Özlem Demirel

Özlem Demirel (The Left, Germany) took part in 550 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (84.4%). She voted the way Parliament decided 253 times and the other way 217 times (53.8% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). She voted against the majority of her own group in 79 of 550 votes (14.4%).

Country

Germany

Political group

The Left in the European Parliament (The Left)

Party

DIE LINKE.

Member of the EP since

2019

Committees

Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Security and Defence

Substitute member

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Delegation

Delegation to the EU-Türkiye 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: Against
• 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: Against
• 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: Abstention (vote correction: intended Against)
• 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: Against
• 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: Against
• Genetically modified soybean MON 87769, 21 October 2026: For
• Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, 20 October 2026: Against
• 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: Abstention
• 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.

• Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security, 22 October 2026: voted Abstention, intended Against
• Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies, 17 December 2025: voted Against, intended Abstention
• Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic, 10 July 2025: voted Against, intended For
• Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism, 22 May 2025: voted Abstention, intended For

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