Analysis
Votes against the group’s line
All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Gheorghe FALCĂ
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?
Showing Gheorghe FALCĂ only. Show every member
Gheorghe FALCĂ’s votes against the line, 29
Every vote in the selection where the member’s position differed from their group’s clear line, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Position | Clear line | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital 14 Final vote Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes | For | Against | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 60 — part 2 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 18 — part 2 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | Against | For | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 180 to Article 4 Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 63 Public procurement | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 6 Public procurement | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Amendment 388 to Article 18, paragraph 1 Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 23 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania | For | Against | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 6 2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova | For | Abstained | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 89 The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report | For | Against | EPP |
| 22 May 2025 | Amendment 14, adding text after recital 27 Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism | For | Against | EPP |
| 22 May 2025 | Amendment 13, adding text after recital 27 Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism | For | Against | EPP |
| 22 May 2025 | Amendment 29, adding text after recital 1 Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 22 May 2025 | Amendment 31 to Article 1, alinéa 1, point 25, sous-point a Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Article 36, paragraph 2, point b Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 8 May 2025 | Amendments 1 + 2 (voted as one) The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus) | For | Against | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo | Against | For | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 64 A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world | For | Against | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 28 A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Separate vote on recital Z Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Against | For | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 9 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 56, adding text after paragraph 11 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | Against | For | EPP |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 19 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defence | Against | For | EPP |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 4 Continuing detention and risk of the death penalty for individuals in Nigeria charged with blasphemy, notably the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu | Against | For | EPP |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Amendment 32 to paragraph 36 European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | For | Against | EPP |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Paragraph 27 — part 2 European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | For | Against | EPP |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Paragraph 27 — part 1 European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | Against | For | EPP |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 26 European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | Against | For | EPP |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 26 European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | For | Against | EPP |
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.
| Member | Against the line | Clear-line votes | Opposite | Abstained | Other | With own party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gheorghe FALCĂ , EPP · Romania | 1.2 % | 2 370 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
About these figures
What was counted, what was left out, and how.
- 2 891 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
- 78 of 371 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).
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Permalink
- https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=197649&to=2025-12-31
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Data version
- 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
- Retrieved
- 29 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Gheorghe FALCĂ”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=197649&to=2025-12-31 (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.
BibTeX
@misc{epw-analysis-2026-09-29,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Gheorghe FALCĂ}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=197649&to=2025-12-31}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=197649&to=2025-12-31},
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}
}