Sarah Knafo

Sarah Knafo (ESN, France) took part in 488 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (74.8%). She voted the way Parliament decided 228 times and the other way 179 times (56.0% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). She voted against the majority of her own group in 168 of 488 votes (34.4%).

Country

France

Political group

Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN)

Party

R (Reconquête!)

Member of the EP since

2024

Position

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

Committee

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Substitute member

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Delegations

Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union, including the EU-Morocco, EU-Tunisia and EU-Algeria Joint Parliamentary Committees
Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean

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: Did not vote
• Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030, 22 October 2026: Did not vote
• Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations, 22 October 2026: Did not vote
• Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products, 22 October 2026: Did not vote
• 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: Did not vote
• Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028–2034, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• 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: Did not vote
• Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• Genetically modified soybean MON 87769, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, 20 October 2026: Did not vote
• Protection of adults: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation, 20 October 2026: Did not vote
• 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: Did not vote
• Connecting Europe through high-speed rail, 20 October 2026: Did not vote
• Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities, 20 October 2026: Did not vote
• Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers, 20 October 2026: Did not vote

Vote corrections in final votes

Intention notified afterwards; the official result does not change.

• Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods, 16 June 2026: voted Abstention, intended Against
• EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol, 20 May 2026: voted Abstention, intended For
• Framework for achieving climate neutrality, 10 February 2026: voted For, intended Against
• Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan, 16 December 2025: voted Abstention, intended For
• Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine, 22 October 2024: voted Against, intended Abstention

Reports

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

• European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure (A10-0107/2025, ITRE), 22 January 2026: adopted

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