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Votes against the group’s line

Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Nikolas FARANTOURIS

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

Showing Nikolas FARANTOURIS only. Show every member

Nikolas FARANTOURIS’s votes against the line, 42

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 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food securityAgainstForS&D
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on KosovoAbstainedForS&D
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAbstainedForS&D
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAbstainedThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crimeAbstainedAgainstThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAgainstThe Left
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquacultureForAbstainedThe Left
28 Apr 2026Final vote Generalised scheme of tariff preferencesAbstainedAgainstThe Left
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstThe Left
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstThe Left
11 Feb 2026Final vote — text as a whole EU strategic defence and security partnershipsAbstainedAgainstThe Left
10 Feb 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstAbstainedThe Left
22 Jan 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challengesAbstainedAgainstThe Left
21 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AbstainedAgainstThe Left
21 Jan 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and HerzegovinaAbstainedAgainstThe Left
20 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companiesAbstainedAgainstThe Left
18 Dec 2025Final vote — text as a whole Decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gearForAgainstThe Left
17 Dec 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision EU/Jordan Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for the participation of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)AgainstForThe Left
27 Nov 2025Final vote Harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of third countries interest representationAbstainedAgainstThe Left
27 Nov 2025Final vote Amending Regulations on the Internal Market Information System (IMI) and on the single digital gateway as regards certain harmonisation requirements on transparencyAbstainedAgainstThe Left
25 Nov 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sectorAbstainedAgainstThe Left
10 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole Investments and reforms for European competitiveness and the creation of a Capital Markets UnionAbstainedAgainstThe Left
10 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitivenessForAgainstThe Left
8 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstThe Left
8 Jul 2025Final vote Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026ForAbstainedThe Left
17 Jun 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision 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 UnionForAgainstThe Left
8 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal marketAbstainedAgainstThe Left
8 May 2025Final vote Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European UnionAbstainedAgainstThe Left
8 May 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Ninth report on economic and social cohesionAbstainedAgainstThe Left
7 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing worldAbstainedAgainstThe Left
2 Apr 2025Final 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)ForAgainstThe Left
2 Apr 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision Agreements on Financial Mechanisms for the period May 2021 - April 2028 (EEA: EU-Iceland-Liechtenstein-Norway; Norwegian: EU-Norway); Additional Protocols to EEC-Norway Agreement and to EEC-Iceland AgreementAbstainedAgainstThe Left
2 Apr 2025Final vote — text as a whole Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIAbstainedAgainstThe Left
1 Apr 2025Final vote Macro-financial assistance to EgyptForAgainstThe Left
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025AbstainedAgainstThe Left
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025AbstainedAgainstThe Left
12 Mar 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) dataAbstainedAgainstThe Left
11 Feb 2025Final 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 VerdeForAgainstThe Left
21 Jan 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision EU/Republic of Serbia agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of SerbiaAbstainedAgainstThe Left
18 Dec 2024Final vote on the draft Council decision EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of TuvaluForAgainstThe Left
18 Dec 2024Final vote on the draft Council decision EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of NiueForAgainstThe Left
18 Dec 2024Final vote on the draft Council decision EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of TongaForAgainstThe 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 100 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
Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group , S&D · Greece in The Left for most of the period 10.0 %420142442

About these figures

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

  • 620 votes considered (final 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 100 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 — Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Nikolas FARANTOURIS”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256823&scope=final&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 — Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Nikolas FARANTOURIS}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256823&scope=final&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256823&scope=final&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}
}