He is a member of Italia Viva (IV) and was a vice-president of the Renew Europe Group at the European Parliament.
He described his first 500 days as a member of the European Parliament in a book titled La strada da percorrere ("The way to go"), published in December 2015.
Danti became a member of the regional council of Tuscany on 24 July 2007, with responsibility for agriculture and housing policies.
He was also a substitute member of the European Parliament's Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (EMIS).
In addition to his committee assignments, Danti is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty,[1] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)[2] He has also been committed to the protection of the "Made in" productions and in favour of the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) resolution.
In February 2020, Danti announced that he would move to the group of Renew Europe in the European Parliament.