Committee on Regional Development
REGI · Standing committee
The Committee on Regional Development (REGI) has 41 full members.
41 members and 39 substitutes · lead committee in 11 procedures, opinion in 55 · 10 final votes in plenary
Membership
- Chair
- Dragoş Benea (S&D), since 23 Jul 2024
- Vice-Chairs
- Nora Mebarek (S&D), Ľubica Karvašová (Renew), Gabriella Gerzsenyi (EPP), Francesco Ventola (ECR)
Full members by political group (41)
- The Left (3): Kathleen Funchion, Valentina Palmisano, Younous Omarjee
- Greens/EFA (3): Gordan Bosanac, Mārtiņš Staķis, Vladimir Prebilič
- S&D (8): Andi Cristea, Dragoş Benea (Chair), Klára Dobrev, Marcos Ros Sempere, Nora Mebarek (Vice-Chair), Raffaele Topo, Sabrina Repp, Sérgio Gonçalves
- Renew (4): Ciaran Mullooly, Elsi Katainen, Ľubica Karvašová (Vice-Chair), Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
- EPP (11): Andrey Novakov, Christian Doleschal, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Elena Nevado del Campo, Fredis Beleris, Gabriella Gerzsenyi (Vice-Chair), Isabelle Le Callennec, Krzysztof Hetman, Marta Wcisło, Pascal Arimont
- ECR (4): Antonella Sberna, Francesco Ventola (Vice-Chair), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza, Taner Kabilov
- PfE (5): Afroditi Latinopoulou, André Rougé, Klara Dostalova, Rody Tolassy, Tamás Deutsch
- ESN (1): Irmhild Boßdorf
- Non-attached Members (2): Fidias Panayiotou, Ruth Firmenich
Substitute members by political group (39)
- The Left (3): Elena Kountoura, Giuseppe Antoci, Mimmo Lucano
- Greens/EFA (3): Ana Miranda Paz, Cristina Guarda, Rasmus Andresen
- S&D (8): Daniel Attard, Georgia Tramacere, Hannes Heide, Marko Vešligaj, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Sofie Eriksson, Tsvetelina Penkova
- Renew (3): Dan Barna, Joachim Streit, Sandro Gozi
- EPP (10): Alexandra Mehnert, Andrzej Buła, Esther Herranz García, Iuliu Winkler, Jacek Protas, Jan Farský, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Maria Walsh, Nikolina Brnjac, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
- ECR (4): Denis Nesci, Giuseppe Milazzo, Guillaume Peltier, Waldemar Tomaszewski
- PfE (5): Aldo Patriciello, France Jamet, Julien Leonardelli, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Mireia Borrás Pabón
- ESN (1): Volker Schnurrbusch
- Non-attached Members (2): Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Maria Zacharia
Changes since July 2024
Since the first appointments on 19 Jul 2024: 9 new memberships, 11 ended (2 of them with the end of the mandate), 2 changes of role.
- 15 Oct 2026: Maria Zacharia (Non-attached), Joined as substitute
- 14 Sep 2026: Waldemar Tomaszewski (ECR), changed from member to substitute
- 14 Sep 2026: Taner Kabilov (ECR), Rejoined as member
- 13 Sep 2026: Waldemar Buda (ECR), Left as substitute
- 7 Jul 2026: Taner Kabilov (Non-attached), Left as substitute
- 10 Mar 2026: Jessika van Leeuwen (EPP), Left as substitute
- 6 Mar 2026: Esther Herranz García (EPP), Joined as substitute
- 5 Mar 2026: Raúl de la Hoz Quintano (EPP), Left as substitute
- 23 Feb 2026: Georgia Tramacere (S&D), Joined as substitute
- 1 Feb 2026: Antonio Decaro (S&D), Left as substitute, end of mandate
- 15 Dec 2025: Marko Vešligaj (S&D), Joined as substitute
- 7 Dec 2025: Matthias Ecke (S&D), Left as substitute
- 22 May 2025: Volker Schnurrbusch (ESN), Joined as substitute
- 21 May 2025: Fidias Panayiotou (Non-attached), Joined as member
- 20 May 2025: Sibylle Berg (Non-attached), Left as member
- 2 Apr 2025: Taner Kabilov (Non-attached), Rejoined as substitute
- 24 Mar 2025: Zsuzsanna Borvendég (ESN), Left as substitute
- 23 Jan 2025: Elsi Katainen (Renew), changed from substitute to member
- 21 Jan 2025: Milan Mazurek (Non-attached), Left as substitute
- 22 Dec 2024: Taner Kabilov (Renew), Left as member
- 18 Dec 2024: Andi Cristea (S&D), Joined as member
- 30 Nov 2024: Roxana Mînzatu (S&D), Left as member, 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 (11)
- Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation: 2026/2054(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Jacek Protas (EPP) · final vote: adopted · 22 Oct 2026
- Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities: 2026/2027(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Denis Nesci (ECR) · final vote: adopted · 20 Oct 2026
- Brexit Adjustment Reserve: 2025/0289(COD) · Legislation · Rapporteur: Pascal Arimont (EPP) · final vote: adopted · Official Journal 23 Jan 2026 · 23 Jan 2026
- Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review: 2025/0084(COD) · Legislation · Rapporteur: Dragoş Benea (S&D) · final vote: adopted · Official Journal 19 Sep 2025 · 19 Sep 2025
- Role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition: 2024/2121(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Ciaran Mullooly (Renew) · final vote: adopted · 10 Sep 2025
- Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis: 2024/2120(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Marcos Ros Sempere (S&D) · final vote: adopted · 10 Sep 2025
- Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds: 2024/2106(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Vladimir Prebilič (Greens/EFA) · final vote: adopted · 10 Sep 2025
- Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy: 2024/2105(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Denis Nesci (ECR) · final vote: adopted · 17 Jun 2025
- Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU): 2018/0198(COD) · Legislation · Rapporteur: Sandro Gozi (Renew) · Official Journal 19 May 2025 · 19 May 2025
- Ninth report on economic and social cohesion: 2024/2107(INI) · Own-initiative · Rapporteur: Jacek Protas (EPP) · final vote: adopted · 8 May 2025
- Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE: 2024/0275(COD) · Legislation · Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee (The Left) · jointly with EMPL · final vote: adopted · Official Journal 23 Dec 2024 · 23 Dec 2024
All 11 in the list of procedures
Opinion (55)
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet Automotive – Finland: 2026/0220(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 29 Oct 2026 · 29 Oct 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora – Belgium: 2026/0197(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 29 Oct 2026 · 29 Oct 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive ancillary – Spain: 2026/0195(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 29 Oct 2026 · 29 Oct 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026: 2026/0284(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · 21 Oct 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper – Finland: 2026/0254(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · 21 Oct 2026
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections: 2026/0196(BUD) · Budget · Opinion: Irmhild Boßdorf (ESN) · 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
- Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism): 2025/0223(COD) · Legislation · Opinion: Vladimir Prebilič (Greens/EFA) · lead: ENVI, SANT · scheduled 11 Nov 2026 · 12 Oct 2026
- Conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation: 2025/0162(NLE) · Non-legislative · lead: AFET · scheduled 25 Nov 2026 · 16 Sep 2026
- Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings: 2025/2157(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 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 – 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 · Opinion: Gabriella Gerzsenyi (EPP) · lead: CONT · Official Journal 10 Sep 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2026/000 TA 2026 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission: 2026/0126(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 21 Jul 2026 · 21 Jul 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025: 2026/0120(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 21 Jul 2026 · 21 Jul 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/009 BE/Soliver: 2026/0097(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 3 Jul 2026 · 3 Jul 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty - Belgium: 2026/0066(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 21 May 2026 · 21 May 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 · Opinion: Irmhild Boßdorf (ESN) · lead: BUDG · 28 Apr 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa - Belgium: 2026/0038(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 13 Apr 2026 · 13 Apr 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM - Austria: 2026/0037(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 13 Apr 2026 · 13 Apr 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware – Belgium: 2026/0004(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 23 Mar 2026 · 23 Mar 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/006 BE/Audi – Belgium: 2026/0001(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 4 Mar 2026 · 4 Mar 2026
- 2026 budgetary procedure: joint text: 2025/0210(BUD) · Budget · Opinion: Gabriella Gerzsenyi (EPP) · lead: BUDE, BUDG · Official Journal 26 Feb 2026 · 26 Feb 2026
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt – Sweden: 2025/0326(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 30 Dec 2025 · 30 Dec 2025
- Statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013: 2023/0008(COD) · Legislation · Opinion in the 9th term: Younous Omarjee (The Left) · lead: EMPL · Official Journal 12 Dec 2025 · 12 Dec 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Spain and France in relation to natural disasters in 2024 and 2025: 2025/0318(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 26 Nov 2025 · 26 Nov 2025
- Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council: 2024/2021(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 22 Oct 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 – Germany: 2025/0245(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 20 Oct 2025 · 20 Oct 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN – Belgium: 2025/0198(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 20 Oct 2025 · 20 Oct 2025
- Discharge 2023: Joint Undertakings: 2024/2031(DEC) · Discharge · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 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 – 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 · 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 · Opinion: Ľubica Karvašová (Renew) · lead: CONT · Official Journal 8 Oct 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges: 2025/0085(COD) · Legislation · Opinion: Sandro Gozi (Renew) · lead: EMPL · Official Journal 19 Sep 2025 · 19 Sep 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Moldova relating to floods that occurred in September 2024 and Bosnia and Herzegovina relating to floods that occurred in October 2024: 2025/0138(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 23 Jul 2025 · 23 Jul 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2025/000 TA 2025 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission: 2025/0135(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 23 Jul 2025 · 23 Jul 2025
- Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte: 2025/0104(COD) · Legislation · Opinion: Nora Mebarek (S&D) · lead: AGRI · Official Journal 27 Jun 2025 · 27 Jun 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2024/003 BE/Van Hool – Belgium: 2025/0061(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 22 May 2025 · 22 May 2025
- A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world: 2024/2051(INI) · Own-initiative · Opinion: Dragoş Benea (S&D) · lead: BUDG · 7 May 2025
- Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III: 2024/2110(BUI) · Budget · Opinion: Gabriella Gerzsenyi (EPP) · lead: BUDG · 2 Apr 2025
- European Social Fund Plus post-2027: 2024/2077(INI) · Own-initiative · Opinion: Kathleen Funchion (The Left) · lead: EMPL · 11 Mar 2025
- 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text: 2024/0176(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDE, BUDG · Official Journal 27 Feb 2025 · 27 Feb 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/002 BE/Limburg machinery and paper – Belgium: 2024/0286(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 10 Jan 2025 · 10 Jan 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany and Italy relating to floods occurred in 2024: 2024/0284(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 11 Dec 2024 · 11 Dec 2024
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch: 2024/0226(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 7 Nov 2024 · 7 Nov 2024
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France further to natural disasters that occurred in 2023: 2024/0212(BUD) · Budget · lead: BUDG · Official Journal 29 Oct 2024 · 29 Oct 2024
- 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and Council: 2023/2131(DEC) · Discharge · 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.
10 roll-call final votes since July 2024 in procedures with this committee as lead committee: 10 adopted, 0 rejected. By type of procedure: legislation 3, other procedures 7.
- Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation: 22 Oct 2026 · A10-0264/2026 · Report · Adopted: 414 for, 79 against, 90 abstentions
- Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities: 20 Oct 2026 · A10-0263/2026 · Report · Adopted: 601 for, 20 against, 36 abstentions
- Brexit Adjustment Reserve: 16 Dec 2025 · A10-0233/2025 · Legislation · first reading · Adopted: 619 for, 6 against, 37 abstentions
- Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review: 10 Sep 2025 · A10-0129/2025 · Legislation · first reading · Adopted: 440 for, 168 against, 52 abstentions
- Role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition: 10 Sep 2025 · A10-0137/2025 · Report · Adopted: 519 for, 99 against, 48 abstentions
- Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis: 10 Sep 2025 · A10-0139/2025 · Report · Adopted: 462 for, 142 against, 63 abstentions
- Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds: 10 Sep 2025 · A10-0138/2025 · Report · Adopted: 513 for, 111 against, 40 abstentions
- Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy: 17 Jun 2025 · A10-0092/2025 · Report · Adopted: 622 for, 24 against, 21 abstentions
- Ninth report on economic and social cohesion: 8 May 2025 · A10-0066/2025 · Report · Adopted: 392 for, 125 against, 55 abstentions
- Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE: 17 Dec 2024 · A10-0031/2024 · Legislation · first reading · Adopted: 638 for, 10 against, 5 abstentions
All of them are also in the list of votes filtered by REGI.
These 10 votes in the statistics, with the political groups’ majorities
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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.