Analysis
Votes against the group’s line
Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Mārtiņš STAĶIS
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 Mārtiņš STAĶIS only. Show every member
Mārtiņš STAĶIS’s votes against the line, 32
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 | Final vote — text as a whole The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | For | Against | Greens |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime | For | Against | Greens |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 | For | Against | Greens |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Final vote Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis | For | Against | Greens |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) | For | Against | Greens |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Abstained | Against | Greens |
| 20 May 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision United Nations Convention against Cybercrime | Abstained | Against | Greens |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities | Against | For | Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime | For | Against | Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final 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 crime | For | Against | Greens |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 | Abstained | Against | Greens |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 | For | Against | Greens |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation | Against | For | Greens |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) | Abstained | Against | Greens |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 | Abstained | Against | Greens |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges | Abstained | For | Greens |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept | For | Against | Greens |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level | For | Against | Greens |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Final 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 Herzegovina | For | Against | Greens |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Final vote on motion B10-0060/2026 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) | Against | For | Greens |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level | For | Against | Greens |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept | Abstained | Against | Greens |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sector | Abstained | Against | Greens |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings; enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes | For | Against | Greens |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism | For | Against | Greens |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Vanuatu | Abstained | Against | Greens |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Final 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 review | For | Against | Greens |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399 | For | Abstained | Greens |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world | For | Abstained | Greens |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Final 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 Serbia | Abstained | Against | Greens |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Measures to reduce incidental catches of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and other small cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay | Abstained | Against | Greens |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in Cuba | Abstained | Against | Greens |
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.
| Member | Against the line | Clear-line votes | Opposite | Abstained | Other | With own party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mārtiņš STAĶIS , Greens · Latvia | 5.5 % | 586 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
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).
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Permalink
- https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256916&scope=final&to=2026-09-25
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Data version
- 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
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Mārtiņš STAĶIS”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256916&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.
BibTeX
@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 · Mārtiņš STAĶIS}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256916&scope=final&to=2026-09-25}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256916&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}
}