José CEPEDA
Spain · Centre-left · social democracy. Founded 1953 (as Socialist Group; S&D since 2009) group page →
National party: PSOE
Born 19 July 1968
Where they work
Committee
- Committee on Budgetary Control CONT Member since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO 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 Legal Affairs JURI 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 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 Canada D-CA 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 countries of Central America, including the EU-Central America Association Parliamentary Committee DCAM Vice-chair since 8 Jul 2025
Parliamentary assembly
- Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly DLAT 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 Trade Unions IG10-24 Member since 31 Jan 2025
Earlier this term (1)
- Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America, including the EU-Central America Association Parliamentary Committee DCAM · Member 19 Sept 2024 – 7 Jul 2025
Topics they work on
EU budget & funds 23Defence & security 19Economy & single market 16Digital, AI & data 15Justice, rule of law & rights 15Foreign affairs 11EU institutions & Parliament 6Climate & environment 4Jobs, social affairs & equality 3Health 2Trade & customs 2Agriculture, food & fisheries 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Official delegation DLAT | 17th Ordinary Plenary Session of Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) from 27 to 29 October 2026 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain) 5 Oct 2026 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 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 2025 2026/2142 5 Oct 2026 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Official delegation DCAM | DCAM Mission to Dominican Republic - 22-24 September 2026 27 Aug 2026 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Security and Defence committee | Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2026 2026/2060 26 Jun 2026 |
| 5 May 2026 | Official delegation DLAT | Meeting of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, Standing Parliamentary Committees, 26-28 May 2026, Mexico City (Mexico) 5 May 2026 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Legal Affairs committee | Authorising Member States to accept, in the interests of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 2026/0041 30 Apr 2026 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Security and Defence committee | Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure 2026/2024 23 Apr 2026 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Official delegation Security and Defence committee | — 16 Mar 2026 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Security and Defence committee | — 2 Feb 2026 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | Official delegation DCAM | Reunión Interparlamentaria UE-Guatemala, que tendrá lugar en Ciudad de Guatemala del 17 al 19 de febrero de 2026 2 Feb 2026 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Legal Affairs committee | Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Court of Justice of the European Union 2025/2148 27 Jan 2026 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Legal 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 27 Jan 2026 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Budgetary Control committee | Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/444, (EU) 2021/690, (EU) 2021/785, (EU) 2021/847 and (EU) 2021/1077 2025/0590 21 Jan 2026 |
| 2 Dec 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 2 Dec 2025 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Legal Affairs committee | The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report – annual report 2025 2025/2239 2 Dec 2025 |
| 5 Nov 2025 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Budgetary Control committee | Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors - DE nominee 2025/0809 5 Nov 2025 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Official delegation D-CA | 43rd EU-Canada Interparliamentary Meeting (Ottawa- Halifax) 27-29 October 2025 14 Oct 2025 |
| 11 Sept 2025 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee | — 11 Sept 2025 |
| 3 Sept 2025 | Official delegation Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee | — 3 Sept 2025 |
| 30 Aug 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Budgetary Control committee | Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European Data Protection Supervisor 2025/2154 30 Aug 2025 |
| 30 Aug 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Budgetary Control committee | Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European Ombudsman 2025/2153 30 Aug 2025 |
| 30 Aug 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Budgetary Control committee | Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service 2025/2150 30 Aug 2025 |
| 30 Aug 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Budgetary Control committee | Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Court of Justice of the European Union 2025/2148 30 Aug 2025 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Security and Defence committee | General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections 2025/0210 16 Jul 2025 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Budgetary Control committee | General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections 2025/0210 16 Jul 2025 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Official delegation Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee | — 16 Jul 2025 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Opinion rapporteur Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee | Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights 2025/2133 15 Jul 2025 |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Official delegation DCAM | — 7 Jul 2025 |
| 28 May 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Security and Defence 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 28 May 2025 |
| 15 May 2025 | Official delegation | — 2 declarations on this date 15 May 2025 |
| 15 May 2025 | Official delegation DLAT | — 15 May 2025 |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Official delegation DLAT | Joint Parliamentary Committee European Union- Chile (28 th Meeting- 17-19 March) 14 Mar 2025 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Budgetary Control committee | — 7 Feb 2025 |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Legal Affairs committee | 2023/0463(COD 29 Jan 2025 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee | 2024/2051(INI) 2024/2051 14 Jan 2025 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Budgetary Control committee | A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world - 2024/2051(INI) 2024/2051 19 Nov 2024 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Budgetary Control committee | — 25 Sept 2024 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Delegation vice-chair DCAM | — 25 Sept 2024 |
| 26 Jul 2024 | Opinion rapporteur Budgetary Control committee | Opinion on General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 - all sections (2024/0176(BUD)) 2024/0176 26 Jul 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.