Analysis
Two votes compared
17 Sept 2026 and 17 Sept 2026
How did each group vote on the two votes, and which members changed their position between them?
The official results; members counted as recorded, corrections of voting intention not applied. Each export lists every member’s position on that vote.
Vote A · 17 Sept 2026
Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 — part 1
Rejected
Result of vote A: 213 for, 394 against, 1 abstained (roll call).
Vote B · 17 Sept 2026
Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 — part 2
Adopted
Result of vote B: 344 for, 256 against, 8 abstained (roll call).
Group lines side by side, 8
Each group’s line on both votes, members counted in their group on the day of each vote.
| Group | Vote A · 17 Sept 2026 | Vote B · 17 Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| The Left | Against 2 for, 34 against, 0 abstained | Against 0 for, 34 against, 1 abstained |
| Greens | Against 0 for, 48 against, 0 abstained | Against 0 for, 49 against, 0 abstained |
| S&D | Against 0 for, 113 against, 0 abstained | Against 1 for, 107 against, 5 abstained |
| Renew | Against 1 for, 65 against, 0 abstained | Against 4 for, 62 against, 0 abstained |
| EPP | Against 25 for, 132 against, 0 abstained | For 157 for, 0 against, 0 abstained |
| ECR | For 73 for, 1 against, 0 abstained | For 72 for, 1 against, 0 abstained |
| Patriots | For 68 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | For 69 for, 0 against, 0 abstained |
| ESN | For 25 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | For 24 for, 1 against, 0 abstained |
From vote A to vote B
The 604 members who recorded a position on both votes: rows their position on A, columns on B.
| A ↓ · B → | For | Against | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 207 | 3 | 2 |
| Against | 136 | 250 | 5 |
| Abstained | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Members who changed position, 146
Members who recorded a different position on vote B than on vote A.
| Member | Vote A | Vote B |
|---|---|---|
| Adam JARUBAS , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Adnan DIBRANI , S&D · Sweden | Against | Abstained |
| Alexander BERNHUBER , EPP · Austria | Against | For |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH , ESN · Germany | For | Against |
| Alexandra MEHNERT , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Ana Miguel PEDRO , EPP · Portugal | Against | For |
| András Tivadar KULJA , EPP · Hungary | Against | For |
| Andrea WECHSLER , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Andreas SCHWAB , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV , EPP · Bulgaria | Against | For |
| Andrey NOVAKOV , EPP · Bulgaria | Against | For |
| Andrzej BUŁA , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Andrzej HALICKI , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Angelika NIEBLER , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Angelika WINZIG , EPP · Austria | Against | For |
| Anja HAZEKAMP , The Left · Netherlands | For | Abstained |
| Arba KOKALARI , EPP · Sweden | Against | For |
| Aura SALLA , EPP · Finland | Against | For |
| Axel VOSS , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Borys BUDKA , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Caterina CHINNICI , EPP · Italy | Against | For |
| Céline IMART , EPP · France | Against | For |
Show all 146 members
| Member | Vote A | Vote B |
|---|---|---|
| Christian EHLER , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Christine SINGER , Renew · Germany | Against | For |
| Christophe GOMART , EPP · France | Against | For |
| Csaba BOGDÁN , EPP · Hungary | Against | For |
| Daniel BUDA , EPP · Romania | Against | For |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ , EPP · Czechia | Against | For |
| Dariusz JOŃSKI , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| David CASA , EPP · Malta | Against | For |
| David MCALLISTER , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Davor Ivo STIER , EPP · Croatia | Against | For |
| Dennis RADTKE , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Dirk GOTINK , EPP · Netherlands | Against | For |
| Dóra DÁVID , EPP · Hungary | Against | For |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Emil RADEV , EPP · Bulgaria | Against | For |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS , EPP · Greece | Against | For |
| Engin EROGLU , Renew · Germany | Against | For |
| Eszter LAKOS , EPP · Hungary | Against | For |
| Eva MAYDELL , EPP · Bulgaria | Against | For |
| Evin INCIR , S&D · Sweden | Against | Abstained |
| Ewa KOPACZ , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| François-Xavier BELLAMY , EPP · France | Against | For |
| Friedrich PÜRNER , No group · Germany | For | Abstained |
| Gheorghe FALCĂ , EPP · Romania | Against | For |
| Giusi PRINCI , EPP · Italy | Against | For |
| Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA , EPP · Portugal | Against | For |
| Heléne FRITZON , S&D · Sweden | Against | Abstained |
| Henrik DAHL , EPP · Denmark | Against | For |
| Herbert DORFMANN , EPP · Italy | Against | For |
| Hildegard BENTELE , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Inese VAIDERE , EPP · Latvia | Against | For |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK , EPP · Netherlands | Against | For |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA , EPP · Luxembourg | Against | For |
| Iuliu WINKLER , EPP · Romania | Against | For |
| Jacek PROTAS , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Jan FARSKÝ , EPP · Czechia | Against | For |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Jens GIESEKE , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Jeroen LENAERS , EPP · Netherlands | Against | For |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD , EPP · Sweden | Against | For |
| Joachim STREIT , Renew · Germany | Against | For |
| Johan DANIELSSON , S&D · Sweden | Against | Abstained |
| Jüri RATAS , EPP · Estonia | Against | For |
| Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Karlo RESSLER , EPP · Croatia | Against | For |
| Krzysztof BREJZA , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Krzysztof HETMAN , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Krzysztof ŚMISZEK , S&D · Poland | Against | For |
| Letizia MORATTI , EPP · Italy | Against | For |
| Lídia PEREIRA , EPP · Portugal | Against | For |
| Liesbet SOMMEN , EPP · Belgium | Against | For |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS , EPP · Lithuania | Against | For |
| Loránt VINCZE , EPP · Romania | Against | For |
| Loucas FOURLAS , EPP · Cyprus | Against | For |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER , EPP · Czechia | Against | For |
| Lukas MANDL , EPP · Austria | Against | For |
| Łukasz KOHUT , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Lynn BOYLAN , The Left · Ireland | For | Against |
| Magdalena ADAMOWICZ , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Manfred WEBER , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Manuela RIPA , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Marco FALCONE , EPP · Italy | Against | For |
| Marie-Sophie CHRIST , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Marion WALSMANN , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Markus FERBER , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Marta WCISŁO , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Martin SONNEBORN , No group · Germany | For | Against |
| Martine KEMP , EPP · Luxembourg | Against | For |
| Massimiliano SALINI , EPP · Italy | Against | For |
| Matej TONIN , EPP · Slovenia | Against | For |
| Michael GAHLER , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Michał SZCZERBA , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Michalis HADJIPANTELA , EPP · Cyprus | Against | For |
| Mika AALTOLA , EPP · Finland | Against | For |
| Milan ZVER , EPP · Slovenia | Against | For |
| Miriam LEXMANN , EPP · Slovakia | Against | For |
| Mirosława NYKIEL , EPP · Poland | Against | For |
| Monika HOHLMEIER , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Nadine MORANO , EPP · France | Against | For |
| Niclas HERBST , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Niels Flemming HANSEN , EPP · Denmark | Against | For |
| Niels GEUKING , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Nikolina BRNJAC , EPP · Croatia | Against | For |
| Norbert HERHAMMER , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Norbert LINS , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Oliver SCHENK , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Ondřej KOLÁŘ , EPP · Czechia | Against | For |
| Pascal ARIMONT , EPP · Belgium | Against | For |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS , EPP · Lithuania | Against | For |
| Paulo CUNHA , EPP · Portugal | Against | For |
| Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL , EPP · Portugal | Against | For |
| Peter AGIUS , EPP · Malta | Against | For |
| Peter LIESE , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ , EPP · Lithuania | Against | For |
| Reinhold LOPATKA , EPP · Austria | Against | For |
| Riho TERRAS , EPP · Estonia | Against | For |
| Romana TOMC , EPP · Slovenia | Against | For |
| Sabine VERHEYEN , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Salvatore DE MEO , EPP · Italy | Against | For |
| Sandra KALNIETE , EPP · Latvia | Against | For |
| Seán KELLY , EPP · Ireland | Against | For |
| Sebastião BUGALHO , EPP · Portugal | Against | For |
| Sérgio HUMBERTO , EPP · Portugal | Against | For |
| Siegfried MUREŞAN , EPP · Romania | Against | For |
| Sofie ERIKSSON , S&D · Sweden | Against | Abstained |
| Sophia KIRCHER , EPP · Austria | Against | For |
| Stefan BERGER , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Stefan KÖHLER , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Sunčana GLAVAK , EPP · Croatia | Against | For |
| Sven SIMON , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ , EPP · Czechia | Against | For |
| Tomislav SOKOL , EPP · Croatia | Against | For |
| Verena MERTENS , EPP · Germany | Against | For |
| Viktor WEISZ , EPP · Hungary | Against | For |
| Virgil-Daniel POPESCU , EPP · Romania | Against | For |
| Wouter BEKE , EPP · Belgium | Against | For |
| Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ , EPP · Slovenia | Against | For |
| Željana ZOVKO , EPP · Croatia | Against | For |
About these figures
What was counted, what was left out, and how.
- 604 members recorded a position on both votes; “no vote recorded” on either vote leaves a member out of the comparison.
- 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: Group at the date of the vote v1.
- Data as of 28 Sept 2026, 03:25 UTC (data stamp 5a7357168c2a, 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 5a7357168c2a (28 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
- 28 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Two votes compared — 17 Sept 2026 and 17 Sept 2026”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/votes?a=2026-09-17%2F196776&b=2026-09-17%2F196777&to=2026-09-28 (retrieved 28 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version 5a7357168c2a (28 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-2026-09-28,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Two votes compared — 17 Sept 2026 and 17 Sept 2026}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/votes?a=2026-09-17%2F196776&b=2026-09-17%2F196777&to=2026-09-28}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/votes?a=2026-09-17%2F196776&b=2026-09-17%2F196777&to=2026-09-28},
urldate = {2026-09-28},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Analysis. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0); data version 5a7357168c2a (28 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}
}