10th term · dated, from the official record

Committees

SubstituteECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs19 Jul 2024 → ongoing
MemberREGI — Regional Development19 Jul 2024 → 22 Jul 2024
ChairREGI — Regional Development23 Jul 2024 → ongoing

Delegations

MemberDLAT — Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly19 Sep 2024 → ongoing
SubstituteDMER — Delegation for relations with Mercosur19 Sep 2024 → ongoing

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