Abir AL-SAHLANI
Sweden · Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism. Founded 2019 (successor of ALDE, 1976) group page →
National party: C
Born 18 May 1976
Where they work
Committee
- Committee on Development DEVE Vice-chair since 23 Jul 2024
- Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality FEMM Member since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE Member since 19 Jul 2024
A group of MEPs that keeps up relations with the parliament of a non-EU country or region.
- Delegation for relations with Iraq, including the EU-Iraq Parliamentary Cooperation Committee D-IQ Member since 19 Sept 2024
- Delegation for relations with South Africa D-ZA 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 Arab Peninsula DARP Vice-chair since 3 Oct 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 Children’s Rights IG10-06 Member since 19 Feb 2025
- Intergroup on Disability IG10-10 Member since 11 Mar 2025
- Intergroup on LGBTIQ+ IG10-16 Member since 10 Sept 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)
- Committee on Development DEVE · Member 19 Jul 2024 – 22 Jul 2024
- Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula DARP · Member 19 Sept 2024 – 2 Oct 2024
Topics they work on
Foreign affairs 60Jobs, social affairs & equality 18EU budget & funds 10Defence & security 8Justice, rule of law & rights 8Migration & asylum 8Economy & single market 4Health 4Climate & environment 3Digital, AI & data 3Trade & customs 3EU institutions & Parliament 2
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Development committee | Situation of international law and the risks to multilateralism, democracy and the European Union 2026/2037 21 Sept 2026 |
| 9 Sept 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 71st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women 2026/2124 9 Sept 2026 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | — 6 Jul 2026 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Development committee | EU Gender Action Plan IV – priorities for gender equality and women’s rights in external action 2026/2039 26 Jun 2026 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | — 26 Jun 2026 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Official delegation Development committee | — 16 Jun 2026 |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Opinion rapporteur Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | Establishing Global Europe 2025/0227 13 Feb 2026 |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Development committee | EU strategy to face the new theories against democracy 2025/2050 13 Feb 2026 |
| 6 Feb 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 | Establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034 2025/0540 6 Feb 2026 |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Development committee | Establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034 2025/0540 4 Feb 2026 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Official delegation Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | — 15 Jan 2026 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Development committee | EU strategy to face the new theories against democracy 2025/2050 15 Jan 2026 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | Establishing Global Europe 2025/0227 15 Jan 2026 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Opinion rapporteur Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU legal framework 2025/2075 15 Jan 2026 |
| 9 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities 2025/0545 9 Jan 2026 |
| 10 Sept 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Development committee | Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries 2025/2111 10 Sept 2025 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Official delegation Development committee | — 30 Jun 2025 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU 2025/2040 4 Jun 2025 |
| 22 May 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Development committee | Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises 2025/2085 22 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Official delegation | EMPL/10/02456 - Employment Committee Delegation to the UNCRPD COSP (joint EMPL-PETI-LIBE delegation to NY, 10-12 June 2025 25 Apr 2025 |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Development committee | — 22 Apr 2025 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Official delegation Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | — 26 Feb 2025 |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Delegation vice-chair DARP | — 20 Feb 2025 |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | — 20 Feb 2025 |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | — 18 Feb 2025 |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Official delegation | DEVE ad hoc delegation to Tanzania 22-27 February 13 Jan 2025 |
| 2 Dec 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 | Long-Term Residents Directive. Recast 2022/0134(COD) 2022/0134 2 Dec 2024 |
| 17 Oct 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | Draft recommendations to the council on the EU priorities for the 69th sessions of the UN Commission on the Status on Women 17 Oct 2024 |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Opinion rapporteur Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | FEMM opinion on Human Rights and democracy in the world and the EUs policy on the matter/ annual report 2024 17 Oct 2024 |
| 26 Sept 2024 | Delegation vice-chair DARP | — 2 declarations on this date 26 Sept 2024 |
| 26 Sept 2024 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | — 26 Sept 2024 |
| 26 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 | 2008/0140(APP) - Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation 2008/0140 26 Sept 2024 |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Committee vice-chair Development committee | — 22 Jul 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.