Assita KANKO
Belgium · Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical. Founded 2009 group page →
National party: N-VA
Born 14 July 1980
Where they work
Committee
- Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality FEMM Member since 19 Sept 2024
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE Member 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 21 May 2026
Special committee
- Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield EUDS Member 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 United States D-US Member since 19 Sept 2024
Parliamentary assembly
- Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly DACP A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 15 Apr 2026
- Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly DAFR A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 27 Nov 2024
An informal cross-party forum of MEPs on one theme. It is not a Parliament body and takes no decisions.
- Intergroup on Disability IG10-10 Member since 11 Mar 2025
- Intergroup on the Police IG10-18 Chair since 9 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on Sky and Space IG10-21 Vice-chair since 27 Feb 2025
- Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) IG10-22 Member since 12 Mar 2025
- Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals IG10-27 Member since 8 Jan 2025
Earlier this term (1)
- Committee on Foreign Affairs AFET · Substitute 19 Jul 2024 – 20 May 2026
Topics they work on
Foreign affairs 90Jobs, social affairs & equality 22Justice, rule of law & rights 20Defence & security 10EU budget & funds 9Digital, AI & data 9Migration & asylum 9Economy & single market 3Climate & environment 2EU institutions & Parliament 2Agriculture, food & fisheries 1Energy 1Transport & tourism 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | European Union Critical Communication System 2026/0301 22 Oct 2026 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Official delegation Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | — 15 Oct 2026 |
| 24 Sept 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part 2026/0058 24 Sept 2026 |
| 13 Jul 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 | Digital and AI opportunities, challenges for gender equality and gender-based violence including AI-generated contents 2026/2057 13 Jul 2026 |
| 9 Jul 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 | New Eurojust Regulation 2026/0164 9 Jul 2026 |
| 9 Jul 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 | Chemical submission: addressing its consequences on women's rights and safety in the EU 2026/2056 9 Jul 2026 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Official delegation D-US | 91st EU-US inter-parliamentary meeting of the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue, 19-20 June 2026, Nicosia, Cyprus) 15 Jun 2026 |
| 2 Jun 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 | Conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime 2025/0343 2 Jun 2026 |
| 5 May 2026 | Official delegation Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | — 5 May 2026 |
| 21 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 | Measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries 2023/0441 21 Mar 2026 |
| 13 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 | Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application 2025/0429 13 Mar 2026 |
| 13 Mar 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 on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace 2025/2216 13 Mar 2026 |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Official delegation Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | — 29 Jan 2026 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Official delegation Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | — 23 Jan 2026 |
| 23 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 | Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) 2025/0359 23 Jan 2026 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Official delegation Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | — 15 Jan 2026 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Official delegation Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | — 15 Jan 2026 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | Guidelines for the 2027 Budget - Section III 2025/2246 15 Jan 2026 |
| 15 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 Justice programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693 2025/0255 15 Jan 2026 |
| 18 Dec 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 | Establishing the Justice programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693 2025/0255 18 Dec 2025 |
| 17 Dec 2025 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 2028 to 2034 2025/0542 17 Dec 2025 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Official delegation | DPAP - EP mission to PAP headquarters in Midrand, 14-15 Nov 13 Nov 2025 |
| 4 Nov 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation 2025/2073 4 Nov 2025 |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Official delegation Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | — 1 Oct 2025 |
| 12 Sept 2025 | Official delegation Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | — 12 Sept 2025 |
| 12 Sept 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 | Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures 2025/0130 12 Sept 2025 |
| 12 Sept 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 | Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 2025/2135 12 Sept 2025 |
| 24 Jul 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 | Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the application of the ‘safe third country’ concept 2025/0132 24 Jul 2025 |
| 8 Jul 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 | Information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union 2022/0084 8 Jul 2025 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Opinion rapporteur Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | — 30 Jun 2025 |
| 23 Jun 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 | Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 as regards the extension of the timeframe for the establishment of the Eurojust case management system 2025/0074 23 Jun 2025 |
| 5 Jun 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 | — 5 Jun 2025 |
| 7 May 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 7 May 2025 |
| 3 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) 3 Apr 2025 |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Official delegation Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | — 28 Mar 2025 |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum 2025/2014 26 Mar 2025 |
| 13 Mar 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 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU 2025/2040 13 Mar 2025 |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Official delegation Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | — 18 Feb 2025 |
| 17 Jan 2025 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | On a temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 and Regulation 2016/339 as regard a progressive start of operations of the Entry/Exit system 17 Jan 2025 |
| 29 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 | Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data– 2024/0051(NLE) 2024/0051 29 Nov 2024 |
| 29 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 | Proposal for a Council Regulation on the issuance of and technical standards for digital travel credentials based on identity cards (2024/0248 (CNS)) 29 Nov 2024 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | SOUTHERN NEIGHBOURHOOD Lebanon 29 Nov 2024 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | Horn of Africa 29 Nov 2024 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | West Africa 29 Nov 2024 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | Norway 29 Nov 2024 |
| 12 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 | — 12 Nov 2024 |
| 26 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 | Proposal for a Council Regulation on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement 26 Oct 2024 |
| 26 Oct 2024 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee | Two discharge opinions: General budget of the EU – Commission / European Institute for Gender Equality. 26 Oct 2024 |
| 11 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 | Victims rights directive (COM(2023)424) - 2023/0250(COD) 2023/0250 11 Oct 2024 |
| 10 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 | Victims rights directive 10 Oct 2024 |
| 11 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 | Countering the use of information and communication technologies for criminal purposes (2022/XXXX-COM 2022/132 final), Rapporteur: Moritz KÖRNER (Renew) 11 Sept 2024 |
| 11 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 | Establishing an EU talent pool. 2023/0404(COD) Regulation 2023/0404 11 Sept 2024 |
| 11 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 | Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material. Recast 2024/0035(COD) Directive 2024/0035 11 Sept 2024 |
| 5 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 | EU-US e-evidence international agreement 5 Sept 2024 |
| 29 Aug 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 | 2025 Budgetary procedure, report 29 Aug 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.