Jan-Christoph OETJEN
Germany · Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism. Founded 2019 (successor of ALDE, 1976) group page →
National party: FDP
Born 21 February 1978
Where they work
Committee
- 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 Transport and Tourism TRAN Member since 19 Jul 2024
Subcommittee
- Subcommittee on Human Rights DROI 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
A group of MEPs that keeps up relations with the parliament of a non-EU country or region.
- Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries DMAS 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
Parliamentary assembly
- Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly DACP Member since 19 Sept 2024
- Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly DAFR Member since 19 Sept 2024
- Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean DMED Member 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-Racism and Diversity IG10-02 Member since 13 Nov 2025
- Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas (SEARICA) IG10-20 Vice-chair since 4 Feb 2025
- Intergroup on Sky and Space IG10-21 Vice-chair since 27 Feb 2025
Topics they work on
Foreign affairs 115Migration & asylum 24Transport & tourism 23Justice, rule of law & rights 21Defence & security 18Economy & single market 17Jobs, social affairs & equality 16EU budget & funds 13Climate & environment 10Digital, AI & data 7Energy 5Agriculture, food & fisheries 4EU institutions & Parliament 3Health 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Transport and Tourism committee | A regulatory framework to promote the uptake of sustainable aviation fuels 2026/2040 23 Jun 2026 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Transport and Tourism committee | Protection of rail passengers with single tickets 2026/0114 23 Jun 2026 |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Official delegation Transport and Tourism committee | — 17 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Transport and Tourism committee | Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC 2025/0420 13 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Transport and Tourism committee | Clean corporate vehicles 2025/0421 13 Apr 2026 |
| 10 Apr 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Transport and Tourism committee | Clean corporate vehicles 2025/0421 10 Apr 2026 |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Transport and Tourism committee | Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC 2025/0420 10 Apr 2026 |
| 8 Jan 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 the Schengen area, for European integrated border management and for the common policy on visas for the period from 2028 to 2034 2025/0541 8 Jan 2026 |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Official delegation Transport and Tourism committee | — 1 Oct 2025 |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Transport and Tourism committee | Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality 2025/0524 11 Sept 2025 |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Official delegation Transport and Tourism committee | — 9 Sept 2025 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Trilogue negotiator | Shadow Rapporteur in DROI on the \"Opinion to Commission Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level\"(2025/0101(COD) - COM(2025) 186 – LIBE in the lead) 2025/0101 15 Jul 2025 |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Transport and Tourism 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 2 Jun 2025 |
| 7 May 2025 | Trilogue negotiator | Shadow Rapporteur for the DROI INI report (2025/2048(INI)) on Addressing Transnational Repression of human rights defenders 2025/2048 7 May 2025 |
| 14 Apr 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Transport and Tourism committee | Amending Regulations (EU) 2015/1017, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695 and (EU) 2021/1153 as regards increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under Regulation (EU) 2021/523 and simplifying reporting requirements 2025/0040 14 Apr 2025 |
| 11 Feb 2025 | 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 | Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 and Regulation (EU) 2016/399 as regards a progressive start of operations of the Entry/Exit System (2024/0315(COD)) 2024/0315 11 Feb 2025 |
| 30 Jan 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Transport and Tourism committee | Common rules for the allocation of slots at EU airports - 2011/0391(COD) 2011/0391 30 Jan 2025 |
| 5 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 | Proposal for a Regulation on measures against transport operators that facilitate or engage in trafficking in persons or smuggling of migrants in relation to illegal entry into the territory of the European Union (2021/0387(COD)) 2021/0387 5 Dec 2024 |
| 5 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 | Proposal for a Council regulation on the issuance of and technical standards for digital travel credentials based on identity cards (2024/0248(CNS)) 2024/0248 5 Dec 2024 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Transport and Tourism committee | 2013/0072(COD) - Air transport: enforcement of passenger rights; air carrier liability limits 2013/0072 18 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Transport and Tourism committee | 2023/0436(COD) - Passenger rights in the context of multimodal journey 2023/0436 18 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Opinion rapporteur Transport and Tourism committee | 2023/0435(COD) - Amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive 2023/0435 18 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Transport and Tourism committee | 2023/0437(COD) - Transport enforcement of passenger rights in the Union 2023/0437 18 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Transport and Tourism committee | 2013/0186(COD) - Implementation of the Single European Sky 2013/0186 18 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Transport and Tourism committee | 2023/0134(COD) - CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers 2023/0134 18 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Transport and Tourism committee | 2023/0265(COD) - Road vehicles - maximum weights and dimensions 2023/0265 18 Nov 2024 |
| 13 Nov 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 | 2024/0670(COD). Application for the electronic submission of travel data (“EU Digital Travel application”) 2024/0670 13 Nov 2024 |
| 9 Oct 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 | 2024/0074(NLE) Agreement between Frontex and Serbia 2024/0074 9 Oct 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.