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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · EPP · Virgil-Daniel POPESCU

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 votes620All roll calls5 928
Order Highest rate firstBy name

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Virgil-Daniel POPESCU’s votes against the line, 43

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 4, adding text after paragraph 5 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedForEPP
17 Sept 2026Amendment 5, adding text after recital H Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersForAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 86 to paragraph 115 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstEPP
8 Jul 2026Amendments 1 + 11 (voted as one) to paragraph 9 — part 3 The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equalityAbstainedForEPP
8 Jul 2026Amendments 1 + 11 (voted as one) to paragraph 9 — part 2 The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equalityAbstainedForEPP
8 Jul 2026Amendment 1 to recital B Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targetsForAgainstEPP
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point af — part 1 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAgainstForEPP
30 Apr 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 46 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?ForAgainstEPP
30 Apr 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 27 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?ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 47 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstForEPP
10 Mar 2026Amendment 61 to paragraph 53 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingAgainstForEPP
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point v — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForEPP
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point u — part 7 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 256, adding text after recital 12 Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interestForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 257 to Article 3, paragraph 1, point 5 Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interestForAgainstEPP
25 Nov 2025Separate vote on paragraph 28 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is foundedAgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Recital M — part 2 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AbstainedForEPP
9 Oct 2025Amendment 6 to paragraph 13 Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 4 Draft amending budget No 2/2025: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureAbstainedAgainstEPP
9 Sept 2025Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 6 Public procurementAbstainedAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Separate vote on paragraph 48 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedForEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 23 2023 and 2024 reports on AlbaniaForAgainstEPP
18 Jun 2025Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 6 2023 and 2024 reports on MoldovaForAbstainedEPP
8 May 2025Referral back to committee Screening of foreign investments in the UnionAgainstForEPP
7 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on KosovoAbstainedForEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 2023 and 2024 reports on KosovoAbstainedAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 25 The European Water Resilience StrategyForAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 28 A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing worldForAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 9 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social CommitteeForAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 185 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development FundsForAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 108 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development FundsForAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 70 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development FundsForAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 17 to paragraph 16 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development FundsForAgainstEPP
3 Apr 2025Amendment 2 to paragraph 40 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 92 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 53 to paragraph 76 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 9 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstEPP
19 Dec 2024Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rightsForAgainstEPP
19 Sept 2024Amendment 10, adding text after recital J The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeForAgainstEPP
19 Sept 2024Amendment 5, adding text after recital J The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeForAgainstEPP
19 Sept 2024Amendment 9, adding text after recital C The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeForAgainstEPP
19 Sept 2024Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 8 — part 2 The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeForAgainstEPP
17 Jul 2024Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 8 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedAgainstEPP

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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
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU , EPP · Romania 0.9 %4 8482913113

About these figures

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

  • 5 928 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 174 of 794 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 · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · EPP · Virgil-Daniel POPESCU”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?group=PPE&mep=257107&scope=all&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 · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · EPP · Virgil-Daniel POPESCU}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?group=PPE&mep=257107&scope=all&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?group=PPE&mep=257107&scope=all&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}
}