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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 26 Sept 2026 · Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE

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
25 Mar 2026 – today
Votes Final votes185All roll calls1 755
Order Highest rate firstBy name

Showing Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE only. Show every member

Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE’s votes against the line, 54

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 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 bordersAbstainedAgainstRenew
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 bordersAbstainedAgainstRenew
15 Sept 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 4 Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureForAgainstRenew
9 Jul 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 Joint communication on humanitarian aidAbstainedForRenew
9 Jul 2026Amendment 3 to recital 11 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForRenew
9 Jul 2026Amendment 5 to Article 3, paragraph 1, point a, after point 1 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForRenew
9 Jul 2026Amendments 26 + 31 + 4 (voted as one) to Article 3, paragraph 1, point a — part 2 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForRenew
9 Jul 2026Amendments 26 + 31 + 4 (voted as one) to Article 3, paragraph 1, point a — part 1 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForRenew
8 Jul 2026Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 32 — part 2 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAgainstRenew
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 29 — part 1 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForRenew
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 24 — part 2 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForRenew
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 24 — part 1 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForRenew
8 Jul 2026Amendment 3 to paragraph 51 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)ForAgainstRenew
8 Jul 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 45 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)ForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Proposal to reject the text Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)ForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 30, adding text after Recital 68 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 1 to recital 34 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendments 15 + 16 + 24 + 36 (voted as one), adding text after Article 37 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 9 to Article 27, paragraph 1, point c Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendments 22 + 33 (voted as one) to Article 10, after paragraph 1 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 8 to Article 9, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2, after point d Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 7 to Article 7, paragraph 2, after point d Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 6 to Article 6, paragraph 3, after point d Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendments 17 + 25 (voted as one) Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
16 Jun 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities fundedAbstainedAgainstRenew
16 Jun 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goodsAgainstForRenew
16 Jun 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaAgainstForRenew
20 May 2026Amendment 56 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstRenew
18 May 2026Tuesday’s agenda — Request by The Left Group — Israel’s air strikes in Lebanon Final vote Tuesday’s agenda – Request by The Left Group – Israel’s air strikes in LebanonAbstainedAgainstRenew
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?AbstainedForRenew
30 Apr 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 32 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Final vote Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsAbstainedForRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 105 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point b Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 47 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 37 Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 50 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 121 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 121 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 120 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 47 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
26 Mar 2026Final vote Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)AbstainedForRenew
26 Mar 2026Amendment 107 to Article 1 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)ForAgainstRenew
26 Mar 2026Amendment 82 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)AgainstForRenew
26 Mar 2026Amendment 81 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)AgainstForRenew
26 Mar 2026Final vote Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goodsAgainstForRenew
26 Mar 2026Motion for adjournment of vote Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goodsForAgainstRenew
26 Mar 2026Final vote Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaAbstainedForRenew
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 AmericaForAgainstRenew
26 Mar 2026Amendment 32, adding text after recital 4 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 applicationAgainstForRenew
26 Mar 2026Amendment 29 to Article 1 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 applicationForAgainstRenew
Show all 54 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
26 Mar 2026Amendment 36, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 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 applicationAgainstForRenew
26 Mar 2026Amendment 34, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 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 applicationAgainstForRenew
26 Mar 2026Amendment 30, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 — part 1 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 applicationAgainstForRenew
25 Mar 2026Thursday's agenda — Request by the Verts/ALE Group — Request for withdrawal from voting time Final vote Thursday's agenda – Request by the Verts/ALE Group – Request for withdrawal from voting timeAgainstForRenew

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
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE , Renew · Belgium 3.6 %1 514441000

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 26 Sept 2026, 03:32 UTC (data stamp 579b2832c723, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
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data version 579b2832c723 (26 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 – 26 Sept 2026 · Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=256879&to=2026-09-26 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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-2026-09-26,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 26 Sept 2026 · Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=256879&to=2026-09-26}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=256879&to=2026-09-26},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Analysis. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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}
}