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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 16 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 · Petar VOLGIN

Which members voted against their group’s clear line, how often compared with the votes where the group had one, and did they vote with their national party when they did?

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Period Term202420252026Last 6 months
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Votes Final votes66All roll calls516
Order Highest rate firstBy name

Showing Petar VOLGIN only. Show every member

Petar VOLGIN’s votes against the line, 44

Every vote in the selection where the member’s position differed from their group’s clear line, newest first.

Position: the member’s vote. Clear line: the position of at least two thirds of Group (at least 10 members voting), the group they sat in on that day.
DateVotePositionClear lineGroup
19 Dec 2024Amendment 7 to paragraph 1, after point ag Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForESN
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point u — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstESN
19 Dec 2024Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rightsForAgainstESN
18 Dec 2024Final vote — text as a whole Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeForAgainstESN
18 Dec 2024Amendment 9 to recital D Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeAbstainedAgainstESN
18 Dec 2024Amendment 8 to recital B Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeForAgainstESN
18 Dec 2024Amendment 11 to paragraph 1, point o Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeForAgainstESN
18 Dec 2024Amendment 10 to paragraph 1, point h Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeForAgainstESN
28 Nov 2024Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 4 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaAgainstForESN
24 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 1 Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with ArmeniaForAbstainedESN
23 Oct 2024Final vote Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesForAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 10 — part 2 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesForAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 1 — part 2 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAbstainedAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 92 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 92 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 16 to paragraph 92 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 68, adding text after paragraph 91 — part 4 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 68, adding text after paragraph 91 — part 3 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 68, adding text after paragraph 91 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 68, adding text after paragraph 91 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 91 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 91 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 75 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 66 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Paragraph 51 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAbstainedESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 62, adding text after paragraph 40 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 34 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 13 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForESN
23 Oct 2024Amendment 6, adding text before paragraph 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstESN
19 Sept 2024Amendment 9, adding text after recital C The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeAgainstForESN
19 Sept 2024Separate vote on recital B The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeForAgainstESN
19 Sept 2024Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 23 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAgainstAbstainedESN
19 Sept 2024Amendment 23, adding text after paragraph 21 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesForAgainstESN
19 Sept 2024Amendment 27 to paragraph 18 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAgainstAbstainedESN
19 Sept 2024Amendment 21 to paragraph 9 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAgainstForESN
19 Sept 2024Amendment 1, adding text after recital D The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in CubaAbstainedAgainstESN
19 Sept 2024Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 6 The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in CubaForAbstainedESN
19 Sept 2024Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 6 The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in CubaForAbstainedESN
19 Sept 2024Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 6 The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in CubaForAgainstESN
18 Jul 2024Request by The Left Group — Motion for adjournment of the vote Final vote Request by The Left Group – Motion for adjournment of the vote on the election of the President of the CommissionAgainstForESN
17 Jul 2024Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 8 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedAgainstESN
17 Jul 2024Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 3 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedForESN
17 Jul 2024Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 3 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAgainstAbstainedESN
17 Jul 2024Paragraph 3 — part 1 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineForAgainstESN

By member, 1

Members with at least one vote where their group had a clear line. Order: by rate, for members with at least 300 clear-line votes (the rest follow by name) — not a ranking.

Against the line: votes against the group’s clear line ÷ clear-line votes (votes where the member’s group at the date had a clear line and the member voted); a count below 50. Of the votes against: opposite (for ↔ against), abstained against the line, other (for or against when the line was to abstain), and with own party — with the majority of their national party’s members in the group (at least two voting).
MemberAgainst the lineClear-line votesOppositeAbstainedOtherWith own party
Petar VOLGIN , ESN · Bulgaria 9.2 %477261174

About these figures

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

  • 516 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 15 of 81 decisions in the period had no final vote recorded by name (a show of hands or a count without names) and cannot be measured.
  • A vote counts against the group’s line when the group’s clear line — at least two thirds of its votes cast, with at least 10 members voting — was different from the member’s position; a divided group has no line to vote against (method). This is a different rule from group loyalty, which uses the majority line (loyalty).
  • Ordered by rate, only members with at least 300 votes where their group had a clear line are compared; fewer votes make a rate unstable, and below 50 the figure is shown as a count.
  • 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: Voted against the group’s clear line v1, Voted with the group’s majority line v1, Final votes and all roll calls v1, Group at the date of the vote v1.
  • Data as of 29 Sept 2026, 03:29 UTC (data stamp 2b7a29b98b0d, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=257260&to=2024-12-31
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data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 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). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 16 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 · Petar VOLGIN”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=257260&to=2024-12-31 (retrieved 29 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 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-2026-09-29,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 16 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 · Petar VOLGIN}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=257260&to=2024-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=257260&to=2024-12-31},
  urldate = {2026-09-29},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Analysis. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0); data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 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}
}