Urmas Paet

Urmas Paet (Renew, Estonia) took part in 588 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (90.2%). He voted the way Parliament decided 528 times and the other way 44 times (92.3% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). He voted against the majority of his own group in 41 of 588 votes (7.0%).

Country

Estonia

Political group

Renew Europe (Renew)

Party

ER (Eesti Reformierakond)

Member of the EP since

2014

Position

Vice-chair: Committee on Foreign Affairs (since 23 July 2024)

Committees

Subcommittee on Human Rights
Committee on Foreign Affairs

Substitute member

Committee on Transport and Tourism
Committee on Security and Defence

Delegations

Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil
Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China

Delegation substitute

Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community
Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee
Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary 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: For
• Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations, 22 October 2026: For
• 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: Against
• 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: For
• 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: Against
• 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: Against
• 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.

• Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025, 7 July 2026: voted Against, intended For

Reports

Reports for which Urmas Paet was rapporteur in committee, with a roll-call vote in plenary since July 2024.

• EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic (A10-0229/2025, AFET), 26 November 2025: adopted

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