Rihards Kols

Rihards Kols (ECR, Latvia) took part in 608 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (93.3%). He voted the way Parliament decided 481 times and the other way 55 times (89.7% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). He voted against the majority of his own group in 79 of 608 votes (13.0%).

Country

Latvia

Political group

European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)

Party

TB/LNNK (Nacionālā apvienība "Visu Latvijai!" - "Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK")

Member of the EP since

2024

Committees

Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on International Trade

Substitute member

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Delegation

Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee

Delegation substitute

Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
Delegation for relations with the United States
Delegation to the EU-Mexico 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: 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: 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: Against
• 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: Abstention
• 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 Rihards Kols was rapporteur in committee, with a roll-call vote in plenary since July 2024.

• Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan (A10-0172/2025, ITRE), 16 December 2025: adopted

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