Rudi Kennes

Rudi Kennes (The Left, Belgium) took part in 635 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (97.4%). He voted the way Parliament decided 313 times and the other way 212 times (59.6% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). He voted against the majority of his own group in 70 of 635 votes (11.0%).

Country

Belgium

Political group

The Left in the European Parliament (The Left)

Party

No party. No party since 17 February 2025, previously PVDA-PTB

Member of the EP since

2024

Committees

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on International Trade

Substitute member

Committee on Transport and Tourism
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Delegations

Delegation for relations with South Africa
Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia

Delegation substitute

Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil

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: Did not vote
• Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security, 22 October 2026: Abstention
• 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: Abstention
• 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.

• Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products, 10 February 2026: voted Abstention, intended Against
• Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility, 18 June 2025: voted For, intended Abstention
• Banking Union – annual report 2024, 8 May 2025: voted Abstention, intended Against
• 2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo, 7 May 2025: voted For, intended Against
• Case of Boualem Sansal in Algeria, 23 January 2025: voted Abstention, intended Against
• Electronic value added tax exemption certificate, 14 November 2024: voted Against, intended For

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