Hilde VAUTMANS
Belgium · Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism. Founded 2019 (successor of ALDE, 1976) group page →
National party: Anders
Born 2 May 1972
Where they work
Committee
- Committee on Foreign Affairs AFET Member since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on Development DEVE A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 25 Sept 2025
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 19 Jul 2024
- 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 the People's Republic of China D-CN 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 for relations with the United States D-US Member since 19 Sept 2024
Parliamentary assembly
- Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly DACP Vice-chair since 3 Oct 2024
- Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly DAFR Chair since 30 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-Racism and Diversity IG10-02 Member since 14 Feb 2025
- Intergroup on Cancer and Rare Diseases IG10-05 Member since 27 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on Children’s Rights IG10-06 Chair co since 19 Feb 2025
- Intergroup on Sustainable Livestock IG10-15 Member since 31 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on LGBTIQ+ IG10-16 Member since 31 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on the Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine IG10-26 Member since 29 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals IG10-27 Member since 8 Jan 2025
Earlier this term (2)
- Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly DACP · Member 19 Sept 2024 – 2 Oct 2024
- Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly DAFR · Member 19 Sept 2024 – 29 Sept 2024
Topics they work on
Foreign affairs 177Defence & security 42Justice, rule of law & rights 31Jobs, social affairs & equality 29Economy & single market 21EU budget & funds 18Digital, AI & data 14Migration & asylum 13Agriculture, food & fisheries 11Climate & environment 11Health 11Trade & customs 10Transport & tourism 7Energy 3EU institutions & Parliament 3
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | Opinion rapporteur Foreign Affairs committee | Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - Commission 2026/2079 29 Sept 2026 |
| 29 Sept 2026 | Opinion rapporteur Foreign Affairs committee | Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service 2026/2084 29 Sept 2026 |
| 23 Sept 2026 | Official delegation Development committee | — 23 Sept 2026 |
| 16 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 engagement in the Horn of Africa – challenges and strategic priorities 2026/2045 16 Sept 2026 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Opinion rapporteur Development 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 engagement in the Horn of Africa – challenges and strategic priorities 2026/2045 7 Jul 2026 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Official delegation Foreign Affairs committee | — 1 Jun 2026 |
| 18 May 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Foreign Affairs committee | EU Gender Action Plan IV – priorities for gender equality and women’s rights in external action 2026/2039 18 May 2026 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Official delegation DAFR | First Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly in Eswatini 30 Apr 2026 |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Development committee | Establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888 2025/0222 17 Apr 2026 |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Development committee | Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace 2025/2216 17 Apr 2026 |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Development committee | Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 2025/0385 17 Apr 2026 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Official delegation Development committee | — 16 Apr 2026 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Official delegation DAFR | First Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) 11 Mar 2026 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse 2022/0155 11 Mar 2026 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Official delegation Foreign Affairs committee | — 4 Mar 2026 |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Official delegation | DROI/10/04716 mission to Tanzania February 2026 8 Dec 2025 |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Official delegation DAFR | EP Mission to PAP headquarters Midrand 14-15 November 2025 10 Nov 2025 |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 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 the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly 2025/2167 10 Nov 2025 |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Foreign Affairs committee | Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Commission 2025/2145 10 Nov 2025 |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Foreign Affairs committee | Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service 2025/2150 10 Nov 2025 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | 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 the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly 2025/2167 14 Oct 2025 |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Official delegation Development committee | — 7 Oct 2025 |
| 22 Sept 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 2025/2164 22 Sept 2025 |
| 4 Sept 2025 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. 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 4 Sept 2025 |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Official delegation DAFR | DEVE Mission to Namibia during the Green week in September 2025 14 Jul 2025 |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Official delegation Foreign Affairs committee | — 14 Jul 2025 |
| 12 Jun 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | EU-US political relations 2025/2084 12 Jun 2025 |
| 20 May 2025 | Official delegation DAFR | Mission to the DRC 28-30 MAY 2025 20 May 2025 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Opinion rapporteur Foreign Affairs committee | European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) 2024/0061 18 Mar 2025 |
| 19 Dec 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | Budgetary procedure for the 2026 EU budget (all sections). 19 Dec 2024 |
| 19 Dec 2024 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Foreign Affairs committee | A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world, 2024/2051(INI) 2024/2051 19 Dec 2024 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Foreign Affairs committee | 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU – Commission procedure 9 Dec 2024 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Foreign Affairs committee | 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service, procedure (2024/2024(DEC)). 2024/2024 9 Dec 2024 |
| 26 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | Palestine and Israel 26 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Foreign Affairs committee | Appointment as AFET standing rapporteur for China 18 Nov 2024 |
| 26 Sept 2024 | Delegation chair DAFR | — 26 Sept 2024 |
| 18 Sept 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Legislative procedure, RENEW Shadow of RECAST 2011 DIRECTIVE CSAM 2024/0035(COD) - Rapporteur: J. Lenaers 2024/0035 18 Sept 2024 |
| 26 Jul 2024 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Foreign Affairs committee | General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025, 2024/0176(BUD) 2024/0176 26 Jul 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.