Committee on Constitutional Affairs
AFCO · Standing committee
The Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) has 30 full members.
30 members and 28 substitutes · lead committee in 16 procedures, opinion in 27 · 12 final votes in plenary
Membership
- Chair
- Sven Simon (EPP), since 23 Jul 2024
- Vice-Chairs
- Gabriele Bischoff (S&D), Charles Goerens (Renew), Antonio López-Istúriz White (EPP), Csaba Bogdán (EPP)
Full members by political group (30)
- The Left (2): Anthony Smith, Carolina Morace
- Greens/EFA (2): Daniel Freund, Reinier Van Lanschot
- S&D (6): Brando Benifei, Gabriele Bischoff (Vice-Chair), Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Klára Dobrev, Thijs Reuten, Vasile Dîncu
- Renew (3): Charles Goerens (Vice-Chair), Ľubica Karvašová, Sandro Gozi
- EPP (9): Antonio López-Istúriz White (Vice-Chair), Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Csaba Bogdán (Vice-Chair), Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, François-Xavier Bellamy, Loránt Vincze, Sabine Verheyen, Salvatore De Meo, Sven Simon (Chair)
- ECR (3): Charlie Weimers, Patryk Jaki, Sander Smit
- PfE (4): Alexandre Varaut, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Gerolf Annemans, Jean-Paul Garraud
- ESN (1): Stanisław Tyszka
Substitute members by political group (28)
- The Left (1): Pasquale Tridico
- Greens/EFA (2): Damian Boeselager, Leoluca Orlando
- S&D (6): Alessandro Zan, Idoia Mendia, Kristian Vigenin, Krzysztof Śmiszek, Marc Angel, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
- Renew (3): Gilles Boyer, Helmut Brandstätter, Joachim Streit
- EPP (8): Alma Ezcurra Almansa, Ana Miguel Pedro, Borja Giménez Larraz, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Liudas Mažylis, Sebastião Bugalho, Tomislav Sokol, Willemien Koning
- ECR (3): Gheorghe Piperea, Mario Mantovani, Tobiasz Bocheński
- PfE (4): Fabrice Leggeri, Harald Vilimsky, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Marieke Ehlers
- ESN (1): Christine Anderson
Changes since July 2024
Since the first appointments on 19 Jul 2024: 11 new memberships, 11 ended (3 of them with the end of the mandate), 3 changes of role.
- 1 Oct 2026: Antonio López-Istúriz White (EPP), changed from member to Vice-Chair
- 14 Sep 2026: Antonio López-Istúriz White (EPP), Joined as member
- 13 Sep 2026: Adrián Vázquez Lázara (EPP), Left as Vice-Chair
- 15 Jul 2026: Csaba Bogdán (EPP), changed from member to Vice-Chair
- 8 Jul 2026: Branko Grims (EPP), Left as substitute
- 6 Jul 2026: Pasquale Tridico (The Left), changed from member to substitute
- 6 Jul 2026: Carolina Morace (The Left), Joined as member
- 15 Jun 2026: Csaba Bogdán (EPP), Joined as member
- 20 May 2026: Pasquale Tridico (The Left), Joined as member
- 8 May 2026: Péter Magyar (EPP), Left as Vice-Chair, end of mandate
- 4 May 2026: Nikolas Farantouris (The Left), Left as member
- 11 Mar 2026: Sander Smit (ECR), Joined as member
- 10 Mar 2026: Nicola Procaccini (ECR), Left as member
- 4 Mar 2026: Willemien Koning (EPP), Joined as substitute
- 22 Feb 2026: Tom Berendsen (EPP), Left as substitute, end of mandate
- 29 Jan 2026: Christine Anderson (ESN), Joined as substitute
- 28 Jan 2026: Hans Neuhoff (ESN), Left as substitute
- 10 Dec 2025: Damian Boeselager (Greens/EFA), Joined as substitute
- 9 Dec 2025: Markéta Gregorová (Greens/EFA), Left as substitute
- 15 Jul 2025: Alma Ezcurra Almansa (EPP), Joined as substitute
- 14 Jul 2025: Esteban González Pons (EPP), Left as substitute
- 22 Jan 2025: Esteban González Pons (EPP), Joined as substitute
- 21 Jan 2025: Christian Doleschal (EPP), Left as substitute
- 11 Dec 2024: Liudas Mažylis (EPP), Joined as substitute
- 30 Nov 2024: Andrius Kubilius (EPP), Left as substitute, end of mandate
Not counted: memberships beginning or ending in the first two weeks after the first appointments (constituent phase). Political group: on the day of the change.
Procedures
Procedures with a vote or date in plenary since July 2024. Lead: the committee drafts the report; with joint lead committees, the procedure appears for each of them. Opinion: the committee gives an opinion. Date: latest step.
Lead (16)
- Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration: 2025/2118(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Emmanouil Kefalogiannis (EPP) · scheduled 12 Nov 2026 · 26 Oct 2026
- Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure on proxy voting during pregnancy and immediately after childbirth: 2026/2105(REG) · Rules of Procedure · Rapporteur: Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D) · scheduled 25 Nov 2026 · 15 Sep 2026
- European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded: 2026/2013(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteurs: Loránt Vincze (EPP), Charles Goerens (Renew) · final vote: adopted · 16 Jun 2026
- EU Governance under pressure: Institutional responses to global challenges: 2026/2711(RSP) · Resolution · 19 May 2026
- Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth: 2025/0900(APP) · Consent · Rapporteur: Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D) · final vote: adopted · 29 Apr 2026
- Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135): 2025/2262(REG) · Rules of Procedure · Rapporteur: Sven Simon (EPP) · final vote: adopted · 28 Apr 2026
- Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission: 2025/2243(ACI) · Interinstitutional · Rapporteur: Sven Simon (EPP) · final vote: adopted · 11 Mar 2026
- Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States: 2025/2028(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Borja Giménez Larraz (EPP) · final vote: adopted · 20 Jan 2026
- Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations: 2021/0375(COD) · Legislation · Rapporteur: Loránt Vincze (EPP) · final vote: adopted · Official Journal 8 Dec 2025 · 8 Dec 2025
- Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process: 2025/2042(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Marieke Ehlers (PfE) · final vote: adopted · 27 Nov 2025
- Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report): 2025/2013(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Brando Benifei (S&D) · final vote: adopted · 25 Nov 2025
- Proxy voting in plenary for Members during pregnancy and after giving birth: 2025/2195(INL) · Legislative initiative · Rapporteur: Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D) · final vote: adopted · 13 Nov 2025
- Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations: 2025/2041(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Sandro Gozi (Renew) · final vote: adopted · 22 Oct 2025
- Stock-taking of the European elections 2024: 2025/2012(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Ľubica Karvašová (Renew) · final vote: adopted · 11 Sep 2025
- Electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in European Parliament elections: 2021/0372(CNS) · Consultation · Rapporteur: Sven Simon (EPP) · Official Journal 8 Sep 2025 · 8 Sep 2025
- Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the declaration of input (Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure): 2025/2067(REG) · Rules of Procedure · Rapporteur: Sven Simon (EPP) · final vote: adopted · 17 Jun 2025
All 16 in the list of procedures
Opinion (27)
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections: 2026/0196(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDE, BUDG · 21 Oct 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council: 2025/2147(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 21 Oct 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Ombudsman: 2025/2153(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions: 2025/2152(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee: 2025/2151(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action Service: 2025/2150(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Auditors: 2025/2149(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament: 2025/2146(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission: 2025/2145(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union: 2025/2148(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · 29 Apr 2026
- Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III: 2025/2246(BUI) · Budget · lead: BUDG · 28 Apr 2026
- 2026 budgetary procedure: joint text: 2025/0210(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDE, BUDG · Official Journal 26 Feb 2026 · 26 Feb 2026
- Harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of third countries interest representation: 2023/0463(COD) · Legislation · Opinion: Sandro Gozi (Renew) · lead: IMCO · 27 Nov 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council: 2024/2021(DEC) · Discharge · Opinion: Sven Simon (EPP) · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 22 Oct 2025
- Amending Regulations (EU) No 1092/2010, (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 1094/2010, (EU) No 1095/2010 and (EU) 2021/523 as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of financial services and investment support: 2023/0363(COD) · Legislation · lead: ECON · Official Journal 21 Oct 2025 · 21 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Ombudsman: 2024/2027(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions: 2024/2026(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee: 2024/2025(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service: 2024/2024(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors: 2024/2023(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union: 2024/2022(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Parliament: 2024/2020(DEC) · Discharge · Opinion: Sven Simon (EPP) · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds: 2024/2019(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world: 2024/2051(INI) · Own-initiative · Opinion: Sven Simon (EPP) · lead: BUDG · 7 May 2025
- Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III: 2024/2110(BUI) · Budget · Opinion: Sven Simon (EPP) · lead: BUDG · 2 Apr 2025
- 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text: 2024/0176(BUD) · Budget · Opinion: Sven Simon (EPP) · lead: BUDE, BUDG · Official Journal 27 Feb 2025 · 27 Feb 2025
- 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and Council: 2023/2131(DEC) · Discharge · Opinion in the 9th term: Salvatore De Meo (EPP) · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Oct 2024 · 22 Oct 2024
Votes in plenary
Committee votes are not part of Parliament’s open data (mostly published as PDF only). Shown here are membership, procedures and the final plenary votes in the procedures led by the committee.
12 roll-call final votes since July 2024 in procedures with this committee as lead committee: 12 adopted, 0 rejected. By type of procedure: legislation 1, consent and consultation 1, other procedures 10.
- European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded: 16 Jun 2026 · A10-0145/2026 · Report · Adopted: 426 for, 140 against, 107 abstentions
- Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth: 29 Apr 2026 · A10-0123/2026 · Consent procedure · Adopted: 616 for, 24 against, 8 abstentions
- Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135): 28 Apr 2026 · A10-0064/2026 · Report · Adopted: 657 for, 0 against, 3 abstentions
- Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission: 11 Mar 2026 · A10-0031/2026 · Report · Adopted: 446 for, 100 against, 72 abstentions
- Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States: 20 Jan 2026 · A10-0252/2025 · Report · Adopted: 417 for, 234 against, 9 abstentions
- Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process: 27 Nov 2025 · A10-0224/2025 · Report · Adopted: 337 for, 245 against, 12 abstentions
- Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report): 25 Nov 2025 · A10-0196/2025 · Report · Adopted: 330 for, 273 against, 38 abstentions
- Proxy voting in plenary for Members during pregnancy and after giving birth: 13 Nov 2025 · A10-0214/2025 · Report · Adopted: 605 for, 30 against, 5 abstentions
- Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations: 22 Oct 2025 · A10-0177/2025 · Report · Adopted: 310 for, 277 against, 53 abstentions
- Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations: 21 Oct 2025 · A9-0223/2022 · Legislation · first reading · Adopted: 446 for, 162 against, 35 abstentions
- Stock-taking of the European elections 2024: 11 Sep 2025 · A10-0156/2025 · Report · Adopted: 388 for, 186 against, 34 abstentions
- Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the declaration of input (Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure): 17 Jun 2025 · A10-0086/2025 · Report · Adopted: 653 for, 0 against, 15 abstentions
All of them are also in the list of votes filtered by AFCO.
These 12 votes in the statistics, with the political groups’ majorities
Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (bodies, MEPs’ memberships, procedures, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0. Committee names from the European Parliament’s data. Committee page at the European Parliament Body record in the Open Data Portal (JSON-LD)
Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (bodies, MEPs’ memberships, procedures, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0. Committee names from the European Parliament’s data.