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Cohesion

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · national delegations · per month · abstentions counted

How united do the delegations vote — over time, and on the votes of each committee or topic?

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Cohesion over time

Agreement Index per month, from 0 (evenly split) to 1 (all voted the same). A vote counts for a bloc when at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted; a gap is a period with fewer than 20 votes counted.

Cohesion of the delegations per month, Jul 2024 to Sept 2026: Agreement Index from 0 (evenly split) to 1 (all voted the same).

Jul 2024 → Sept 2026; each panel highlights one series, the others faint behind it.

Dashed: a period with fewer than 20 votes counted (no value) between two that have one.

Data as a table
Agreement Index per period (0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same), with the votes counted in it. — : fewer than 20 votes counted in the period (a vote counts for a bloc when at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted).
PeriodAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCyprusCzechiaGermanyDenmarkEstoniaSpainFinlandFranceGreeceCroatiaHungaryIrelandItalyLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaMaltaNetherlandsPolandPortugalRomaniaSwedenSloveniaSlovakia
Jul 20240.4322 votes0.6123 votes0.7222 votes—0 votes0.4524 votes0.6424 votes0.8723 votes—0 votes0.7524 votes0.8524 votes0.4224 votes0.3422 votes—18 votes0.7423 votes0.6122 votes0.4524 votes—1 vote—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.6924 votes0.7524 votes0.7023 votes0.6623 votes0.9024 votes—0 votes0.3424 votes
Sept 20240.4896 votes0.6296 votes0.5772 votes—0 votes0.5296 votes0.5696 votes0.7695 votes—0 votes0.6696 votes0.7696 votes0.5396 votes0.6196 votes—2 votes0.5076 votes0.6592 votes0.5496 votes—2 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.6996 votes0.7296 votes0.7296 votes0.6296 votes0.7596 votes—0 votes0.4593 votes
Oct 20240.59179 votes0.63179 votes0.65165 votes—0 votes0.58179 votes0.62179 votes0.70178 votes—0 votes0.66179 votes0.76179 votes0.49179 votes0.52175 votes0.75171 votes0.65172 votes0.78174 votes0.54179 votes0.66114 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.64179 votes0.62179 votes0.74179 votes0.66179 votes0.70179 votes—0 votes0.47179 votes
Nov 20240.50122 votes0.55126 votes0.54123 votes—0 votes0.45126 votes0.55126 votes0.70123 votes—0 votes0.60126 votes0.72124 votes0.44126 votes0.54106 votes0.72114 votes0.5469 votes0.7365 votes0.44126 votes0.65117 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.60126 votes0.68126 votes0.61126 votes0.55124 votes0.66126 votes—0 votes0.45126 votes
Dec 20240.5891 votes0.6991 votes0.6488 votes—0 votes0.5491 votes0.6191 votes0.6990 votes—0 votes0.6891 votes0.7791 votes0.4691 votes0.6079 votes0.7063 votes0.7746 votes0.8491 votes0.5191 votes0.8339 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.6491 votes0.5491 votes0.7891 votes0.6791 votes0.7091 votes—0 votes0.4991 votes
Jan 20250.6447 votes0.6750 votes0.5545 votes—0 votes0.5250 votes0.5950 votes0.7247 votes—0 votes0.7249 votes0.7447 votes0.5150 votes0.5249 votes0.7741 votes—5 votes0.9037 votes0.5350 votes0.7135 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.6350 votes0.6950 votes0.7649 votes0.6950 votes0.6850 votes—0 votes0.4150 votes
Feb 20250.5973 votes0.5873 votes0.6370 votes—0 votes0.5173 votes0.6173 votes0.6862 votes—0 votes0.7073 votes0.7172 votes0.5073 votes0.5343 votes0.7348 votes0.5863 votes0.7171 votes0.5073 votes0.7070 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.6573 votes0.7773 votes0.7173 votes0.7372 votes0.7173 votes—0 votes0.4973 votes
Mar 20250.54265 votes0.57266 votes0.52262 votes—0 votes0.51264 votes0.58266 votes0.70263 votes—0 votes0.63266 votes0.73261 votes0.43266 votes0.49266 votes0.74256 votes0.66252 votes0.70260 votes0.45266 votes0.68211 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.63266 votes0.62266 votes0.70265 votes0.69266 votes0.70266 votes—0 votes0.42264 votes
Apr 20250.52348 votes0.53348 votes0.56348 votes—0 votes0.54348 votes0.58348 votes0.64348 votes—0 votes0.64348 votes0.69348 votes0.41348 votes0.49286 votes0.68344 votes0.70336 votes0.75348 votes0.43348 votes0.60327 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.57348 votes0.60348 votes0.67348 votes0.63348 votes0.63348 votes—0 votes0.42348 votes
May 20250.53393 votes0.64393 votes0.56392 votes—0 votes0.57393 votes0.58393 votes0.67377 votes—0 votes0.67392 votes0.76377 votes0.38393 votes0.55353 votes0.76210 votes0.60362 votes0.85386 votes0.44393 votes0.58258 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.60393 votes0.54393 votes0.73393 votes0.60393 votes0.67393 votes—0 votes0.44271 votes
Jun 20250.49221 votes0.61221 votes0.60217 votes—0 votes0.54221 votes0.59221 votes0.72221 votes—0 votes0.69221 votes0.78209 votes0.41221 votes0.53199 votes0.76192 votes0.68206 votes0.87219 votes0.47221 votes0.69203 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.62221 votes0.55221 votes0.75221 votes0.63221 votes0.69221 votes—0 votes0.43221 votes
Jul 20250.57226 votes0.62226 votes0.66226 votes—0 votes0.54226 votes0.62226 votes0.77225 votes—0 votes0.69226 votes0.82224 votes0.42226 votes0.59226 votes0.74224 votes0.65201 votes0.82225 votes0.51226 votes0.68219 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.63226 votes0.58226 votes0.75226 votes0.68226 votes0.72226 votes—0 votes0.45225 votes
Sept 20250.53205 votes0.54205 votes0.66204 votes—0 votes0.57205 votes0.52205 votes0.61205 votes—0 votes0.62205 votes0.66204 votes0.48205 votes0.53205 votes0.69182 votes0.68178 votes0.77159 votes0.49205 votes0.7232 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.57205 votes0.64205 votes0.68205 votes0.70205 votes0.58205 votes—0 votes0.44202 votes
Oct 20250.53384 votes0.58384 votes0.63380 votes—0 votes0.52384 votes0.59384 votes0.69384 votes—0 votes0.69384 votes0.75380 votes0.43384 votes0.56329 votes0.75266 votes0.79315 votes0.77379 votes0.46384 votes0.64371 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.57384 votes0.57384 votes0.73379 votes0.68383 votes0.64384 votes—0 votes0.41384 votes
Nov 20250.57570 votes0.59570 votes0.63567 votes—0 votes0.61570 votes0.60570 votes0.68570 votes—0 votes0.66570 votes0.74567 votes0.43570 votes0.52515 votes0.70442 votes0.70552 votes0.77563 votes0.49570 votes0.65339 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.63570 votes0.64570 votes0.70570 votes0.67570 votes0.66570 votes—0 votes0.41567 votes
Dec 20250.45155 votes0.55155 votes0.74148 votes—0 votes0.49155 votes0.53155 votes0.68154 votes—0 votes0.65155 votes0.68151 votes0.51155 votes0.54145 votes0.61138 votes0.76136 votes0.72147 votes0.43155 votes0.60148 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.56155 votes0.52155 votes0.72155 votes0.63155 votes0.69155 votes—0 votes0.40154 votes
Jan 20260.51237 votes0.60237 votes0.62237 votes—0 votes0.50237 votes0.59237 votes0.64237 votes—0 votes0.67237 votes0.72237 votes0.42237 votes0.49237 votes0.67231 votes0.77208 votes0.78237 votes0.47237 votes0.64157 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.58237 votes0.59237 votes0.75237 votes0.70237 votes0.63237 votes—0 votes0.39237 votes
Feb 20260.50237 votes0.64237 votes0.54234 votes—0 votes0.54237 votes0.55237 votes0.68237 votes—0 votes0.60237 votes0.76234 votes0.49237 votes0.49175 votes0.65188 votes0.82148 votes0.77235 votes0.50237 votes0.7882 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.58237 votes0.59237 votes0.71236 votes0.63237 votes0.64237 votes—0 votes0.44201 votes
Mar 20260.60364 votes0.61364 votes0.67357 votes—0 votes0.61364 votes0.59364 votes0.64363 votes—0 votes0.69364 votes0.66364 votes0.50364 votes0.51364 votes0.71282 votes0.76241 votes0.76290 votes0.55364 votes0.69315 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.60364 votes0.66364 votes0.78363 votes0.77363 votes0.63364 votes—0 votes0.50364 votes
Apr 20260.51591 votes0.60591 votes0.60583 votes—0 votes0.52591 votes0.58591 votes0.68591 votes—0 votes0.67591 votes0.77591 votes0.42591 votes0.52586 votes0.83112 votes0.51553 votes0.83589 votes0.42591 votes0.62573 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.54591 votes0.49591 votes0.74591 votes0.60591 votes0.67591 votes—0 votes0.39590 votes
May 20260.50201 votes0.60201 votes0.58158 votes—0 votes0.55201 votes0.57201 votes0.67200 votes—0 votes0.60201 votes0.80194 votes0.48201 votes0.48183 votes0.71128 votes0.62144 votes0.86197 votes0.45200 votes0.6399 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.54201 votes0.50201 votes0.69197 votes0.62201 votes0.66201 votes—0 votes0.43148 votes
Jun 20260.48245 votes0.54245 votes0.57242 votes—0 votes0.59245 votes0.55246 votes0.67245 votes—0 votes0.63246 votes0.70245 votes0.44245 votes0.50245 votes0.67153 votes0.58215 votes0.74243 votes0.44246 votes0.6029 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.58245 votes0.64246 votes0.65245 votes0.60244 votes0.65246 votes—0 votes0.44243 votes
Jul 20260.53285 votes0.60285 votes0.59282 votes—0 votes0.55285 votes0.60285 votes0.69285 votes—0 votes0.69285 votes0.75283 votes0.47285 votes0.53285 votes0.74246 votes0.59251 votes0.78282 votes0.49285 votes0.71273 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.58285 votes0.60285 votes0.74285 votes0.70285 votes0.70285 votes—0 votes0.44285 votes
Sept 20260.51360 votes0.58360 votes0.55359 votes—0 votes0.54359 votes0.57360 votes0.63359 votes—0 votes0.61360 votes0.76359 votes0.44360 votes0.52346 votes0.72336 votes0.56349 votes0.87149 votes0.44360 votes0.61355 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.57360 votes0.56360 votes0.74360 votes0.60359 votes0.66360 votes—0 votes0.43360 votes
Whole period0.530.590.60—0.550.580.68—0.660.740.440.520.720.650.790.470.65———0.590.590.720.650.66—0.43
Votes considered5,9175,9265,78105,9245,9285,88205,9265,8615,9275,5154,3875,1015,4605,9274,3690005,9275,9285,9135,9195,92805,700

Over the whole selection

Each delegation’s Agreement Index over every vote in the selection where enough of its members voted.

Cohesion: the Agreement Index (0–1) over the votes counted — votes where at least 10 members and a third of the seats voted; — : fewer than 20 such votes. Seats: members now. Order as the backend lists the blocs, not a ranking.
DelegationCohesionVotes countedSeats
Austria 0.535 91720
Belgium 0.595 92622
Bulgaria 0.605 78117
Cyprus fewer than 10 seats — not compared—06
Czechia 0.555 92421
Germany 0.585 92895
Denmark 0.685 88215
Estonia fewer than 10 seats — not compared—07
Spain 0.665 92660
Finland 0.745 86115
France 0.445 92781
Greece 0.525 51521
Croatia 0.724 38712
Hungary 0.655 10121
Ireland 0.795 46014
Italy 0.475 92776
Lithuania 0.654 36911
Luxembourg fewer than 10 seats — not compared—06
Latvia fewer than 10 seats — not compared—09
Malta fewer than 10 seats — not compared—06
Netherlands 0.595 92731
Poland 0.595 92853
Portugal 0.725 91321
Romania 0.655 91933
Sweden 0.665 92821
Slovenia fewer than 10 seats — not compared—09
Slovakia 0.435 70015

The tables by committee and by topic are computed over a whole period: choose Whole period.

About these figures

What was counted, what was left out, and how.

  • 5 928 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 174 of 794 decisions in the period had no final vote recorded by name (a show of hands or a count without names) and cannot be measured.
  • 40 910 times a bloc had too few members voting on a vote (fewer than 10, or under a third of its seats) and was left out of that vote (turnout rule).
  • Cohesion is the Agreement Index: 1 when every voting member took the same position, 0 when the bloc split evenly three ways (method). A bloc counts on a vote only when at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted; the non-attached have no group cohesion.
  • A delegation’s cohesion reflects the mix of groups its members sit in. Delegations with fewer than 10 seats are shown but not compared.
  • Months are offered for all roll calls only, and a month needs at least 20 votes.
  • Each member is counted in the group they belonged to on the day of the vote (group at the date).
  • Roll calls are not a random sample: final votes on laws are recorded by name, most other roll calls because a group asked for it. A group’s line is inferred from its members’ votes; the Parliament publishes no whip.
  • Methods: Cohesion (Agreement Index) v1, Final votes and all roll calls v1, Group at the date of the vote v1.
  • Data as of 25 Sept 2026, 03:36 UTC (data stamp f37e5638cded, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
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data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1 · methods
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EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Cohesion — All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · national delegations · per month · abstentions counted”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/cohesion?bucket=month&by=country&scope=all&to=2026-09-25 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1.
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@misc{epw-analysis-2026-09-25,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Cohesion — All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · national delegations · per month · abstentions counted}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/cohesion?bucket=month&by=country&scope=all&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/cohesion?bucket=month&by=country&scope=all&to=2026-09-25},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Analysis. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1}
}