MEPs

Stefan KÖHLER

Germany

PPE (European People's Party)

Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V.

Born 24 September 1967 in Aschaffenburg

Voting Statistics

Total Votes 361 For 302 Against 59 Abstention 0 Did Not Vote 0

Group Alignment

How often this MEP votes with their political group majority.

98.1%

Loyalty Rate

354

loyal votes

rebellious votes

Aligned Independent

Political Group Memberships

Current PPE

European People's Party

Jul 2024 – Mar 2026 (361 votes)

Rebel Subjects

Topics where this MEP most often breaks with their political group.

Citizen's rights 1

Social policy, social charter and protocol 1

Fundamental rights in the EU, Charter 1

Procedures

188 votes

Flagship European defence projects of common interest

Fund joint military procurement by earmarking national budgets to develop European air, space, and drone defence systems in coordination with NATO.

11 Mar 2026 2025/2144(INI)

For

Tackling barriers to the single market for defence

Require member states to aggregate defence demand through common procurement and simplify regulations to reduce reliance on non-EU countries.

11 Mar 2026 2025/2143(INI)

For

EU enlargement strategy

Condition EU accession on strict rule-of-law reforms and align candidate countries with the common foreign policy to counter Russian and Chinese interference.

11 Mar 2026 2025/2110(INI)

For

European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities – annual report 2026

Integrate social rights, child poverty funding, and affordable housing targets into the European Semester to reduce unemployment and social exclusion.

11 Mar 2026 2025/2183(INI)

For

European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026

Demand prudent fiscal policies from Member States to preserve public debt sustainability, considering excessive deficit procedures.

11 Mar 2026 2025/2214(INI)

For