MEP · 197773 · Netherlands
Bert-Jan Ruissen
Member of the European Parliament for Netherlands, sitting with the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) political group in the current parliamentary term (2024–2029).
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Country
NL
Netherlands
Political group
ECR
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)
EP identifier
person/197773
Full profile
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Bert-Jan Ruissen on europarl.europa.eu ↗Voting record
Bert-Jan Ruissen has cast 4,824 roll-call votes in the current parliamentary term (10,673 votes total).
In favour
2306
48%
Against
2048
Abstain
470
Most recent positions
- 2026-04-30 abstain ADOPTED Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament
- 2026-04-30 for ADOPTED Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela
- 2026-04-30 against REJECTED Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela
- 2026-04-30 against REJECTED Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela
- 2026-04-30 against REJECTED Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela
- 2026-04-30 for ADOPTED New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities
- 2026-04-30 against REJECTED New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities
- 2026-04-30 for ADOPTED Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti
- 2026-04-30 against REJECTED Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti
- 2026-04-30 abstain ADOPTED Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti
- 2026-04-30 abstain REJECTED Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti
- 2026-04-30 against REJECTED Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti
See the full set of plenary roll-call votes for context.
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