Gabriel Mato

Gabriel Mato (EPP, Spain) took part in 573 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (87.9%). He voted the way Parliament decided 515 times and the other way 49 times (91.3% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). He voted against the majority of his own group in 21 of 573 votes (3.7%).

Country

Spain

Political group

Group of the European People's Party (EPP)

Party

PP (Partido Popular)

Member of the EP since

2009

Position

Chair: Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (since 30 September 2024)

Committee

Committee on International Trade

Substitute member

Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Delegations

Conference of Delegation Chairs
Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary 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: 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: Did not vote
• Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• 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: Did not vote
• Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• Genetically modified soybean MON 87769, 21 October 2026: Did not vote
• Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, 20 October 2026: Did not vote
• Protection of adults: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation, 20 October 2026: Did not vote
• 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: Did not vote
• Connecting Europe through high-speed rail, 20 October 2026: Did not vote
• Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities, 20 October 2026: Did not vote
• Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers, 20 October 2026: Did not vote

Vote corrections in final votes

Intention notified afterwards; the official result does not change.

• Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast), 17 June 2026: voted For, intended Abstention
• Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024, 2 April 2025: voted Abstention, intended For

Reports

Reports for which Gabriel Mato was rapporteur in committee, with a roll-call vote in plenary since July 2024.

• Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products (A10-0254/2025, INTA), 10 February 2026: adopted

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