Rihards KOLS
Latvia · Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical. Founded 2009 group page →
National party: TB/LNNK
Born 16 December 1984
Where they work
Committee
- Committee on Foreign Affairs AFET Member since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on International Trade INTA 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 19 Jul 2024
Joint parliamentary committee
- Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee D-CL Member since 19 Sept 2024
- Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee D-MX 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
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 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 Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean DMED 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 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) IG10-22 Vice-chair since 12 Mar 2025
Topics they work on
Foreign affairs 95Defence & security 34EU budget & funds 17Economy & single market 16Trade & customs 8Transport & tourism 6Climate & environment 5EU institutions & Parliament 5Justice, rule of law & rights 5Migration & asylum 5Jobs, social affairs & equality 4Energy 2Digital, AI & data 1Health 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 Sept 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Agreement on Electronic Commerce 2026/0191 23 Sept 2026 |
| 23 Sept 2026 | Official delegation Foreign Affairs committee | — 23 Sept 2026 |
| 8 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 8 Sept 2026 |
| 8 Sept 2026 | Official delegation International Trade committee | — 8 Sept 2026 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Official delegation D-US | 92nd EU US TLD meeting in San Francisco, California scheduled between 24 – 27 August 2026 15 Jul 2026 |
| 11 May 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | Situation of international law and the risks to multilateralism, democracy and the European Union 2026/2037 11 May 2026 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade 2025/2112 14 Apr 2026 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Industry, Research and Energy committee | Establishment of European Business Wallets 2025/0358 30 Mar 2026 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion International Trade committee | Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures 2025/0419 4 Mar 2026 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Official delegation Foreign Affairs committee | — 24 Feb 2026 |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Official delegation International Trade committee | — 18 Feb 2026 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Foreign Affairs committee | Establishing Global Europe 2025/0227 19 Jan 2026 |
| 4 Dec 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Industry, Research and Energy committee | Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities 2025/0555 4 Dec 2025 |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Industry, Research and Energy committee | — 27 Nov 2025 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Industry, Research and Energy committee | — 17 Nov 2025 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion International Trade committee | Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation 2025/2073 22 Oct 2025 |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Opinion rapporteur International Trade committee | Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region 2025/2169 17 Oct 2025 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion International Trade 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 15 Sept 2025 |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Official delegation International Trade committee | — 9 Sept 2025 |
| 14 Jul 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 2025/0180 14 Jul 2025 |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Official delegation International Trade committee | — 7 Jul 2025 |
| 22 May 2025 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Industry, Research and Energy committee | Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 2024/795, as regards incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan 2025/0103 22 May 2025 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union 2025/0056 27 Mar 2025 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion International Trade committee | Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism 2025/0039 27 Mar 2025 |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Official delegation D-CL | — 14 Mar 2025 |
| 27 Jan 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | — 27 Jan 2025 |
| 5 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | — 5 Nov 2024 |
| 4 Sept 2024 | Official delegation | INTA Committee mission Geneva in September 2024 4 Sept 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.