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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Matthias ECKE

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
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Matthias ECKE’s votes against the line, 115

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 1, adding text after recital G Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upForAgainstS&D
17 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 22 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 20 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 13 — part 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 13 — part 1 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 5 — part 3 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 4 — part 3 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 4 — part 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 4 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upForAgainstS&D
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 2 — part 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Amendment 4 to paragraph 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upForAgainstS&D
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 1 — part 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
15 Sept 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 75 Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth GuaranteeAgainstForS&D
9 Jul 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 6 The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanForAgainstS&D
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 14 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 3 to recital T Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceAgainstForS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 19, adding text after Recital 18 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 27, adding text after Recital 15 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendments 21 + 31 (voted as one), adding text after Article 4 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendments 17 + 25 (voted as one) Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstS&D
21 May 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 36 The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forwardForAgainstS&D
20 May 2026Amendment 54 to paragraph 1, point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedForS&D
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole 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?AgainstForS&D
30 Apr 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 5 Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in VenezuelaAgainstForS&D
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 112 — part 1 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAgainstForS&D
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 60 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstForS&D
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of AuditorsAbstainedAgainstS&D
28 Apr 2026Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 37 Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024AgainstForS&D
28 Apr 2026Amendment 1, adding text after Recital O Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstS&D
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 124 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForS&D
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 122 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForS&D
28 Apr 2026Amendment 25 to paragraph 45 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedAgainstS&D
28 Apr 2026Amendment 13 to paragraph 26 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstS&D
28 Apr 2026Amendment 10 to paragraph 12 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstS&D
28 Apr 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 5 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 103 to Article 1 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)ForAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 82 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)AgainstForS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 81 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)AgainstForS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 11 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)AgainstForS&D
25 Mar 2026Thursday's agenda — Request by the Verts/ALE Group — Request for withdrawal from voting time Final vote Thursday's agenda – Request by the Verts/ALE Group – Request for withdrawal from voting timeForAgainstS&D
25 Mar 2026Wednesday’s agenda — Request by the PPE Group — Iran Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the PPE Group – IranAbstainedAgainstS&D
11 Mar 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 Tackling barriers to the single market for defenceForAgainstS&D
11 Mar 2026Amendment 21 to paragraph 9 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026ForAgainstS&D
11 Mar 2026Proposal to reject the text 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 applicationForAgainstS&D
12 Feb 2026Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 14 Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefireForAgainstS&D
22 Jan 2026Paragraph 10 — part 2 Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaForAgainstS&D
22 Jan 2026Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 1 Brutal repression against protesters in IranAbstainedForS&D
21 Jan 2026Amendment 68 to paragraph 69 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AbstainedAgainstS&D
16 Dec 2025Proposal to vote on amendments Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirementsAgainstForS&D
25 Nov 2025Separate vote on paragraph 2 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is foundedAgainstForS&D
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Position: the member’s vote. Clear line: the position of at least two thirds of Group (at least 10 members voting), the group they sat in on that day.
DateVotePositionClear lineGroup
22 Oct 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 23 Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiationsForAgainstS&D
9 Oct 2025Amendment 2 to paragraph 9 Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentForAgainstS&D
8 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 – GermanyAgainstForS&D
8 Oct 2025Final vote Amending certain CAP regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penaltiesAgainstForS&D
8 Oct 2025Amendment 84 to Annex I Amending certain CAP regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penaltiesForAgainstS&D
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 solutionAbstainedForS&D
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 solutionAbstainedForS&D
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 solutionAbstainedForS&D
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 solutionAgainstForS&D
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 solutionAgainstAbstainedS&D
11 Sept 2025Amendment 30, 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 solutionAgainstForS&D
11 Sept 2025Amendment 27, 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 solutionAgainstForS&D
10 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policyAgainstForS&D
10 Sept 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term reviewAbstainedForS&D
10 Sept 2025Proposal to vote on amendments Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term reviewAbstainedAgainstS&D
10 Sept 2025Amendments 79 + 81 (voted as one) Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term reviewAbstainedAgainstS&D
9 Sept 2025Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 66 Public procurementForAgainstS&D
9 Sept 2025Amendment 387 to Article 7, après le paragraph 4 Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehiclesForAgainstS&D
10 Jul 2025Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictionsForAbstainedS&D
9 Jul 2025Amendment 4 to paragraph 24 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 civiliansAgainstForS&D
8 Jul 2025Amendment 8 to paragraph 15 Security of energy supply in the EUForAgainstS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 9 to paragraph 8 Clean Industrial DealForAgainstS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 6 Clean Industrial DealForAgainstS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 293 to Article 26, paragraph 2 — part 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 286 to Article 4, after paragraph 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 55 — part 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityAgainstForS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 3 to recital G Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in MaliAbstainedAgainstS&D
18 Jun 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 10 2023 and 2024 reports on MoldovaAbstainedAgainstS&D
18 Jun 2025Recital E — part 2 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience FacilityAgainstForS&D
18 Jun 2025Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 55 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience FacilityForAgainstS&D
8 May 2025Paragraph 30 — part 2 Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal marketAgainstForS&D
8 May 2025Amendment 16 to paragraph 29 Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal marketForAbstainedS&D
8 May 2025Amendment 14 to paragraph 16 Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal marketForAgainstS&D
8 May 2025Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 39 Competition policy – annual report 2024ForAbstainedS&D
8 May 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 18 Competition policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstS&D
7 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: AgenciesAgainstForS&D
6 May 2025Amendment 7, adding text after recital F Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 88 to paragraph 69 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 48, adding text after paragraph 41 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AgainstForS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 35 — part 1 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AgainstForS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 29 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AgainstForS&D
12 Mar 2025Separate vote on paragraph 68 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 66 to paragraph 62 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 57 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForS&D
12 Mar 2025Separate vote on paragraph 57 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 11 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 35 European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025AbstainedAgainstS&D
11 Feb 2025Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 26 European Central Bank – annual report 2024AbstainedForS&D
20 Jan 2025Ordre du jour de mercredi — Demande du groupe The Left Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by The Left GroupAbstainedAgainstS&D
17 Dec 2024Final vote Specific measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for Member States affected by natural disastersAgainstForS&D
28 Nov 2024Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 13 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaForAgainstS&D
27 Nov 2024Election election of the commission Final vote Election of the CommissionAbstainedForS&D
26 Nov 2024Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 Genetically modified maize DP915635AgainstAbstainedS&D
23 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstS&D
23 Oct 2024Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 91 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstS&D
23 Oct 2024Paragraph 5 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForS&D
23 Oct 2024Amendment 334 Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstS&D
23 Oct 2024Amendment 332 Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstS&D
7 Oct 2024Tuesday’s agenda — Request by The Left Group Final vote Tuesday’s agenda – Request by The Left GroupAgainstForS&D
19 Sept 2024Final vote — text as a whole Situation in VenezuelaAbstainedAgainstS&D
19 Sept 2024Recital M — part 2 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAgainstForS&D
19 Sept 2024Amendment 1 to recital H — part 2 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesForAgainstS&D
19 Sept 2024Final vote — text as a whole The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in CubaAbstainedAgainstS&D
17 Jul 2024Paragraph 5 — part 7 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedForS&D
17 Jul 2024Paragraph 5 — part 6 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedForS&D

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
Matthias ECKE , S&D · Germany 2.2 %5 2588327558

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 · Matthias ECKE”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=237465&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 · Matthias ECKE}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=237465&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=237465&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}
}