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Cohesion

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · national delegations · per quarter · for and against only

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

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Period Term202420252026Last 6 months
Custom dates
Votes Final votes620All roll calls5 928
Blocs GroupsDelegations
Periods Part-sessionsQuartersMonthsWhole period
Positions For, against, abstainedFor and against only ⓘ

Cohesion over time

Agreement Index per quarter, 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 quarter, Q3 2024 to Q3 2026: Agreement Index from 0 (evenly split) to 1 (all voted the same).

Q3 2024 → Q3 2026; each panel highlights one series, the others faint behind it.

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
Q3 20240.50118 votes0.60119 votes0.5594 votes—0 votes0.49120 votes0.51120 votes0.77118 votes—0 votes0.62120 votes0.75120 votes0.48120 votes0.56118 votes0.9420 votes0.5999 votes0.66114 votes0.49120 votes—3 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.72120 votes0.69120 votes0.70119 votes0.57119 votes0.77120 votes—0 votes0.34117 votes
Q4 20240.53392 votes0.59396 votes0.56376 votes—0 votes0.55396 votes0.55396 votes0.68391 votes—0 votes0.60396 votes0.72394 votes0.40396 votes0.50360 votes0.70348 votes0.66287 votes0.80330 votes0.45396 votes0.66270 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.60396 votes0.60396 votes0.68396 votes0.61394 votes0.67396 votes—0 votes0.40396 votes
Q1 20250.54385 votes0.55389 votes0.56377 votes—0 votes0.51387 votes0.55389 votes0.67372 votes—0 votes0.61388 votes0.70380 votes0.41389 votes0.48358 votes0.72345 votes0.69320 votes0.71368 votes0.44389 votes0.73316 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.61389 votes0.67389 votes0.68387 votes0.69388 votes0.67389 votes—0 votes0.38387 votes
Q2 20250.45962 votes0.56962 votes0.50957 votes—0 votes0.54962 votes0.53962 votes0.63946 votes—0 votes0.60961 votes0.70934 votes0.28962 votes0.49838 votes0.70746 votes0.65903 votes0.80953 votes0.37962 votes0.57788 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.53962 votes0.53962 votes0.68962 votes0.59962 votes0.62962 votes—0 votes0.37840 votes
Q3 20250.51431 votes0.53431 votes0.62430 votes—0 votes0.52431 votes0.51431 votes0.67430 votes—0 votes0.61431 votes0.71428 votes0.36431 votes0.51431 votes0.68406 votes0.69379 votes0.81384 votes0.44431 votes0.68251 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.55431 votes0.61431 votes0.70431 votes0.67431 votes0.63431 votes—0 votes0.38427 votes
Q4 20250.451,109 votes0.531,109 votes0.601,095 votes—0 votes0.551,109 votes0.521,109 votes0.641,108 votes—0 votes0.601,109 votes0.681,098 votes0.351,109 votes0.46989 votes0.64846 votes0.711,002 votes0.741,089 votes0.381,109 votes0.58858 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.531,109 votes0.551,109 votes0.671,104 votes0.611,108 votes0.601,109 votes—0 votes0.331,105 votes
Q1 20260.51838 votes0.57838 votes0.56828 votes—0 votes0.56838 votes0.52838 votes0.62837 votes—0 votes0.62838 votes0.66835 votes0.40838 votes0.45776 votes0.64701 votes0.78588 votes0.73762 votes0.44838 votes0.67554 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.53838 votes0.59838 votes0.72836 votes0.68837 votes0.60838 votes—0 votes0.40802 votes
Q2 20260.461,037 votes0.571,037 votes0.53983 votes—0 votes0.531,037 votes0.511,038 votes0.641,036 votes—0 votes0.601,038 votes0.731,030 votes0.341,037 votes0.471,014 votes0.71393 votes0.53912 votes0.801,029 votes0.361,037 votes0.57701 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.481,037 votes0.481,038 votes0.681,033 votes0.561,036 votes0.631,038 votes—0 votes0.36981 votes
Q3 20260.45645 votes0.54645 votes0.49641 votes—0 votes0.52644 votes0.51645 votes0.61644 votes—0 votes0.59645 votes0.71642 votes0.36645 votes0.46631 votes0.69582 votes0.57600 votes0.80431 votes0.39645 votes0.59628 votes—0 votes—0 votes—0 votes0.49645 votes0.52645 votes0.72645 votes0.59644 votes0.63645 votes—0 votes0.36645 votes
Whole period0.480.550.55—0.540.520.64—0.600.700.360.480.680.650.770.400.61———0.530.550.690.620.62—0.37
Votes considered5,9175,9265,78105,9245,9285,88205,9265,8615,9275,5154,3875,0905,4605,9274,3690005,9275,9285,9135,9195,92805,700

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 0.485 91720
Belgium 0.555 92622
Bulgaria 0.555 78117
Cyprus fewer than 10 seats — not compared—06
Czechia 0.545 92421
Germany 0.525 92895
Denmark 0.645 88215
Estonia fewer than 10 seats — not compared—07
Spain 0.605 92660
Finland 0.705 86115
France 0.365 92781
Greece 0.485 51521
Croatia 0.684 38712
Hungary 0.655 09021
Ireland 0.775 46014
Italy 0.405 92776
Lithuania 0.614 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 0.535 92731
Poland 0.555 92853
Portugal 0.695 91321
Romania 0.625 91933
Sweden 0.625 92821
Slovenia fewer than 10 seats — not compared—09
Slovakia 0.375 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.
  • 40 921 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 quarter · for and against only”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/cohesion?by=country&scope=all&variant=forAgainst&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 quarter · for and against only}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/cohesion?by=country&scope=all&variant=forAgainst&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/cohesion?by=country&scope=all&variant=forAgainst&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}
}