Verena Mertens
Group of the European People's Party · CDU · Germany
Verena Mertens (EPP, Germany) took part in 569 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (87.3%). She voted the way Parliament decided 528 times and the other way 38 times (93.3% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). She voted against the majority of her own group in 9 of 569 votes (1.6%).
- Country
- Germany
- Political group
- Group of the European People's Party (EPP)
- Party
- CDU (Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands)
- Member of the EP since
- 2024
- Position
- Vice-chair: Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (since 3 October 2024)
- Committee
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- Substitute member
- Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Foreign Affairs - Delegations
- Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee
Voting record
| Final votes | All roll-call votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes during the term of office | 652 | 6,412 |
| Vote cast | 569 | 5,653 |
| For | 510 | 2,190 |
| Against | 56 | 3,410 |
| Abstention | 3 | 53 |
| Did not vote | 57 | 565 |
| Excused | 26 | 194 |
| Vote corrections | 0 | 5 |
| Participation | 87.3% | 88.2% |
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: 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
Source: European Parliament open data (CC BY 4.0), prepared by OpenRCV. Profile at the European Parliament
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Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal, CC BY 4.0. Participation refers to the votes held during the term of office.
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