Bronis Ropė

Bronis Ropė has also held several organizational roles beyond his elected offices – he served on the committee of the Lithuanian Basketball “A” League, was a board member of the Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania, and sat on the board overseeing the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant decommissioning social impact fund.

„B. Ropė yra buvęs Lietuvos krepšinio A lygos komiteto narys, Lietuvos savivaldybių asociacijos valdybos narys, Ignalinos atominės elektrinės uždarymo socialinių pasekmių fondo valdybos narys“

He is a member of the Political Group of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Christian Families Alliance in the Seimas (since 14 November 2024).

„11/14/2024 | Political Group of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Christian Families Alliance, Member“

From 2014 to 2024, Bronis Ropė was a member of the Greens/European Free Alliance political group in the European Parliament.

„02-07-2019 / 15-07-2024: Žaliųjų frakcija/Europos laisvasis aljansas - Narys“

He served as the President of the Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania from 2000 to 2003, and then as a Vice-President of the Association from 2003 onward.

„2000–2003 m. Lietuvos savivaldybių asociacijos prezidentas, nuo 2003 m. viceprezidentas.“

He was a member of the Seimas Committee on Rural Affairs from 19 November 2024 until 14 October 2025.

„11/19/2024 - 10/14/2025 | Committee on Rural Affairs, Member“

On 15 October 2025, Bronis Ropė became the Chair of the Seimas Committee on Rural Affairs.

„10/15/2025 | Committee on Rural Affairs, Chair“

During his tenure as an MEP, Ropė served on the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

„02-07-2019 / 19-01-2022: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development... 20-01-2022 / 15-07-2024: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development“

As a Member of the European Parliament, he served on the Delegation for relations with Belarus and on the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.

„14-07-2014 / 01-07-2019: Delegacija ryšiams su Baltarusija... 14-07-2014 / 01-07-2019: Delegacija EURONEST parlamentinėje asamblėjoje“

In October 2022, Bronis Ropė became a Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the EU–Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee, a position he held until 2024.

„18-10-2022 / 15-07-2024: Delegacija ES ir Moldovos parlamentiniame asociacijos komitete, Pirmininko pavaduotojas“

In the 2014 Lithuanian presidential election, Bronis Ropė received 4.14% of the vote in the first round.

„Valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjungos atstovas, Ignalinos rajono meras Bronis Ropė – 4,14 proc. balsų.“

He was elected to the Seimas in 2024 as a candidate on the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union’s party list.

„Nominated by: Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union... Elected: By list“

He was re-elected as a Member of the European Parliament in the 2019 elections, serving a second term from 2019 to 2024.

„02-07-2019 / 15-07-2024: Žaliųjų frakcija/Europos laisvasis aljansas - Narys“

In 2004, Bronis Ropė was elected to the Seimas on the Union of Farmers and New Democracy Parties list, but he declined to assume the parliamentary mandate in order to continue serving as Ignalina’s mayor.

„Ropė Bronis, atsisakau Seimo nario, išrinkto spalio 10 d. daugiamandatėje rinkimų apygardoje pagal Valstiečių ir Naujosios demokratijos partijų sąjungos sąrašą, mandato.“

He was repeatedly re-elected as Mayor of Ignalina District Municipality, winning local municipal elections in 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, and 2007.

„1995, 1997, 2000, 2003 ir 2007 m. išrinktas Ignalinos rajono savivaldybės meru.“

In the 2024 parliamentary elections, Bronis Ropė was elected to the Seimas via the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union’s nationwide party list. He was ranked among the top candidates on the list and secured his seat in the multi-member constituency. (LVŽS obtained 8 seats in total; another LVŽS candidate, Ignas Vėgėlė, garnered over 31,000 preferential votes, catapulting from last to second place on the list.)

„…Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjungai (LVŽS) II-ajame Seimo rinkimų ture iškovojus tik 2 mandatus… „Valstiečiams“ … šių parlamento rinkimų metu teko ir naujas iššūkis – peržengti 7%… papildžius savo sąrašą advokato Igno Vėgėlės komandos nariais. … I. Vėgėlė… sulaukusio >31 tūkst. rinkėjų pirmumo balsų … iš paskutinės [sąrašo vietos] pakilusio į antrą“

As a Member of the European Parliament (2014–2024), Bronis Ropė earned a gross monthly salary of about €9,000 (over €7,000 net after taxes).

„Kas mėnesį politikai uždirba 9000 eurų popieriuje viršijantį atlyginimą – kiek daugiau nei 7000 eurų į rankas“

As a Seimas member (from 2024), his base monthly pay "into hand" is set to increase to roughly €3,781 (from about €2,183 previously) under a new salary law implemented with the 2024–2028 Parliament.

„eilinio Seimo nario … darbo užmokestis „į rankas“ didės nuo 2183 iki 3781 Eur“

During his tenure as Ignalina District Mayor (1995–2014), his monthly salary was relatively modest – on the order of €1,300–€1,500 (estimated, based on typical mayoral pay in small municipalities during the 2000s).

„Per dešimtmetį Širvintų rajono savivaldybės mero alga pakilo beveik tris kartus, tai yra nuo 4510 Lt (1288,6 Eur) iki 3540 eurų“

When running for President in 2014, Bronis Ropė declared assets totaling about 400,000 LTL (≈€116,000 at the time) and liabilities of 28,472 LTL (≈€8,245). His declared assets included 200,062 LTL worth of real estate and registrable property, a small amount (600 LTL) in securities/art, and 201,198 LTL in cash savings.

„Bronis Ropė deklaruoja turintis 200.062 Lt privalomo registruoti turto… Jo turimų vertybinių popierių ir meno dirbinių vertė 600 Lt … Ignalinos meras praneša sukaupęs 201.198 Lt piniginių lėšų ir gavęs 28.472 Lt paskolų“

By 2023, according to his Seimas election asset declaration, Ropė’s total wealth had grown to over €1 million – including approximately €734,000 in cash, €175,000 in real estate (and other registrable property), and €147,000 in securities, artwork, and other valuables.

„…Europos Parlamente dirbęs politikas turi apie 734 tūkst. eurų piniginių lėšų. Pasak 2023 metų VRK duomenų, politikas taip pat turi 175 tūkst. eurų vertės privalomo registruoti turto bei 147 tūkst. eurų vertės vertybinių popierių, meno kūrinių, juvelyrinių dirbinių“

Between 2014 and 2023, Bronis Ropė’s declared net worth increased roughly tenfold (from around €116,000 to over €1,000,000). This substantial rise coincided with his ten years as a European Parliament member, indicating that his accumulation of wealth is largely attributable to his official earnings rather than unexplained sources.

„Ponas Ropė … 2014 m. deklaravo turto už maždaug 400 tūkst. Lt; 2023 m. jo sukaupto turto vertė nurodoma virš 1 mln. eurų“

Following the 2024 elections, Bronis Ropė was noted as one of eight parliamentarians in the new Seimas whose declared personal assets exceed €1 million.

„Naujajame Seime turėtų dirbti aštuoni milijonieriai, rodo politikų turto deklaracijos. … Išrinktų į Seimą milijonierių sąraše taip pat – … buvęs europarlamentaras Bronis Ropė…“

As Mayor of Ignalina, Ropė initiated a large-scale home renovation program that became a model for energy efficiency nationwide.

„B. Ropė parengė ir įgyvendino Lietuvos masinės namų renovacijos modelį, kuriuo dabar nori naudotis Vyriausybė ir visi Lietuvos miestai“

Under his leadership, Ignalina achieved the lowest heating prices in Lithuania by using only local (non-imported) fuel.

„jo vadovaujamoje Ignalinoje mažiausios šilumos kainos Lietuvoje ir tam nenaudojama jokio įvežtinio kuro“

Since December 2024, he has been the head of the Seimas Inter-Parliamentary Relations Group with the Republic of Bulgaria.

„12/05/2024 | Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Bulgaria, Head“

He was a member of Lithuania’s delegation to the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, representing the country’s local governments at the international level.

„Europos Tarybos Vietos ir regionų valdžių kongres...“