Assita Kanko

Assita Kanko (ECR, Belgium) took part in 462 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (70.9%). She voted the way Parliament decided 335 times and the other way 50 times (87.0% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). She voted against the majority of her own group in 105 of 462 votes (22.7%).

Country

Belgium

Political group

European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)

Party

N-VA (Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie)

Member of the EP since

2019

Position

Vice-chair: ECR group (since 16 July 2024)

Committees

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

Substitute member

Committee on Security and Defence

Delegation

Delegation for relations with the United States

Delegation substitute

Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint 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: Abstention
• 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: Abstention
• Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition, 21 October 2026: Abstention
• 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: Abstention
• 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

Vote corrections in final votes

Intention notified afterwards; the official result does not change.

• Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals, 1 April 2025: voted For, intended Abstention
• Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments, 28 November 2024: voted Abstention, intended Against

Reports

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

• Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399 (A10-0082/2025, LIBE), 8 July 2025: adopted

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