Analysis
Votes against the group’s line
All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 26 Sept 2026 · Pernando BARRENA ARZA
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?
Showing Pernando BARRENA ARZA only. Show every member
Pernando BARRENA ARZA’s votes against the line, 124
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 | Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 10 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Amendment 50, adding text after paragraph 8 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Amendment 30 to paragraph 7 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | Against | For | The Left |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Amendment 29 to paragraph 6 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 4 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Paragraph 2 — part 1 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Paragraph 1 — part 2 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | Against | For | The Left |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 3 Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 71 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Paragraph 27 — part 4 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Amendment 20 to paragraph 33 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Final vote EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement | 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 | Amendment 6, adding text after Recital J 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 38 — part 1 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia | Against | For | The Left |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Amendment 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 funded | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 20 May 2026 | Amendments 25 + 38 (voted as one) to paragraph 1, after point af Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly | For | Against | The Left |
| 20 May 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins | For | Abstained | The Left |
| 20 May 2026 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 42 The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins | Against | For | The Left |
| 20 May 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025-2032): Implementing Protocol | For | Against | The Left |
| 20 May 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol | For | Against | The Left |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament | For | Abstained | The Left |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 5 Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 15 — part 2 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Against | For | The Left |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 5 — part 2 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | 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 | Paragraph 177, point vii — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission | Against | For | The Left |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Enhancing connectivity, preserving cultural heritage and driving local excellence in European tourism – destination management and regional tourism growth | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 3 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 2 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 115 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gear | For | Against | The Left |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Separate vote on recital Q European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ | Against | For | The Left |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 2 European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs | For | Against | The Left |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Recital J — part 2 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit | For | Against | The Left |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Separate vote on recital D Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EC-Côte d’Ivoire Fisheries Partnership Agreement – Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement for 2025-2029 | For | Against | The Left |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 113 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | The Left |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 125 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 124 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | The Left |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 19 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after recital F Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 16 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Paragraph 12 — part 1 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Vanuatu | For | Against | The Left |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Final vote Insolvency proceedings: replacing Annexes A and B | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Securities settlement in the EU and central securities depositories (CSDs): shorter settlement cycle in the Union | Against | Abstained | The Left |
Show all 124 votes
| Date | Vote | Position | Clear line | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 14 Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions | For | Against | The Left |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 13 Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions | Against | 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 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 23 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania | Against | 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 49 — part 2 Security of energy supply in the EU | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Final vote Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026 | For | Abstained | The Left |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 37 2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova | For | Against | 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 19 — part 4 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Against | For | The Left |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 19 — part 3 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Against | For | The Left |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Tuesday’s agenda — Request by the PPE, S&D and Renew groups Final vote Tuesday’s agenda – Request by the PPE, S&D and Renew groups | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 22 May 2025 | Final vote Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe | For | Abstained | The Left |
| 8 May 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 Banking Union – annual report 2024 | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 8 May 2025 | Final vote The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus) | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 18 2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye | Against | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 37 A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 96 Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office | Against | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office | Against | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Against | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 47 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Ombudsman | Against | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 11 — part 1 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union | Against | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 11 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union | Against | 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 | Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 251 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | Against | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 224 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | Against | For | The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 185 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | Against | For | The Left |
| 6 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 6 May 2025 | A10–0064/2025 — Adam Jarubas — Consent procedure Final vote Amendments to the International Health Regulations contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 and adopted on 1 June 2024 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 87 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Against | Abstained | 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 | Final vote on the draft Council decision Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) | For | Against | The Left |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 11 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | For | Against | The Left |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 15 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression | For | Against | The Left |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 8 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 | For | Abstained | The Left |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 | For | Abstained | The Left |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 10 — part 2 European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025 | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 10 — part 1 European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025 | Abstained | Against | 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 | Against | Abstained | The Left |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Final vote Verification of credentials | Against | For | The Left |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Paragraph 32 — part 1 European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | For | Against | The Left |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 25 European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 1 European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | For | Against | The Left |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Final vote on the draft Council decision Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo Verde | For | Against | The Left |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Paragraph 14 — part 1 Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution 11th year of the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Crimea, notably the cases of Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev and Amet Suleymanov | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 12 Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023 | Against | For | The Left |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Final vote Specific measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for Member States affected by natural disasters | Against | For | The Left |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Paragraph 19 — part 2 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital K Genetically modified maize DP202216 | Against | For | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 Genetically modified maize DP202216 | Against | For | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital K Genetically modified maize DP23211 | Against | For | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital L Genetically modified maize DP915635 | Against | For | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 Genetically modified maize DP23211 | Against | For | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 Genetically modified maize DP915635 | Against | For | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital O Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 and eight of its sub-combinations | Against | For | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 and eight of its sub-combinations | Against | For | The Left |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital O Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 | Against | For | The Left |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 131 — part 1 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29) | For | Against | The Left |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around Taiwan | Abstained | Against | The Left |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Paragraph 6 — part 1 People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around Taiwan | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Amendment 50 to paragraph 89 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections | For | Against | 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 | Separate vote on recital C Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration | 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 | Against | 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 | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 11 Situation in Venezuela | Against | Abstained | 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 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 6 The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in Cuba | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus | Abstained | For | The Left |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Paragraph 4 — part 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pernando BARRENA ARZA , The Left · Spain | 3.3 % | 3 765 | 57 | 50 | 17 | 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 26 Sept 2026, 03:32 UTC (data stamp 579b2832c723, 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 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
- Retrieved
- 26 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 26 Sept 2026 · Pernando BARRENA ARZA”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197684&scope=all&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.
BibTeX
@misc{epw-analysis-2026-09-26,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 26 Sept 2026 · Pernando BARRENA ARZA}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197684&scope=all&to=2026-09-26}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197684&scope=all&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}
}