Analysis
Votes against the group’s line
All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Marc BOTENGA
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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Marc BOTENGA’s votes against the line, 257
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 Impact of social media and the online environment on young people | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Final vote Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 73, adding text after paragraph 132 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield | For | Against | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 72, adding text after paragraph 132 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Paragraph 101 — part 5 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Paragraph 101 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Paragraph 50 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 48 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Paragraph 9 — part 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 6, adding text after Article 1; Decision (EU) 2015/1814 Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 4 Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Final vote Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Final vote Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 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 measures | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 87 to Article 1 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 61 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | For | Against | The Left |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Amendment 11 to paragraph 20 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 3 A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 27 A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 54 Competition policy – annual report 2025 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Amendment 3, adding text after recital Y Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 13 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Recital C — part 1 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia | Against | For | The Left |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendment 89 to recital 3 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Paragraph 11 — part 2 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 22 European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 21 European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded | Against | For | The Left |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision Measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 21 May 2026 | Amendment 4, adding text after recital B The need to reduce work-related fatalities | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 21 May 2026 | Paragraph 18 — part 3 The need to reduce work-related fatalities | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 21 May 2026 | Amendment 12 to paragraph 43 The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward | Against | For | The Left |
| 21 May 2026 | Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package) | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 20 May 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 20 May 2026 | Separate vote on citation 7 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 20 May 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 20 May 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 20 May 2026 | Amendment 35 to paragraph 1, point ae Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 20 May 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 19 May 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 19 May 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Screening of foreign investments in the Union | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 May 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 14 — part 1 Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 30 Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act | Abstained | Against | The Left |
Show all 257 votes
| Date | Vote | Position | Clear line | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 4 New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 22 Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 2 — part 2 Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 14 to recital R The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | For | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 118 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 17 to paragraph 55 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 34 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 67 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 53 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 47 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Against | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Against | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 9 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-USA-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement, and EU-Iceland-Norway Ancillary Agreement on the application of the Air Transport Agreement | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Referral back to committee Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 23, adding text after recital 6 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector | For | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 26, adding text after Article 1 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector | For | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 25 to Article 1, paragraph 1, point 4 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector | For | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 8 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector | Against | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 4 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings | Against | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: Agencies | Against | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Against | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 1 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Against | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 30 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council | For | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission | Against | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 39 to paragraph 120, after point vii Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 56 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 46 — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 7 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission | For | Against | The Left |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 99 to Article 1 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 60 to Article 1 — part 4 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Wednesday’s agenda — Request by the PPE Group — Iran Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the PPE Group – Iran | Against | For | The Left |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Paragraph 32 — part 3 European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Paragraph 45 — part 3 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Paragraph 22 — part 4 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Paragraph 21 — part 2 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Paragraph 16 — part 2 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing | For | Against | The Left |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Paragraph 13 — part 2 World Cancer Day | Against | For | The Left |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Amendment 41 to paragraph 23 European Central Bank – annual report 2025 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Framework for achieving climate neutrality | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Paragraph 21 — part 2 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025 | Against | For | The Left |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Amendment 2, adding text after recital G Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Final vote 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 interest | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Amendment 163 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 interest | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Grave political situation in Guinea-Bissau after the coup of 26 November | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 6 Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote Providing macro-financial assistance to Jordan | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 77, adding text after Article 9 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 80 to Article 9 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 76 to Article 3 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 75 to Article 2 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 74, adding text after Article 1 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Amendment 1 Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process | Against | For | The Left |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 252 — part 4 Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 199 Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Amendment 1 Access to finance for SMEs and scale-ups | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Final vote Collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank | Against | For | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Regulation and simplifying reporting requirements | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 3/2025: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Recital M — part 1 Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report) | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on citation 11 Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report) | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on citation 10 Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report) | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 12 — part 2 Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report) | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 12 — part 1 Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report) | Against | For | The Left |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 8 — part 1 Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report) | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 9 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | Against | For | The Left |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Final vote Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 67 to Article 1 Framework for achieving climate neutrality | For | Against | The Left |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 14 to Article 1 — part 1 Framework for achieving climate neutrality | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 63 to Article 1 Framework for achieving climate neutrality | For | Against | The Left |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 62 to Article 1 Framework for achieving climate neutrality | For | Against | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 12 Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations | Against | For | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Paragraph 17 — part 2 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 16 — part 1 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 165, adding text after paragraph 63 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 35 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution The role of simple tax rules and tax fragmentation in European competitiveness | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Final vote Extension of the derogation for heavy-duty vehicles with zero emissions | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Amendments 1 + 2 (voted as one) Extension of the derogation for heavy-duty vehicles with zero emissions | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Switzerland Cooperation Agreement: European Satellite Navigation Programmes | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: simplification and strengthening | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Paragraph 71 — part 1 Public procurement | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 67 Public procurement | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Amendment 47 to paragraph 67 Public procurement | Against | For | The Left |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Amendment 37 to paragraph 67 Public procurement | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Amendment 18 to paragraph 67 Public procurement | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 53 Public procurement | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 6 Public procurement | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Paragraph 3 — part 1 Public procurement | Against | For | The Left |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Amendment 134 to Article 6 Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 7 — part 1 Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus | Against | For | The Left |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 4 The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians | For | Against | The Left |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Separate vote on citation 11 Security of energy supply in the EU | Against | For | The Left |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Paragraph 28 — part 1 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024 | For | Against | The Left |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Council draft Final vote VAT: taxable persons, special scheme and special arrangements for declaration and payment, relating to distance sales of imported goods | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030 | Against | For | The Left |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Recital R — part 3 Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Recital R — part 2 Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 13 — part 2 Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 8 2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 85 — part 2 The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 53 — part 2 The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 36 — part 2 The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Recital G — part 2 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Recital E — part 2 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 19 — part 4 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 19 — part 3 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 44 Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union. | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Final vote on the draft Council decision Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road of 29 June 2022 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 May 2025 | Amendment 29, adding text after recital F Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023 | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 22 May 2025 | Final vote Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 22 May 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after recital 10 Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 22 May 2025 | Final vote Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 May 2025 | Amendment 9, adding text after recital 29 Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 8 May 2025 | Amendment 23, adding text after paragraph 21 — part 1 Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 8 May 2025 | Amendment 14 to paragraph 16 Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 8 May 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 25 Banking Union – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 8 May 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 Banking Union – annual report 2024 | For | Abstained | The Left |
| 8 May 2025 | Referral back to committee Screening of foreign investments in the Union | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 8 May 2025 | Amendment 123 Screening of foreign investments in the Union | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 8 May 2025 | Amendment 122 Screening of foreign investments in the Union | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 8 May 2025 | Amendment 117 Screening of foreign investments in the Union | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 8 May 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after recital 5 CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for 2025 to 2027 | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 57 2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: Joint Undertakings | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: Agencies | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Against | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 2 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | Against | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Parliament | Against | For | The Left |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 40 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 26 to recital U Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 53 to paragraph 76 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 30 to paragraph 8 — part 1 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Paragraph 31 — part 3 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 81, adding text after paragraph 17 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 13 to paragraph 14 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Amendment 40 to recital 5 Macro-financial assistance to Egypt | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Amendment 36 to Article 4, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, point a Macro-financial assistance to Egypt | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Amendment 35 to Article 3, after paragraph 2 Macro-financial assistance to Egypt | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Amendment 44 to Article 1, paragraph 3, after subparagraph 2 Macro-financial assistance to Egypt | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Amendment 43 to Article 1, paragraph 3, subparagraph 2 Macro-financial assistance to Egypt | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Final vote Macro-financial assistance to Jordan | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 7 — part 2 Unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high-ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 7 — part 1 Unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high-ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Amendment 39 to recital F The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria | For | Against | The Left |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Amendment 38 to recital D The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Amendment 76 to paragraph 71 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defence | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Norway Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union | For | Abstained | The Left |
| 12 Mar 2025 | 11-12 November Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions – 2026 | For | Against | The Left |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Wednesday’s agenda — Request by the ECR Group Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the ECR Group | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Council draft Final vote VAT: rules for the digital age | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Paragraph 27 — part 2 European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 26 European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 14 Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Paragraph 10 — part 5 Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Paragraph 7 — part 2 Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 6 Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Draft amending budget No 5/2024: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Final vote Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Final vote Electronic value added tax exemption certificate | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Paragraph 10 — part 2 Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Amendment 20 to Annex, guideline 6, paragraph 3 — part 3 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Amendment 61, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Separate vote on paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Separate vote on paragraph 12 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Amendment 314 Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sections | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Amendment 693 Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sections | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Paragraph 16 — part 2 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agencies | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Paragraph 4 — part 2 Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agencies | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Final vote Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 11 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration | For | Abstained | The Left |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration | Against | For | The Left |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 5 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 change | For | Against | The Left |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Amendment 25 to citation 2 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States | For | Against | The Left |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Amendment 11 to recital P Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Paragraph 4 — part 1 The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine | Abstained | For | The Left |
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.
| Member | Against the line | Clear-line votes | Opposite | Abstained | Other | With own party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc BOTENGA , The Left · Belgium | 5.4 % | 4 803 | 46 | 193 | 18 | 0 |
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).
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 — All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Marc BOTENGA”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=187917&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.
BibTeX
@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 · Marc BOTENGA}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=187917&scope=all&to=2026-09-25}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=187917&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}
}