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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Eva MAYDELL

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

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Eva MAYDELL’s votes against the line, 118

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 77, 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 bordersAgainstForEPP
17 Sept 2026Recital AD — part 2 Impact of social media and the online environment on young peopleAbstainedForEPP
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean MON 94313AbstainedAgainstEPP
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6AbstainedAgainstEPP
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 46 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedForEPP
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)AgainstForEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 51 to paragraph 80 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 51 to paragraph 80 — part 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 82 to paragraph 65 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 4 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstEPP
26 Mar 2026Amendment 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 applicationForAgainstEPP
26 Mar 2026Amendment 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 applicationForAgainstEPP
26 Mar 2026Amendment 35, 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 applicationForAgainstEPP
26 Mar 2026Amendment 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 applicationForAgainstEPP
26 Mar 2026Amendment 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 applicationForAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Separate vote on recital H Gender Equality Strategy 2025ForAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Paragraph 87 — part 1 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AbstainedForEPP
13 Nov 2025Paragraph 79 — part 1 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AbstainedForEPP
13 Nov 2025Paragraph 74 — part 1 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Separate vote on paragraph 73 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AbstainedAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Paragraph 72 — part 1 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AbstainedForEPP
13 Nov 2025Paragraph 71 — part 1 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Separate vote on paragraph 29 Gender Equality Strategy 2025ForAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AbstainedAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 Gender Equality Strategy 2025ForAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 3 to Article 1 Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association ProcessForAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendments 246 + 306 (voted as one) to Article 4 Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirementsAgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 11, adding text after recital 8 — part 1 Framework for achieving climate neutralityAgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 57 to recital 3 Framework for achieving climate neutralityForAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 38 to Article 1 — part 1 Framework for achieving climate neutralityAgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 14 to Article 1 — part 1 Framework for achieving climate neutralityAgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Separate vote on Article 1 Framework for achieving climate neutralityAbstainedForEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 39 Framework for achieving climate neutralityAgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 36 Framework for achieving climate neutralityAgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 31 Framework for achieving climate neutralityAgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 26 Framework for achieving climate neutralityAgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 17 Framework for achieving climate neutralityAgainstForEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 129 to paragraph 54 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 162, adding text after paragraph 53 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 124, adding text after paragraph 22 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 123, adding text after paragraph 22 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
9 Oct 2025Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 — part 2 Declaration of principles for a gender-equal societyAbstainedAgainstEPP
9 Oct 2025Amendment 5 to recital C Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakesForAgainstEPP
9 Oct 2025Amendment 10 to paragraph 8 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakesForAgainstEPP
9 Oct 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 5 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakesForAgainstEPP
9 Oct 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakesAbstainedAgainstEPP
9 Oct 2025Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 3 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakesForAgainstEPP
9 Oct 2025Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 5 Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024ForAgainstEPP
9 Sept 2025Amendment 7 to paragraph 36 Public procurementForAgainstEPP
9 Sept 2025Amendment 5 to paragraph 11 Public procurementForAgainstEPP
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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
9 Jul 2025Amendment 2 to paragraph 4 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 civiliansAgainstForEPP
9 Jul 2025Separate vote on citation 15 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Paragraph 37 — part 7 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Paragraph 23 — part 4 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 9, adding text after recital H 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 1 to recital C 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 8, adding text after citation 23 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 79 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 78 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 45 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 15 to paragraph 37 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 31 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 4 to paragraph 29 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 25 to paragraph 8 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendments 3 + 14 (voted as one) to paragraph 8 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 6 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 278 to recital 24 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 279 to Article 27, after paragraph 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 293 to Article 26, paragraph 2 — part 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 293 to Article 26, paragraph 2 — part 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 292 to Article 17, paragraph 4, subparagraph 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 313 to Article 17, after paragraph 1 — part 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 313 to Article 17, after paragraph 1 — part 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 289 to Article 12, paragraph 3, after subparagraph 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 288 to Article 8, paragraph 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 286 to Article 4, after paragraph 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 284 to Article 2, after paragraph 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 283 to Article 2, after paragraph 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendments 282 + 311 (voted as one) to Article 1, paragraph 1, point b Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 264 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityAgainstForEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 251 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityAgainstForEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 55 — part 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityAgainstForEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 24 — part 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityAgainstForEPP
18 Jun 2025Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 6 2023 and 2024 reports on MoldovaForAbstainedEPP
18 Jun 2025Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 89 The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law reportAbstainedAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2025Amendment 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)AgainstForEPP
17 Jun 2025Amendment 184 Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)AbstainedForEPP
17 Jun 2025Amendment 169 — part 2 Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)AbstainedForEPP
17 Jun 2025Amendment 29 — part 3 Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)AbstainedForEPP
22 May 2025Amendment 3, adding text after recital 11 Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of BelarusAbstainedAgainstEPP
22 May 2025Amendment 4, adding text after recital 10 Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of BelarusForAgainstEPP
22 May 2025Amendment 12 to Annex I, paragraph 1, point 2, point a Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Annex IV, point 4.1, fourth sentence Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanismForAgainstEPP
8 May 2025Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 37 Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal marketForAgainstEPP
8 May 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 × MON 87708 × MON 89788ForAgainstEPP
8 May 2025Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 18 Banking Union – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 25 2023 and 2024 reports on TürkiyeAbstainedAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 55 The European Water Resilience StrategyForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 49 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 49 — part 1 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 149 to paragraph 4, indent 20 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 24 to recital 23 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 movementForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 29, adding text after recital 4 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 movementForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 28, adding text after recital 2 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 movementForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 27 to Article 6, paragraph 1, after point e 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 movementForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 26 to Article 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2 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 movementForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 8 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 movementAgainstForEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 28 to paragraph 39 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIForAgainstEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 28 — part 2 The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in SyriaAbstainedAgainstEPP
12 Mar 2025Amendment 76 to paragraph 71 — part 1 White paper on the future of European defenceForAgainstEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 7 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForEPP
12 Mar 2025Amendment 23 to paragraph 12 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionForAgainstEPP
12 Mar 2025Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 11 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionForAgainstEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 29 — part 2 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025ForAgainstEPP
12 Mar 2025Separate vote on paragraph 5 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025AgainstForEPP
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point u — part 4 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForEPP
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point q — part 3 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForEPP
19 Dec 2024Amendment 12 to paragraph 1, point h Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstEPP
19 Dec 2024Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rightsForAgainstEPP

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
Eva MAYDELL , EPP · Bulgaria 4.7 %2 4859324182

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 · Eva MAYDELL”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=98341&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 · Eva MAYDELL}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=98341&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=98341&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}
}