Barry COWEN

🇮🇪 Ireland· Renew Europe·Fianna Fáil Party·Rank #1204 by amendments·1 term: 10th

Most active on Protection of animals during transport and related operations; The future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy; Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing. 749 amendments across 22 dossiers in 6 committees over 1 term since 2025.

749

Amendments

committee amendments

694

Co-signed

tabled with other Members · 93% of total

Solo

tabled alone

Procedures

6 committees

Amendment record

By committee

AGRI

286

TRAN / AGRI

179

HOUS

105

AFET / INTA

ENVI

AGRI / ITRE

INTA

CJ71

In plenary

Votes

Plenary roll-call record

92.2%votes with own group·of 5,567 roll-calls held10th term

10th88.6% participation·of 5,567 roll-calls held·92.2% 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 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness

9 Jul 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

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

9 Jul 2026Close voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

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

26 Mar 2026Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

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

26 Mar 2026Main voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

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

13 Nov 2025Main voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT)

8 Oct 2025Close voteVoted Againstgroup line: For

EU political strategy on Latin America

9 Sep 2025Close voteVoted Forgroup line: Against

Public procurement

And 7 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

Charles GOERENS

shared 337 amendments

Christine SINGER

shared 309 amendments

Asger CHRISTENSEN

shared 303 amendments

Benoit CASSART

shared 301 amendments

Elsi KATAINEN

shared 285 amendments

Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ

shared 180 amendments

Urmas PAET

shared 173 amendments

Valérie HAYER

shared 164 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
SubstituteINTA — International Trade19 Jul 2024 → ongoing
SubstituteHOUS — HOUS23 Jan 2025 → ongoing

Delegations

SubstituteD-ZA — Delegation for relations with South Africa19 Sep 2024 → ongoing
MemberDANZ — Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand19 Sep 2024 → ongoing

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