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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 1 Jan 2026 – 29 Sept 2026 · Gheorghe CÂRCIU

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 votes261All roll calls2 521
Order Highest rate firstBy name

Showing Gheorghe CÂRCIU only. Show every member

Gheorghe CÂRCIU’s votes against the line, 64

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
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified maize MON 87460AgainstForS&D
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean MON 94313AgainstForS&D
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6AgainstForS&D
16 Sept 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 19 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstS&D
16 Sept 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 19 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstS&D
16 Sept 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 6 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAgainstS&D
16 Sept 2026Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 64 Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructureForAgainstS&D
16 Sept 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 64 Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructureForAgainstS&D
16 Sept 2026Amendment 9 to paragraph 64 Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructureForAgainstS&D
16 Sept 2026Amendment 8 to paragraph 56 Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructureForAgainstS&D
16 Sept 2026Amendment 7 to paragraph 35 Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructureForAgainstS&D
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP 202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9AgainstForS&D
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25AgainstForS&D
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Genetically modified soybean MON 87705AgainstForS&D
8 Jul 2026Amendment 5, adding text after recital I The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equalityAbstainedForS&D
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targetsForAgainstS&D
7 Jul 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 12 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025ForAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 27 2025 Commission report on MontenegroForAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Final vote Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendments 67 + 70 (voted as one) to Article 20 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)AbstainedAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Proposal to vote on amendments Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)AbstainedForS&D
16 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesAbstainedForS&D
16 Jun 2026Amendment 8 to recital AJ Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesAbstainedAgainstS&D
16 Jun 2026Amendment 7, adding text after recital AI Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesForAgainstS&D
16 Jun 2026Separate vote on recital U Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesAbstainedForS&D
16 Jun 2026Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 33 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesForAgainstS&D
16 Jun 2026Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 25 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesAbstainedAgainstS&D
16 Jun 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 18 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesForAgainstS&D
16 Jun 2026Amendment 10 to paragraph 15 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesForAgainstS&D
16 Jun 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 1 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesForAgainstS&D
20 May 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 1, point ap Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAgainstForS&D
20 May 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 1, point o Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 60 to Article 1 — part 4 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)AgainstForS&D
10 Mar 2026Separate vote on paragraph 6 The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) ActAgainstForS&D
24 Feb 2026Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 5 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineForAgainstS&D
24 Feb 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 5 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineForAgainstS&D
10 Feb 2026Proposal to reject the text Framework for achieving climate neutralityForAgainstS&D
10 Feb 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Application of the ‘safe third country’ conceptForAgainstS&D
10 Feb 2026Proposal to reject the text Application of the ‘safe third country’ conceptAgainstForS&D
10 Feb 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union levelForAgainstS&D
22 Jan 2026Separate vote on recital K Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaAbstainedForS&D
22 Jan 2026Paragraph 11 — part 2 Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaAbstainedForS&D
22 Jan 2026Separate vote on paragraph 9 Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaAbstainedForS&D
22 Jan 2026Separate vote on paragraph 7 Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaAbstainedForS&D
22 Jan 2026Paragraph 5 — part 2 Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaAbstainedForS&D
21 Jan 2026Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 81 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025ForAgainstS&D
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 43 — part 2 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025AgainstForS&D
21 Jan 2026Amendment 24 to paragraph 50 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstS&D
21 Jan 2026Amendment 19 to paragraph 15 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstS&D
Show all 64 votes
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
21 Jan 2026Amendment 18 to paragraph 14 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstS&D
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 1 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AgainstForS&D
21 Jan 2026Separate vote on recital AJ Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForS&D
21 Jan 2026Amendment 71 to recital U Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstS&D
21 Jan 2026Amendment 63 to recital S Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AgainstForS&D
21 Jan 2026Amendment 67 to paragraph 51 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AgainstForS&D
21 Jan 2026Amendment 65 to paragraph 17 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AgainstForS&D
21 Jan 2026Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 15 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForS&D
21 Jan 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 15 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AgainstForS&D
21 Jan 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 4 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForS&D
21 Jan 2026Final vote on motion B10-0061/2026 Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)ForAgainstS&D
21 Jan 2026Final vote on motion B10-0060/2026 Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)ForAgainstS&D
20 Jan 2026Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 10 The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companiesForAgainstS&D
20 Jan 2026Amendment 7 to paragraph 10 — part 2 The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companiesForAgainstS&D

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
Gheorghe CÂRCIU , S&D · Romania 5.4 %1 1844717048

About these figures

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

  • 2 521 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 81 of 342 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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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 · 1 Jan 2026 – 29 Sept 2026 · Gheorghe CÂRCIU”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=257100&to=2026-12-31 (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 · 1 Jan 2026 – 29 Sept 2026 · Gheorghe CÂRCIU}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=257100&to=2026-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=257100&to=2026-12-31},
  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}
}