Analysis
Votes against the group’s line
All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 26 Sept 2026 · Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE
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 Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE only. Show every member
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE’s votes against the line, 119
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 21, adding text after paragraph 3 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | Abstained | Against | Renew |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 2 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | Abstained | Against | Renew |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 4 Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure | For | Against | Renew |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 Joint communication on humanitarian aid | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Amendment 3 to recital 11 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive | Against | For | Renew |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Amendment 5 to Article 3, paragraph 1, point a, after point 1 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive | Against | For | Renew |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Amendments 26 + 31 + 4 (voted as one) to Article 3, paragraph 1, point a — part 2 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive | Against | For | Renew |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Amendments 26 + 31 + 4 (voted as one) to Article 3, paragraph 1, point a — part 1 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 32 — part 2 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | For | Against | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Paragraph 29 — part 1 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Paragraph 24 — part 2 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Paragraph 24 — part 1 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 51 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) | For | Against | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 45 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) | For | Against | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Proposal to reject the text Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) | For | Against | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendment 30, adding text after Recital 68 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed | For | Against | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendment 1 to recital 34 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed | For | Against | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendments 15 + 16 + 24 + 36 (voted as one), adding text after Article 37 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed | For | Against | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendment 9 to Article 27, paragraph 1, point c Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed | For | Against | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendments 22 + 33 (voted as one) to Article 10, after paragraph 1 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed | For | Against | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendment 8 to Article 9, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2, after point d Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed | For | Against | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendment 7 to Article 7, paragraph 2, after point d Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed | For | Against | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendment 6 to Article 6, paragraph 3, after point d Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed | For | Against | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendments 17 + 25 (voted as one) Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed | For | Against | Renew |
| 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 | Against | Renew |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods | Against | For | Renew |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America | Against | For | Renew |
| 20 May 2026 | Amendment 56 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly | For | Against | Renew |
| 18 May 2026 | Tuesday’s agenda — Request by The Left Group — Israel’s air strikes in Lebanon Final vote Tuesday’s agenda – Request by The Left Group – Israel’s air strikes in Lebanon | Abstained | Against | Renew |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Final 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? | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 32 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament | For | Against | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 105 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point b Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products | For | Against | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 47 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission | For | Against | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 37 Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 | For | Against | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 50 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III | For | Against | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 121 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 | For | Against | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 121 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 | Abstained | Against | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 120 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 | For | Against | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 28 to paragraph 47 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 | For | Against | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Final vote Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 107 to Article 1 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) | For | Against | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 82 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) | Against | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 81 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) | Against | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Final vote Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods | Against | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Motion for adjournment of vote Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods | For | Against | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Final vote Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Motion for adjournment of vote Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America | For | Against | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 32, adding text after recital 4 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 application | Against | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 29 to Article 1 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 application | For | Against | Renew |
Show all 119 votes
| Date | Vote | Position | Clear line | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 36, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 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 application | Against | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 34, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 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 application | Against | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 30, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 — part 1 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 application | Against | For | Renew |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Thursday'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 time | Against | For | Renew |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 53 Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Separate vote on recital AJ Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 | Against | For | Renew |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Amendment 64 to recital AJ Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 | For | Against | Renew |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 78 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 | For | Against | Renew |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Final vote on motion B10-0061/2026 Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) | Abstained | Against | Renew |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Amendments 64 + 129 (voted as one) to Article 1 Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders | Against | For | Renew |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 265 to recital 28 Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | For | Against | Renew |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 91 to Article 4 Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Against | For | Renew |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 89 to Article 4 Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Against | For | Renew |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 178 to paragraph 79, after point l General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | Renew |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 177 to paragraph 79, after point l General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | Renew |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 38 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | Renew |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 26 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | Renew |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 75, adding text after paragraph 22 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | Renew |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 72, adding text after paragraph 22 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | Renew |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 71, adding text after paragraph 22 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Abstained | Against | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 29 EU political strategy on Latin America | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 146 to recital 15 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 145 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 139 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 138 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Separate vote on Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 137 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 144 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 135 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 133 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 132 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Separate vote on Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 131 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Final 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 penalties | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 85 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 penalties | For | Against | Renew |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 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 penalties | For | Against | Renew |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 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 civilians | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 76 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 68 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 6 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia | For | Against | Renew |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 56 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 34 EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030 (Resolution) | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 32 EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030 (Resolution) | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 69 Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 64 Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Amendment 186 to Article 3, after paragraph 2 Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) | For | Against | Renew |
| 22 May 2025 | Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 2 Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023 | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 22 May 2025 | Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 2 Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023 | For | Against | Renew |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 42 — part 2 The European Water Resilience Strategy | Against | For | Renew |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 42 — part 1 The European Water Resilience Strategy | Against | For | Renew |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 10 The European Water Resilience Strategy | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 37 A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world | For | Against | Renew |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 143 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | Against | For | Renew |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 74 to paragraph 10 — part 1 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | Renew |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 76 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | Renew |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 64 to paragraph 76 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | Renew |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 30 to paragraph 8 — part 2 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | Renew |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 30 to paragraph 8 — part 1 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | Renew |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 27 to paragraph 4, after indent 6 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | Renew |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Request for urgent procedure Final vote Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 19 — part 4 White paper on the future of European defence | Against | For | Renew |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 2 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after recital M Genetically modified maize MON 95275 | For | Against | Renew |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after recital V Genetically modified maize DP910521 | For | Against | Renew |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 4 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments | For | Against | Renew |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 19 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 | Renew |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Election election of the commission Final vote Election of the Commission | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme | Abstained | Against | Renew |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 6 The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in Cuba | For | Against | Renew |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE , Renew · Belgium | 2.9 % | 4 114 | 93 | 26 | 0 | 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 · Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256879&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 · Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256879&scope=all&to=2026-09-26}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256879&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}
}