Estrella Galán

Estrella Galán (The Left, Spain) took part in 542 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (83.1%). She voted the way Parliament decided 285 times and the other way 166 times (63.2% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). She voted against the majority of her own group in 54 of 542 votes (10.0%).

Country

Spain

Political group

The Left in the European Parliament (The Left)

Party

SMR (Movimiento Sumar)

Member of the EP since

2024

Position

Vice-chair: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (since 23 July 2024)

Committee

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Substitute member

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Delegation

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 substitute

Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community

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: For
• 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: For
• 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: For
• 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.

• New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities, 30 April 2026: voted For, intended Abstention
• Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application, 11 March 2026: voted Against, intended For
• Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan, 16 December 2025: voted Abstention, intended Against
• The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians, 9 July 2025: voted For, intended Abstention
• The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report, 18 June 2025: voted Against, intended Abstention
• Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, 22 May 2025: voted Against, intended Abstention
• Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) (Resolution), 2 April 2025: voted For, intended Against

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