Sven Simon

Sven Simon (EPP, Germany) took part in 559 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (85.7%). He voted the way Parliament decided 514 times and the other way 45 times (91.9% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). He voted against the majority of his own group in 11 of 559 votes (2.0%).

Country

Germany

Political group

Group of the European People's Party (EPP)

Party

CDU (Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands)

Member of the EP since

2019

Positions

Chair: Committee on Constitutional Affairs (since 23 July 2024)
Vice-chair: Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (since 26 June 2025)
Vice-chair: Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly (since 26 June 2025)

Committees

Conference of Committee Chairs
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Substitute member

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Delegations

Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation for relations with Central Asia
Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly

Delegation substitute

Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly

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: Did not vote
• 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: 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: For
• 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

Reports

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

• Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135) (A10-0064/2026, AFCO), 28 April 2026: adopted
• Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission (A10-0031/2026, AFCO), 11 March 2026: adopted
• Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the declaration of input (Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure) (A10-0086/2025, AFCO), 17 June 2025: adopted
• Electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in European Parliament elections (A10-0090/2025, AFCO), 17 June 2025: no final roll-call vote

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