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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Volker SCHNURRBUSCH

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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Votes Final votes185All roll calls1 755
Order Highest rate firstBy name

Showing Volker SCHNURRBUSCH only. Show every member

Volker SCHNURRBUSCH’s votes against the line, 75

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 23 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 bordersForAbstainedESN
17 Sept 2026Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 1 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersForAbstainedESN
17 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upForAbstainedESN
17 Sept 2026Recital AD — part 2 Impact of social media and the online environment on young peopleAbstainedAgainstESN
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 6 — part 5 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAgainstESN
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution An EU cardiovascular diseases strategyAbstainedAgainstESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 40 The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027AgainstForESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 35 The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027AgainstAbstainedESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 110 — part 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 44 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 32 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 88, adding text after Recital 3 Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation FundAgainstForESN
9 Jul 2026Amendment 3 to recital 11 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstAbstainedESN
8 Jul 2026Amendment 7, adding text after recital V 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForESN
8 Jul 2026Amendment 49, adding text after recital L 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForESN
8 Jul 2026Amendment 27 to paragraph 40 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AgainstAbstainedESN
7 Jul 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 1, before point a Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the regionAbstainedForESN
18 Jun 2026Recital G — part 1 Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandAbstainedAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 2, adding text after recital D Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina FasoAbstainedForESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 6 Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina FasoAbstainedForESN
18 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra PulinovichForAbstainedESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 12 2025 Commission report on GeorgiaAbstainedForESN
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and HerzegovinaAbstainedAgainstESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 4 to paragraph 53 2025 Commission report on MontenegroForAbstainedESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 48, adding text after paragraph 43 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAgainstAbstainedESN
17 Jun 2026Final vote European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): access to VAT information at Union levelAbstainedAgainstESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 89 to recital 3 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstESN
17 Jun 2026Amendments 60 + 61 (voted as one) to Article 16 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAbstainedESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 1 to recital 34 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAgainstForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendments 18 + 26 (voted as one), adding text after Recital 1 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAgainstForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 37 to Annex II, after point 2 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAgainstForESN
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 feedAgainstForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendments 23 + 35 (voted as one), adding text after Article 24 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAbstainedForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 34, adding text after Article 11 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAgainstForESN
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 feedAgainstForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 32 to Article 10, paragraph 1 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAgainstForESN
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 feedAgainstForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 7 to Article 7, paragraph 2, after point d Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAgainstForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 6 to Article 6, paragraph 3, after point d Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAgainstForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendments 21 + 31 (voted as one), adding text after Article 4 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAgainstForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendments 17 + 25 (voted as one) Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAgainstForESN
21 May 2026Separate vote on recital F Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapForAbstainedESN
21 May 2026Amendment 8 to paragraph 12 Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in IranForAbstainedESN
21 May 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 2 Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in IranAbstainedAgainstESN
20 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedAgainstESN
20 May 2026Amendment 41, adding text after recital P Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstESN
20 May 2026Amendment 33 to paragraph 1, point ac Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstESN
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point m — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstESN
20 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE InstrumentAbstainedAgainstESN
18 May 2026Tuesday’s agenda — Request by the Renew Group — Reduced US military deployment in Europe Final vote Tuesday’s agenda – Request by the Renew Group – Reduced US military deployment in EuropeForAgainstESN
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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
30 Apr 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 2 Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in VenezuelaAbstainedAgainstESN
29 Apr 2026Amendment 2, adding text after recital BE Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAbstainedESN
29 Apr 2026Recital W — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAbstainedESN
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 74 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstESN
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty - BelgiumForAgainstESN
29 Apr 2026Amendment 116 to Article 2, before paragraph 1 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsAbstainedForESN
29 Apr 2026Amendment 9 to paragraph 11 Discharge 2024: AgenciesForAbstainedESN
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Data Protection SupervisorForAbstainedESN
29 Apr 2026Amendment 14 to paragraph 75 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentForAbstainedESN
28 Apr 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instrumentsForAgainstESN
28 Apr 2026Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 35 The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquacultureAgainstAbstainedESN
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024ForAgainstESN
28 Apr 2026Recital AL — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstESN
28 Apr 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 47 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstESN
28 Apr 2026Amendment 90, adding text after paragraph 39 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedForESN
28 Apr 2026Amendment 88, adding text after paragraph 21 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedForESN
26 Mar 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa - BelgiumForAgainstESN
26 Mar 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM - AustriaForAgainstESN
26 Mar 2026Amendment 31 to Article 1 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)AbstainedAgainstESN
26 Mar 2026Final vote Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goodsForAbstainedESN
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 AmericaForAbstainedESN
26 Mar 2026Proposal to reject the text Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaAgainstForESN
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 AmericaAgainstForESN
26 Mar 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Combating corruptionForAbstainedESN
25 Mar 2026Wednesday’s agenda — Request by the PPE Group — Iran Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the PPE Group – IranAgainstForESN

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
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH changed group , ESN · Germany 4.6 %1 6133024210

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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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=267485&to=2026-09-25
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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 · Volker SCHNURRBUSCH”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=267485&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 · Volker SCHNURRBUSCH}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=267485&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=267485&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}
}