Rudi KENNES
Belgium · Left · democratic socialism, communism. Founded 1995 (as GUE; “The Left” since 2021) group page →
National party: Independent
Born 22 July 1959
Where they work
Committee
- Committee on Employment and Social Affairs EMPL 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 International Trade INTA Member since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on Industry, Research and Energy ITRE Member since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on Transport and Tourism TRAN A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 20 May 2026
A group of MEPs that keeps up relations with the parliament of a non-EU country or region.
- Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil D-BR 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 South Africa D-ZA Member since 19 Sept 2024
- Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia DSAS Member since 15 Dec 2025
Parliamentary assembly
- Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly DPAC A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 10 Dec 2025
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 15 Oct 2025
- Intergroup on the Social Economy and Services of General Interest IG10-23 Member since 7 Mar 2025
- Intergroup on Trade Unions IG10-24 Member since 31 Jan 2025
Earlier this term (1)
- Committee on Budgetary Control CONT · Substitute 19 Jul 2024 – 20 May 2026
Topics they work on
Foreign affairs 95Jobs, social affairs & equality 36Justice, rule of law & rights 35EU budget & funds 34Economy & single market 32Trade & customs 28Defence & security 23Digital, AI & data 18Migration & asylum 16Health 14Climate & environment 12Agriculture, food & fisheries 5EU institutions & Parliament 3Transport & tourism 3Energy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | Revision of the European Labour Authority’s mandate 2026/0272 28 Oct 2026 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Finland - EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper 2026/0254 28 Sept 2026 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | Official delegation International Trade committee | — 28 Sept 2026 |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora 2026/0197 7 Sept 2026 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Transport and Tourism committee | Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities 2025/0545 27 Aug 2026 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2024/1735 and (EU) 2024/3110 2026/0068 8 Jun 2026 |
| 13 May 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/009 BE/Soliver 2026/0097 13 May 2026 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Industry, Research and Energy committee | Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund 2025/0418 28 Apr 2026 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Industry, Research and Energy committee | Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures 2025/0419 28 Apr 2026 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Role of trade in strengthening the EU's economic security 2025/2113 23 Mar 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Budgetary Control committee | Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities 2025/0555 13 Mar 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Budgetary Control committee | Establishing Global Europe 2025/0227 13 Mar 2026 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty 2026/0066 12 Mar 2026 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the Union and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union 2021/0042 3 Mar 2026 |
| 27 Feb 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Industry, Research and Energy committee | Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures 2025/0400 27 Feb 2026 |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa 2026/0038 13 Feb 2026 |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware 2026/0004 2 declarations on this date 13 Feb 2026 |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Official delegation Employment and Social Affairs committee | — 26 Jan 2026 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Official delegation Employment and Social Affairs committee | — 22 Jan 2026 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Budgetary Control committee | Establishing Global Europe 2025/0227 19 Jan 2026 |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/006 BE/ Audi 2026/0001 16 Jan 2026 |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Budgetary Control committee | Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 2025/0543 16 Jan 2026 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Industry, Research and Energy committee | Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities 2025/0545 9 Dec 2025 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities 2025/0555 9 Dec 2025 |
| 25 Nov 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Budgetary Control committee | Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 2025/2238 25 Nov 2025 |
| 22 Nov 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Budgetary Control committee | Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 2025/2237 22 Nov 2025 |
| 22 Nov 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Budgetary Control committee | Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 2025/2238 22 Nov 2025 |
| 22 Oct 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | — 22 Oct 2025 |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | — 16 Oct 2025 |
| 2 Oct 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 2 Oct 2025 |
| 8 Sept 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN 2025/0198 8 Sept 2025 |
| 8 Sept 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Germany – EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 2025/0245 8 Sept 2025 |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Official delegation Industry, Research and Energy committee | — 17 Jul 2025 |
| 8 Jul 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies 2025/2131 8 Jul 2025 |
| 17 Jun 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Accession of Vanuatu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part 2025/0055 17 Jun 2025 |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Official delegation International Trade committee | — 5 Jun 2025 |
| 23 May 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring 2025/0073 23 May 2025 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | — 27 Mar 2025 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights\"\" (2024/0006(COD)) 2024/0006 4 Feb 2025 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Accession of Tonga to the Pacific States interim EPA 14 Nov 2024 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Accession of Tuvalu to the Pacific States interim EPA 14 Nov 2024 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Accession of Niue to the Pacific States interim EPA 14 Nov 2024 |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | — 12 Nov 2024 |
| 12 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights\"\" (2024/2829(RSP)) 2024/2829 12 Nov 2024 |
| 12 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Accession of Tonga, Tuvalu, Niue to the Pacific States interim EPA 12 Nov 2024 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Employment and Social Affairs committee | EMPL - Coordination of Social Security Systems (883) 24 Oct 2024 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Industry, Research and Energy committee | Assessment of the implementation of Horizon Europe in view of its interim evaluation and recommendations for the 10th Research Framework Programme 24 Oct 2024 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Employment and Social Affairs committee | EGF 2024 001 Match Smatch 1 Oct 2024 |
| 11 Sept 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Budgetary Control committee | EIB report 11 Sept 2024 |
| 11 Sept 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Budgetary Control committee | PIF report 11 Sept 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.