Villy SØVNDAL
Denmark · Centre-left · green politics, regionalism. Founded 1999 group page →
National party: F
Born 4 April 1952
Where they work
Committee
- Committee on Foreign Affairs AFET Member since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on Industry, Research and Energy ITRE A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 13 May 2026
- Committee on Security and Defence SEDE A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 23 Jan 2025
A group of MEPs that keeps up relations with the parliament of a non-EU country or region.
- Delegation for relations with Israel D-IL Member since 19 Sept 2024
- Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee D-RU A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 19 Sept 2024
- Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee D-UA Vice-chair since 10 Jul 2025
- Delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee DEEA Member since 6 Jul 2026
- Delegation for relations with Palestine DPAL Member since 19 Sept 2024
Parliamentary assembly
- Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly DEPA A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 19 Sept 2024
An informal cross-party forum of MEPs on one theme. It is not a Parliament body and takes no decisions.
- Intergroup on Anti-Corruption IG10-01 Member since 16 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty IG10-12 Member since 24 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on Trade Unions IG10-24 Member since 31 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on the Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine IG10-26 Vice-chair since 29 Jan 2025
Earlier this term (2)
- Committee on Employment and Social Affairs EMPL · Member 19 Jul 2024 – 17 May 2026
- Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee D-UA · Member 19 Sept 2024 – 9 Jul 2025
Topics they work on
Foreign affairs 80Defence & security 24Justice, rule of law & rights 13Jobs, social affairs & equality 12EU budget & funds 11Climate & environment 10Economy & single market 9Trade & customs 8Health 7Digital, AI & data 6Migration & asylum 5Agriculture, food & fisheries 3Transport & tourism 2Energy 1
Counted over the dossiers they speak on, lead, shadow or amend in committee, and the questions and motions they author.
Dossiers they lead, shadow or negotiate
| Since | Role | Dossier |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sept 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-Norway political relations 2026/2042 9 Sept 2026 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-Norway political relations 2026/2042 13 Jul 2026 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Official delegation D-UA | Mission with the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee 24 Jun 2026 |
| 22 May 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Industry, Research and Energy committee | Amending Directives 2008/98/EC, 2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden 2025/0394 22 May 2026 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Security and Defence committee | Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure 2026/2024 23 Apr 2026 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Security and Defence committee | Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure 2026/2024 17 Mar 2026 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Foreign Affairs committee | Amending Decision (EU) 2021/1764 on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other 2025/0264 11 Mar 2026 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Security and Defence committee | Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 2025/0221 23 Feb 2026 |
| 3 Feb 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | 2025 Commission report on Moldova 2025/2258 3 Feb 2026 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034 2025/0239 9 Dec 2025 |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Official delegation Foreign Affairs committee | — 27 Aug 2025 |
| 18 Jul 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Security and Defence committee | Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU‘s need to adapt to be fit for today‘s security challenges 2025/2088 18 Jul 2025 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Official delegation Foreign Affairs committee | — 16 Jul 2025 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring 2025/0073 4 Jun 2025 |
| 20 May 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Security and Defence committee | Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges 2025/0085 20 May 2025 |
| 19 May 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Security and Defence committee | Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review 2025/0084 19 May 2025 |
| 6 May 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges 2025/0085 6 May 2025 |
| 24 Apr 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | — 24 Apr 2025 |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Official delegation Employment and Social Affairs committee | — 7 Apr 2025 |
| 17 Mar 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 2024/0301 17 Mar 2025 |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Official delegation Industry, Research and Energy committee | 16th Meeting of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee 19 Feb 2025 |
| 11 Feb 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | The Commission reports on Ukraine 11 Feb 2025 |
| 27 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | I am appointed as as AFET shadow rapporteur. 27 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | Negotiations on the RESTORE file – 'Regional Emergency Support to Reconstruction amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1057'. 18 Nov 2024 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | Report on the European Social Fund Plus post-2027 1 Oct 2024 |
| 27 Sept 2024 | Delegation vice-chair D-UA | — 27 Sept 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.