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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS

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 votes185All roll calls1 755
Order Highest rate firstBy name

Showing Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS only. Show every member

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS’s votes against the line, 102

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
17 Sept 2026Final 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 bordersAbstainedAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Recital F — part 3 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersForAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Recital F — part 2 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 58 to recital E The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAgainstForGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 57, adding text after recital D The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAgainstForGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 56 to recital D The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedForGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 55 to recital C The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAgainstForGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 72, adding text after recital B The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 77, adding text after paragraph 13 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 70, adding text after paragraph 13 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAgainstForGreens
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 13 — part 2 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 69 to paragraph 13 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAgainstForGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 68 to paragraph 11 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAgainstForGreens
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 10 — part 3 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersForAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 10 — part 2 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersForAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 10 — part 1 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersForAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 9 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAgainstForGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 78, adding text after paragraph 7 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersForAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 76, adding text after paragraph 7 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 65 to paragraph 7 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAgainstForGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 64 to paragraph 5 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAgainstForGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 63 to paragraph 4 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAgainstForGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 3 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedForGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 62 to paragraph 3 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedForGreens
17 Sept 2026Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 2 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedForGreens
17 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upForAgainstGreens
17 Sept 2026Final 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 securityAbstainedAgainstGreens
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 45 — part 3 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedForGreens
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 16 — part 4 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedForGreens
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 16 — part 3 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedForGreens
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crimeForAgainstGreens
15 Sept 2026Amendment 4 to paragraph 6 Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth GuaranteeForAgainstGreens
15 Sept 2026Recital J — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstForGreens
15 Sept 2026Amendment 94, adding text after paragraph 88 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstGreens
15 Sept 2026Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 78 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstGreens
15 Sept 2026Amendment 60, adding text after paragraph 4 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstGreens
15 Sept 2026Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 4 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstGreens
15 Sept 2026Amendment 88, adding text after paragraph 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstGreens
15 Sept 2026Amendment 70 to Article 1, paragraph 1, point 17; Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measuresAgainstForGreens
8 Jul 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 41 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AgainstForGreens
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial systemForAbstainedGreens
7 Jul 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 13 Competition policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForGreens
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025ForAgainstGreens
7 Jul 2026Amendment 9 to paragraph 21 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025ForAgainstGreens
7 Jul 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 12 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025AbstainedAgainstGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendment 3 to recital T Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceAgainstForGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 49 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAbstainedForGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 49 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAbstainedForGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 49 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAbstainedAgainstGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 35 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAgainstForGreens
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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
17 Jun 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)ForAgainstGreens
17 Jun 2026Proposal to reject the text Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)AgainstForGreens
16 Jun 2026Separate vote on recital U Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesAbstainedAgainstGreens
16 Jun 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 18 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesAbstainedAgainstGreens
21 May 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 2 Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for CourtsAbstainedForGreens
20 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAbstainedGreens
20 May 2026Amendment 41, adding text after recital P Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAgainstForGreens
20 May 2026Amendment 63 to paragraph 1, after point aj Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAgainstForGreens
20 May 2026Amendments 23 + 37 (voted as one) to paragraph 1, after point ad Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedAgainstGreens
20 May 2026Amendment 59 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAgainstForGreens
20 May 2026Amendment 55 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedForGreens
20 May 2026Amendment 54 to paragraph 1, point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAgainstForGreens
20 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision United Nations Convention against CybercrimeForAgainstGreens
20 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation AgreementAbstainedAgainstGreens
30 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 16 The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassmentAbstainedAgainstGreens
30 Apr 2026Final 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?AbstainedAgainstGreens
30 Apr 2026Amendment 4, adding text after recital B Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in HaitiAbstainedForGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 66, adding text after paragraph 51 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 69, adding text after paragraph 49 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crimeForAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crimeForAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 33 Discharge 2024: AgenciesAbstainedAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 45 to paragraph 33 Discharge 2024: AgenciesAbstainedAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 44 to paragraph 24 Discharge 2024: AgenciesForAbstainedGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 27 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action ServiceAbstainedAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 26 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action ServiceForAbstainedGreens
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of AuditorsForAbstainedGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 30 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilForAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 53 to paragraph 173 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 172 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 51 to paragraph 171 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionForAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024ForAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 120 to Article 19, after paragraph 1 (corresponds to Article 22 in am 120) — part 3 Generalised scheme of tariff preferencesForAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 60 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 48 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedForGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 43 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAgainstForGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 40 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 4 to paragraph 40 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 3 to paragraph 34 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 71 to paragraph 27 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 26 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 26 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 70 to paragraph 26 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 55 to paragraph 7 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAgainstAbstainedGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 1 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedForGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 37 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstAbstainedGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 70, adding text after paragraph 36 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 26 — part 1 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForGreens
26 Mar 2026Motion for adjournment of vote Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goodsAbstainedForGreens
26 Mar 2026Amendment 50, adding text after recital 1 Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaAgainstAbstainedGreens
26 Mar 2026Motion for adjournment of vote Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaAgainstForGreens
26 Mar 2026Proposal to vote on amendments Combating corruptionForAgainstGreens

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
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS , Greens · Lithuania 6.3 %1 621544080

About these figures

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

  • 1 755 votes considered (all roll-call 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 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 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). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=201945&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 = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=201945&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=201945&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}
}