Borys Budka

Borys Budka (EPP, Poland) took part in 551 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (84.5%). He voted the way Parliament decided 519 times and the other way 24 times (95.6% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). He voted against the majority of his own group in 43 of 551 votes (7.8%).

Country

Poland

Political group

Group of the European People's Party (EPP)

Party

KO (Koalicja Obywatelska)

Member of the EP since

2024

Position

Chair: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (since 23 July 2024)

Committees

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Conference of Committee Chairs

Substitute member

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Delegation

Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand

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: 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: Did not vote
• 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.

• InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defence, 23 October 2025: voted For, intended Against

Reports

Reports for which Borys Budka 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 Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann
• Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines (A10-0130/2026, ITRE), 19 May 2026: no final roll-call vote
• EU-Lebanon Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting, participation of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (A10-0029/2026, ITRE), 26 March 2026: adopted
• European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC) (A10-0241/2025, ITRE), 17 December 2025: adopted
• EC-India Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: renewal of the Agreement (A10-0145/2025, ITRE), 10 September 2025: adopted
• EU-Switzerland Cooperation Agreement: European Satellite Navigation Programmes (A10-0146/2025, ITRE), 10 September 2025: adopted
• The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season (A10-0079/2025, ITRE), 8 July 2025: adopted
• EU/Euratom Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty: adoption by Euratom (A10-0008/2025, ITRE), 18 June 2025: adopted
• Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty (A10-0009/2025, INTA), 18 June 2025: adopted; co-rapporteur with Anna Cavazzini
• Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe (A10-0083/2025, ITRE), 22 May 2025: adopted
• Renewal of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and Ukraine (A10-0007/2025, ITRE), 11 February 2025: adopted
• EU/USA Agreement on the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. Territory (A10-0001/2024, ITRE), 19 September 2024: adopted

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