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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Charles GOERENS

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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Votes Final votes620All roll calls5 928
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Charles GOERENS’s votes against the line, 97

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 2026Amendments 14 + 59 (voted as one), adding text after recital C The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 61, adding text after recital C The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 60, adding text after recital C The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 55 to recital C The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 71 to paragraph 14 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 70, adding text after paragraph 13 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 9 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 78, adding text after paragraph 7 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedForRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 66, adding text after paragraph 7 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersForAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 65 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 bordersAbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 62 to paragraph 3 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstRenew
15 Sept 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 35 The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027ForAgainstRenew
15 Sept 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 110 — part 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstRenew
15 Sept 2026Final vote Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowancesAgainstForRenew
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 101 — part 1 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForRenew
17 Jun 2026Final vote General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related productsForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 4 to Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related productsAbstainedForRenew
17 Jun 2026Final vote Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 39 to paragraph 43 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 56 to paragraph 202 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 48 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 43 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
26 Mar 2026Motion 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 AmericaForAgainstRenew
12 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024ForAgainstRenew
12 Mar 2026Amendment 18 to paragraph 17 Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstRenew
12 Mar 2026Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regimeAbstainedForRenew
12 Feb 2026Separate vote on recital D World Cancer DayAbstainedForRenew
12 Feb 2026Amendment 1 to recital D World Cancer DayAbstainedForRenew
12 Feb 2026Recital C — part 3 World Cancer DayAbstainedForRenew
10 Feb 2026Separate vote on paragraph 28 European Central Bank – annual report 2025AgainstForRenew
10 Feb 2026Amendment 19 to paragraph 2 European Central Bank – annual report 2025ForAgainstRenew
21 Jan 2026Amendment 65 to paragraph 17 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AbstainedAgainstRenew
27 Nov 2025Final vote — text as a whole Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative processForAgainstRenew
25 Nov 2025Separate vote on paragraph 4 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is foundedAgainstForRenew
13 Nov 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 Gender Equality Strategy 2025ForAgainstRenew
13 Nov 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of SingaporeForAgainstRenew
22 Oct 2025Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 18 Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedyAbstainedAgainstRenew
22 Oct 2025Amendment 61, adding text after paragraph 64 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstRenew
9 Oct 2025Amendment 2 to paragraph 9 Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentForAgainstRenew
9 Oct 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakesForAgainstRenew
9 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcementAgainstForRenew
8 Oct 2025Amendment 113 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainAbstainedAgainstRenew
8 Oct 2025Separate vote on Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstRenew
11 Sept 2025Amendment 50, adding text after paragraph 3 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionForAgainstRenew
10 Sept 2025Separate vote on recital O Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisisForAgainstRenew
9 Sept 2025Amendment 23, adding text after recital AG Public procurementForAgainstRenew
9 Sept 2025Amendment 1, adding text after recital N Public procurementForAgainstRenew
9 Sept 2025Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 82 Public procurementForAgainstRenew
9 Sept 2025Amendment 47 to paragraph 67 Public procurementForAgainstRenew
9 Sept 2025Amendment 37 to paragraph 67 Public procurementForAgainstRenew
Show all 97 votes
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
9 Sept 2025Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 64 Public procurementForAgainstRenew
9 Sept 2025Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 63 Public procurementForAgainstRenew
9 Sept 2025Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 56 Public procurementForAgainstRenew
9 Jul 2025Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 3 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 civiliansAbstainedAgainstRenew
9 Jul 2025Amendments 3 + 14 (voted as one) to paragraph 8 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstRenew
9 Jul 2025Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 56 2023 and 2024 reports on AlbaniaAgainstForRenew
9 Jul 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Deforestation Regulation - list of countries presenting a low or high riskAbstainedAgainstRenew
19 Jun 2025Amendment 288 to Article 8, paragraph 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityAbstainedForRenew
8 May 2025Amendments 1 + 2 (voted as one) The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus)ForAgainstRenew
7 May 2025Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 23 2023 and 2024 reports on TürkiyeForAgainstRenew
7 May 2025Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 143 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development FundsAbstainedForRenew
3 Apr 2025Amendment 15 to paragraph 6 — part 4 Energy-intensive industriesAgainstForRenew
3 Apr 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative CommitteeForAgainstRenew
3 Apr 2025Amendment 2 to paragraph 8 Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi HassaniAgainstForRenew
3 Apr 2025Final vote — text as a whole Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European ParliamentAbstainedForRenew
3 Apr 2025Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 39 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European ParliamentAgainstAbstainedRenew
3 Apr 2025Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 31 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstRenew
3 Apr 2025Amendment 25 to paragraph 30 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstRenew
3 Apr 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 19 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstRenew
2 Apr 2025Amendment 67, adding text after recital J Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024ForAgainstRenew
2 Apr 2025Amendment 30 to paragraph 8 — part 2 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstRenew
2 Apr 2025Amendment 30 to paragraph 8 — part 1 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstRenew
2 Apr 2025Final vote Strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movementAgainstForRenew
1 Apr 2025Amendment 33, adding text after recital 28 Macro-financial assistance to EgyptForAgainstRenew
1 Apr 2025Amendment 38 to recital 6 Macro-financial assistance to EgyptForAgainstRenew
1 Apr 2025Amendment 37 to Article 4, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, point b Macro-financial assistance to EgyptAbstainedAgainstRenew
1 Apr 2025Amendment 36 to Article 4, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, point a Macro-financial assistance to EgyptForAgainstRenew
1 Apr 2025Amendment 35 to Article 3, after paragraph 2 Macro-financial assistance to EgyptForAgainstRenew
1 Apr 2025Amendment 32 to Article 3, paragraph 2 Macro-financial assistance to EgyptForAgainstRenew
1 Apr 2025Amendment 34 to Article 1, paragraph 1 Macro-financial assistance to EgyptForAgainstRenew
13 Mar 2025Paragraph 16 — part 2 Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rightsForAgainstRenew
13 Mar 2025Paragraph 13 — part 1 Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rightsForAgainstRenew
11 Feb 2025Amendment 18, adding text after recital A European Central Bank – annual report 2024ForAgainstRenew
19 Dec 2024Amendment 5 to paragraph 1, after point af Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstRenew
28 Nov 2024Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 2 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaAbstainedAgainstRenew
14 Nov 2024Amendment 3 to Article 1, paragraph 1, before point 1 Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of applicationForAgainstRenew
23 Oct 2024Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 92 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstRenew
23 Oct 2024Amendment 16 to paragraph 92 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstRenew
23 Oct 2024Amendment 68, adding text after paragraph 91 — part 4 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstRenew
23 Oct 2024Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 91 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstRenew
23 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 88 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForRenew
23 Oct 2024Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 34 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstRenew
23 Oct 2024Amendment 60, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstRenew
23 Oct 2024Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstRenew
23 Oct 2024Amendment 733 Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForRenew
18 Jul 2024Request by The Left Group — Motion for adjournment of the vote Final vote Request by The Left Group – Motion for adjournment of the vote on the election of the President of the CommissionAbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Jul 2024Separate vote on recital E The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAgainstForRenew

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
Charles GOERENS , Renew · Luxembourg 1.8 %5 377643210

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 · Charles GOERENS”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=840&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 · Charles GOERENS}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=840&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=840&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}
}