Ingeborg Ter Laak

Ingeborg Ter Laak (EPP, Netherlands) took part in 642 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (98.5%). She voted the way Parliament decided 586 times and the other way 42 times (93.3% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). She voted against the majority of her own group in 18 of 642 votes (2.8%).

Country

Netherlands

Political group

Group of the European People's Party (EPP)

Party

CDA (Christen Democratisch Appèl)

Member of the EP since

2024

Positions

Vice-chair: Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (since 3 October 2024)
Vice-chair: Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly (since 30 September 2024)

Committee

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Substitute member

Committee on Public Health
Committee on Foreign Affairs

Delegations

Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly

Delegation substitute

Delegation for relations with the United States
Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament

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: 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: 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: 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.

• Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis, 10 September 2025: voted Abstention, intended Against

Reports

Reports for which Ingeborg Ter Laak was rapporteur in committee, with a roll-call vote in plenary since July 2024.

• Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation) (A10-0267/2026, ENVI), 20 October 2026: adopted
• Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries and packaging and packaging waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation) (A10-0266/2026, ENVI), 20 October 2026: adopted

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