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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Michael BLOSS

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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Michael BLOSS’s votes against the line, 76

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
16 Sept 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 19 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAgainstGreens
16 Sept 2026Proposal to reject the text Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)ForAgainstGreens
15 Sept 2026Amendment 78 to recital BZ Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstGreens
15 Sept 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 2 Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureForAgainstGreens
8 Jul 2026Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 26 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAgainstGreens
7 Jul 2026Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 Competition policy – annual report 2025AgainstAbstainedGreens
7 Jul 2026Final vote Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisisForAgainstGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendment 3 to recital T Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceAbstainedForGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendment 6, adding text after Recital J 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAgainstGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 49 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAbstainedAgainstGreens
20 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAbstainedGreens
20 May 2026Amendment 55 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAgainstForGreens
20 May 2026Amendment 54 to paragraph 1, point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedForGreens
30 Apr 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 2 Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in VenezuelaForAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 20 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 96 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point b Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsAgainstForGreens
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 2 — part 2 Discharge 2024: AgenciesForAbstainedGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 63 Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor’s OfficeForAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 26 to paragraph 122 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentForAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 76 to paragraph 56 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedAgainstGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 50 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAgainstAbstainedGreens
28 Apr 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 5 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedAgainstGreens
26 Mar 2026Final vote 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 applicationAbstainedAgainstGreens
10 Mar 2026Amendment 60 to paragraph 55 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingForAgainstGreens
10 Mar 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 22 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingAgainstForGreens
12 Feb 2026Amendment 9 to paragraph 1, point ad Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstGreens
11 Feb 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified cotton T304-40AbstainedForGreens
11 Feb 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified cotton GHB614 × LLCotton25AbstainedForGreens
11 Feb 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified maize T25 (ACS-ZMØØ3-2)AbstainedForGreens
11 Feb 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean DBN-09004-6AbstainedForGreens
10 Feb 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Amending the Measuring Instruments DirectiveAgainstForGreens
21 Jan 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 27 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AgainstForGreens
21 Jan 2026Amendment 71 to recital U Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025ForAbstainedGreens
16 Dec 2025Amendment 67 to Article 14 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForGreens
26 Nov 2025Paragraph 1, point ad — part 1 EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the ArcticAgainstForGreens
25 Nov 2025Separate vote on recital AK Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is foundedAgainstForGreens
13 Nov 2025Amendment 3 to Article 1 Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association ProcessAgainstForGreens
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 78 — part 1 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)AgainstForGreens
22 Oct 2025Amendment 104 to paragraph 58 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAgainstForGreens
22 Oct 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstGreens
22 Oct 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstGreens
9 Oct 2025Paragraph 20 — part 2 Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024AbstainedAgainstGreens
11 Sept 2025Amendment 26, adding text after recital H Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAgainstForGreens
11 Sept 2025Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 5 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAbstainedForGreens
11 Sept 2025Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 1 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAgainstForGreens
11 Sept 2025Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 1 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAgainstForGreens
11 Sept 2025Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 1 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAbstainedForGreens
11 Sept 2025Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 1 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAgainstForGreens
11 Sept 2025Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 1 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAgainstForGreens
11 Sept 2025Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 1 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAbstainedForGreens
Show all 76 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
11 Sept 2025Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 1 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAbstainedForGreens
9 Sept 2025Amendment 8 to paragraph 39 Public procurementAgainstForGreens
9 Sept 2025Amendment 150 to Article 6 — part 2 Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehiclesForAgainstGreens
8 Sept 2025Ordre du jour de mercredi — Demande du groupe PPE Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the PPE GroupForAbstainedGreens
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and HerzegovinaAgainstForGreens
8 May 2025Amendment 294 to Article 13, paragraph 3, après le point c Screening of foreign investments in the UnionForAgainstGreens
7 May 2025Amendment 4 to paragraph 42 — part 2 The European Water Resilience StrategyForAgainstGreens
2 Apr 2025Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 12 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024AgainstForGreens
2 Apr 2025Amendment 88 to paragraph 69 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AgainstForGreens
2 Apr 2025Amendment 82, adding text after paragraph 22 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIAgainstForGreens
1 Apr 2025Amendment 19 to Article 2, paragraph 1 — part 2 Macro-financial assistance to EgyptForAgainstGreens
12 Mar 2025Amendment 22 to recital K The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in SyriaForAgainstGreens
12 Mar 2025Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 2 White paper on the future of European defenceForAgainstGreens
11 Feb 2025Amendment 32 to paragraph 36 European Central Bank – annual report 2024AgainstForGreens
11 Feb 2025Paragraph 32 — part 1 European Central Bank – annual report 2024ForAgainstGreens
23 Jan 2025Paragraph 5 — part 3 Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025AgainstForGreens
23 Jan 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 4 Case of Jean-Jacques Wondo in the Democratic Republic of the CongoAgainstForGreens
28 Nov 2024Amendment 15 to paragraph 4 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsForAgainstGreens
26 Nov 2024Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 Genetically modified maize DP202216AgainstAbstainedGreens
26 Nov 2024Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 Genetically modified maize DP23211AgainstAbstainedGreens
26 Nov 2024Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 Genetically modified maize DP915635AgainstAbstainedGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 68, adding text after paragraph 91 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 74, adding text after paragraph 90 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 68 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAbstainedGreens
19 Sept 2024Amendment 5 to paragraph 2 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesForAgainstGreens
17 Jul 2024Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 3 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineForAgainstGreens

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
Michael BLOSS , Greens · Germany 1.3 %5 68749171021

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 · Michael BLOSS”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197449&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 · Michael BLOSS}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197449&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197449&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}
}