Analysis
Votes against the group’s line
Final votes · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Niels FUGLSANG
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 Niels FUGLSANG only. Show every member
Niels FUGLSANG’s votes against the line, 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | Abstained | Against | S&D |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security | Against | For | S&D |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro | For | Against | S&D |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean MON 94313 | Against | For | S&D |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 | Against | For | S&D |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Final 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-40278-9 | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25 | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 | For | Against | S&D |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025 | Against | For | S&D |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Final vote Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba | For | Against | S&D |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) | For | Against | S&D |
| 20 May 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? | Against | For | S&D |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean MON 94637 | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 | For | Against | S&D |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 | For | Against | S&D |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 | Against | For | S&D |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Final vote Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application | Against | For | S&D |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) | For | Against | S&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 100 clear-line votes (the rest follow by name) — not a ranking.
| Member | Against the line | Clear-line votes | Opposite | Abstained | Other | With own party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niels FUGLSANG , S&D · Denmark | 12.8 % | 180 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
About these figures
What was counted, what was left out, and how.
- 185 votes considered (final votes matching the filters; scope).
- 62 of 247 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 100 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 25 Sept 2026, 03:36 UTC (data stamp f37e5638cded, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Data version
- 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
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — Final votes · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Niels FUGLSANG”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=101585&scope=final&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.
BibTeX
@misc{epw-analysis-2026-09-25,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Votes against the group’s line — Final votes · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Niels FUGLSANG}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=101585&scope=final&to=2026-09-25}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=101585&scope=final&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}
}