Bart GROOTHUIS

🇳🇱 Netherlands· Renew Europe·Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie·Rank #245 by amendments·2 terms: 9th, 10th

Most active on Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield; European Competitiveness Fund; Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines. 2,838 amendments across 108 dossiers in 11 committees over 2 terms since 2020.

2,838

Amendments

committee, 2 terms

2,751

Co-signed

tabled with other Members · 97% of total

Solo

tabled alone

108

Procedures

11 committees

Amendment record

Career across terms

9th · 10th

10th

2024–now

Renew Europe·17 procedures·8 committees

1,299

amend.

9th

2019–2024

Renew Europe·76 procedures·9 committees

1,539

amend.

By committee

1,446

530

311

131

SEDE / TRAN

AFET / INTA

In plenary

Votes

Plenary roll-call record

92.3%votes with own group·of 5,567 roll-calls held10th term

10th74.3% participation·of 5,567 roll-calls held·92.3% withRenew

9th95.2% participation·of 18,520 roll-calls held·87.8% withRenew

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 2026Close voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Joint communication on humanitarian aid

9 Jul 2026Close 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 voteClose voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

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

21 May 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

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

26 Mar 2026Main voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)

12 Mar 2026Main voteClose voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

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

Christophe GRUDLER

shared 1,122 amendments

Klemen GROŠELJ

shared 906 amendments

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

shared 905 amendments

Nathalie LOISEAU

shared 479 amendments

Morten LØKKEGAARD

shared 461 amendments

Sophie WILMÈS

shared 426 amendments

Nicola DANTI

shared 358 amendments

Andreas GLÜCK

shared 352 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

SubstituteAFET — Foreign Affairs19 Jul 2024 → 8 Jul 2026
MemberINTA — International Trade19 Jul 2024 → ongoing
MemberITRE — Industry, Research and Energy19 Jul 2024 → ongoing
SubstituteSEDE — Security and Defence (subcommittee)19 Jul 2024 → 19 Jan 2025
MemberEUDS — EUDS23 Jan 2025 → ongoing
SubstituteSEDE — Security and Defence (subcommittee)23 Jan 2025 → ongoing

Delegations

MemberD-IR — Delegation for relations with Iran19 Sep 2024 → 2 Oct 2024
SubstituteDASE — Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)19 Sep 2024 → ongoing
Vice-ChairD-IR — Delegation for relations with Iran3 Oct 2024 → ongoing