Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Renew, Germany) took part in 567 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (87.0%). She voted the way Parliament decided 484 times and the other way 50 times (90.6% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). She voted against the majority of her own group in 68 of 567 votes (12.0%).

Country

Germany

Political group

Renew Europe (Renew)

Party

FDP (Freie Demokratische Partei)

Member of the EP since

2024

Position

Chair: Committee on Security and Defence (since 27 January 2025)

Committees

Committee on Foreign Affairs
Conference of Committee Chairs
Committee on Security and Defence

Substitute member

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Delegations

Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee

Delegation substitute

Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association 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: Abstention (vote correction: intended 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: 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: For
• 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: Against
• 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.

• Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations, 22 October 2026: voted Abstention, intended For
• Lead in gunshot, 8 October 2026: voted For, intended Against
• Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances, 15 September 2026: voted Against, intended For
• Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines, 18 June 2026: voted Abstention, intended For
• Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024, 28 April 2026: voted Abstention, intended Against
• Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group, 21 October 2025: voted Against, intended For
• Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data, 12 March 2025: voted For, intended Against
• General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections, 23 October 2024: voted For, intended Against

Reports

Reports for which Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann was rapporteur in committee, with a roll-call vote in plenary since July 2024.

• EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument (A10-0144/2026, SEDE), 20 May 2026: adopted; co-rapporteur with Borys Budka

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