Thomas Waitz

Thomas Waitz (Greens/EFA, Austria) took part in 635 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (97.4%). He voted the way Parliament decided 521 times and the other way 75 times (87.4% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). He voted against the majority of his own group in 22 of 635 votes (3.5%).

Country

Austria

Political group

Greens / European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Party

Die Grünen (Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative)

Member of the EP since

2017

Position

Chair: Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (since 30 September 2024)

Committee

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Substitute member

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Delegations

Conference of Delegation Chairs
Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee

Delegation substitute

Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint 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: 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: For
• 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: For
• 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.

• Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties, 16 December 2025: voted Abstention, intended For
• Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan, 16 December 2025: voted Abstention, intended For
• Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe, 22 May 2025: voted For, intended Against
• Macro-financial assistance to Egypt, 1 April 2025: voted Abstention, intended Against

Reports

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

• 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia (A10-0162/2026, AFET), 17 June 2026: adopted
• 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia (A10-0118/2025, AFET), 9 July 2025: adopted

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