Bert-Jan RUISSEN

🇳🇱 Netherlands· European Conservatives & Reformists·Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij·Rank #400 by amendments·2 terms: 9th, 10th

Most active on Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instruments in matters of parenthood and creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood; Nature restoration; Sustainable use of plant protection products. 2,203 amendments across 126 dossiers in 10 committees over 2 terms since 2019.

2,203

Amendments

committee, 2 terms

990

Co-signed

tabled with other Members · 45% of total

1,213

Solo

tabled alone

126

Procedures

10 committees

Amendment record

Career across terms

9th · 10th

10th

2024–now

European Conservatives & Reformists·24 procedures·6 committees

711

amend.

9th

2019–2024

European Conservatives & Reformists·82 procedures·10 committees

1,492

amend.

By committee

787

402

337

223

140

ENVI / AGRI

121

CJ71 / CONT / PECH

TRAN / AGRI

In plenary

Votes

Plenary roll-call record

86%votes with own group·of 5,567 roll-calls held10th term

10th99.7% participation·of 5,567 roll-calls held·86% withECR

9th98.2% participation·of 19,277 roll-calls held·82.5% withECR

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

9 Jul 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

7 Jul 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Social security coordination

7 Jul 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2026/000 TA 2026 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission

7 Jul 2026Main voteClose voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

17 Jun 2026Main voteClose voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products

17 Jun 2026Main voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)

17 Jun 2026Close voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)

17 Jun 2026Close voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)

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

Angel DZHAMBAZKI

shared 311 amendments

Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA

shared 223 amendments

Vincenzo SOFO

shared 223 amendments

Charlie WEIMERS

shared 222 amendments

Raffaele STANCANELLI

shared 221 amendments

Hermann TERTSCH

shared 139 amendments

Anna FOTYGA

shared 134 amendments

Veronika VRECIONOVÁ

shared 105 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

MemberAGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development19 Jul 2024 → ongoing
SubstituteCONT — Budgetary Control19 Jul 2024 → ongoing
SubstituteDROI — Human Rights (subcommittee)19 Jul 2024 → ongoing
MemberPECH — Fisheries19 Jul 2024 → ongoing

Delegations

MemberD-IL — Delegation for relations with Israel19 Sep 2024 → 3 Feb 2025
SubstituteDSCA — Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee19 Sep 2024 → ongoing
Vice-ChairD-IL — Delegation for relations with Israel4 Feb 2025 → ongoing