Villy Søvndal

Villy Søvndal (Greens/EFA, Denmark) took part in 600 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (92.0%). He voted the way Parliament decided 508 times and the other way 65 times (88.7% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). He voted against the majority of his own group in 19 of 600 votes (3.2%).

Country

Denmark

Political group

Greens / European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Party

F (Socialistisk Folkeparti)

Member of the EP since

2024

Position

Vice-chair: Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (since 10 July 2025)

Committee

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Substitute member

Committee on Security and Defence
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Delegations

Delegation for relations with Israel
Delegation for relations with Palestine
Delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee

Delegation substitute

Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

Voting record

Latest final votes

The latest 20 of 652 final votes during the term of office.

• Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation, 22 October 2026: For
• Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030, 22 October 2026: Against
• Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations, 22 October 2026: Against
• Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products, 22 October 2026: For
• Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034, 22 October 2026: For
• Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security, 22 October 2026: For
• Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028–2034, 21 October 2026: For
• Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections, 21 October 2026: For
• Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026, 21 October 2026: For
• Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper – Finland, 21 October 2026: For
• Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council, 21 October 2026: For
• Genetically modified soybean MON 87769, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, 20 October 2026: For
• Protection of adults: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation, 20 October 2026: For
• Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget, 20 October 2026: Against
• Connecting Europe through high-speed rail, 20 October 2026: For
• Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities, 20 October 2026: For
• Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers, 20 October 2026: For

Vote corrections in final votes

Intention notified afterwards; the official result does not change.

• CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers, 7 October 2026: voted Against, intended For
• Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, 20 May 2026: voted Abstention, intended For
• Establishing an EU talent pool, 10 March 2026: voted For, intended Abstention
• Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain, 8 October 2025: voted For, intended Abstention
• Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism, 7 October 2025: voted For, intended Against

Source: European Parliament open data (CC BY 4.0), prepared by OpenRCV. Profile at the European Parliament