Group
Greens
Greens / European Free Alliance
- Seats
- 53 of 718 current members
- Cohesion, final votes
- 0.93ⓘ over 619 of 620 final votes (enough members voting)
- Cohesion, all roll calls
- 0.94ⓘ over 5 927 of 5 928 roll calls (enough members voting)
- On the winning side
- 505 of 619ⓘ final votes decided by a simple majority where its clear line matched the outcome — of 620 final votes, 1 failed for want of an absolute majority and is not counted
More facts (6)
- Official name
- Greens / European Free Alliance
- Code
- Verts/ALE
- Alignment
- Centre-left · green politics, regionalism
- Founded
- 1999
- Closest line
- S&D — 90 % of 593 votes where both had a clear lineⓘ
- Pivotal
- on 5 of 619 final votes decided by a simple majorityⓘ taking its members’ votes away would have flipped the outcome
Cohesion over time
Agreement Index of the group on final roll-call votes, per quarter (1 = all voted the same way). Members counted in their group on the day; a vote counts for the group when at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted, and a gap is a quarter with fewer than 20 votes counted. The other groups are the faint lines.
Data as a table
| Period | Greens | The Left | S&D | Renew | EPP | ECR | Patriots | ESN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —8 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9457 votes | 0.8157 votes | 0.9657 votes | 0.8357 votes | 0.8657 votes | 0.7457 votes | 0.7457 votes | 0.8757 votes |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9330 votes | 0.7130 votes | 0.9730 votes | 0.9130 votes | 0.9230 votes | 0.7330 votes | 0.7630 votes | 0.8130 votes |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9384 votes | 0.7884 votes | 0.9484 votes | 0.9584 votes | 0.9384 votes | 0.7184 votes | 0.7184 votes | 0.8784 votes |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9458 votes | 0.7658 votes | 0.9458 votes | 0.9358 votes | 0.9458 votes | 0.8258 votes | 0.7258 votes | 0.8558 votes |
| Q4 2025 | 0.95121 votes | 0.84121 votes | 0.94121 votes | 0.86121 votes | 0.88121 votes | 0.78121 votes | 0.73121 votes | 0.87121 votes |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8989 votes | 0.7588 votes | 0.9489 votes | 0.8689 votes | 0.9189 votes | 0.7589 votes | 0.7189 votes | 0.8689 votes |
| Q2 2026 | 0.9299 votes | 0.7599 votes | 0.9599 votes | 0.92100 votes | 0.94100 votes | 0.76100 votes | 0.7299 votes | 0.8299 votes |
| Q3 2026 | 0.9172 votes | 0.7572 votes | 0.9372 votes | 0.8672 votes | 0.8972 votes | 0.7572 votes | 0.6772 votes | 0.8772 votes |
| Whole period | 0.93 | 0.77 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.85 |
| Votes considered | 619 | 618 | 619 | 619 | 620 | 620 | 619 | 619 |
620 of 794 decisions of the term had a final vote recorded by name; those are the votes counted. A gap: fewer than 20 votes counted in the quarter (method). Cohesion of every group.
Cohesion by committee and topic
The group’s Agreement Index over the term’s roll calls, by the dossier’s lead committee and by topic. Topics are model-assigned (AI tagging, not hand-checked).
By lead committee (25)
| Lead committee | Votes | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign AffairsAFET | 639 | 0.93 |
| BudgetsBUDG | 375 | 0.92 |
| Environment, Climate and Food SafetyENVI | 337 | 0.95 |
| Budgetary ControlCONT | 323 | 0.97 |
| Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE | 323 | 0.96 |
| Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityFEMM | 287 | 0.99 |
| Economic and Monetary AffairsECON | 249 | 0.92 |
| International TradeINTA | 203 | 0.88 |
| Legal AffairsJURI | 195 | 0.96 |
| Employment and Social AffairsEMPL | 193 | 0.98 |
| Industry, Research and EnergyITRE | 175 | 0.95 |
| Housing Crisis (special committee)HOUS | 154 | 0.96 |
| Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO | 122 | 0.97 |
| Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAGRI | 87 | 0.96 |
| European Democracy Shield (special committee)EUDS | 85 | 0.95 |
| Constitutional AffairsAFCO | 70 | 0.98 |
| FisheriesPECH | 65 | 0.99 |
| PetitionsPETI | 61 | 0.95 |
| Security and DefenceSEDE | 49 | 0.85 |
| DevelopmentDEVE | 44 | 0.99 |
| Culture and EducationCULT | 28 | 0.97 |
| Public HealthSANT | 23 | 1.00 |
| Regional DevelopmentREGI | 11 | — |
| Transport and TourismTRAN | 8 | — |
| LEGILEGI | 2 | — |
By topic (model-assigned) (15)
| Topic | Votes | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign affairs | 2 136 | 0.91 |
| Economy & single market | 1 257 | 0.93 |
| EU budget & funds | 1 092 | 0.93 |
| Defence & security | 703 | 0.87 |
| Justice, rule of law & rights | 610 | 0.97 |
| Jobs, social affairs & equality | 606 | 0.99 |
| Climate & environment | 519 | 0.97 |
| Agriculture, food & fisheries | 364 | 0.93 |
| Digital, AI & data | 297 | 0.95 |
| EU institutions & Parliament | 292 | 0.97 |
| Trade & customs | 269 | 0.90 |
| Health | 260 | 0.96 |
| Migration & asylum | 122 | 0.96 |
| Energy | 92 | 0.98 |
| Transport & tourism | 84 | 0.98 |
Agreement with other groups
How often the group took the same line as each other group on the term’s final votes, groups at the date of each vote.
| Group | Same line | Votes compared |
|---|---|---|
| S&D | 90 % | 593 |
| Renew | 87 % | 549 |
| EPP | 81 % | 557 |
| The Left | 74 % | 491 |
| ECR | 63 % | 496 |
| Patriots | 41 % | 477 |
| ESN | 24 % | 574 |
Agreement between every pair of groups, winning sides and pivotal groups
Members, 53
Members whose group is Greens now (former members: on their last day in office), with their record. Switchers are marked ⇄ and counted in the group of each vote’s date.
National delegations
The group’s current members by country and national party.
| Country | Members | National parties |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15 | GRÜNE. 12 · V 3 |
| Netherlands | 6 | PRO 4 · Volt 2 |
| France | 5 | Les Écologistes 5 |
| Spain | 4 | BNG 1 · Catalunya en Comú 1 · Compromís 1 · ERC 1 |
| Italy | 4 | E.Verde 2 · No party 2 |
| Denmark | 3 | F 3 |
| Sweden | 3 | MP 3 |
| Austria | 2 | Die Grünen 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | ECOLO 1 · GROEN 1 |
| Finland | 2 | VIHR 2 |
Line on the final votes, 620
The group’s line on every final roll-call vote of the term, newest first, with its members counted in the group they sat in on the day.
| Date | Vote | Majority line | In the group | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2024 | Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States Final vote | Majority line: For | In the group: 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 444 for, 179 against, 20 abstained |
| 23 Oct 2024 | General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 49 against, 0 abstained | Rejected 233 for, 360 against, 59 abstained |
| 22 Oct 2024 | 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and Council Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 48 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 431 for, 131 against, 83 abstained |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 51 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 601 for, 47 against, 17 abstained |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agencies Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 51 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 522 for, 115 against, 25 abstained |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 51 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 531 for, 91 against, 35 abstained |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine Final vote | Majority line: For | In the group: 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 518 for, 56 against, 61 abstained |
| 10 Oct 2024 | The cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 540 for, 23 against, 47 abstained |
| 9 Oct 2024 | The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 50 for, 0 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 495 for, 73 against, 86 abstained |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 51 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 508 for, 53 against, 104 abstained |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France further to natural disasters that occurred in 2023 Final vote | Majority line: For | In the group: 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 632 for, 7 against, 3 abstained |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Situation in Venezuela Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 47 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 309 for, 201 against, 12 abstained |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 41 for, 5 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 425 for, 131 against, 63 abstained |
| 19 Sept 2024 | The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in Cuba Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 46 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 380 for, 182 against, 51 abstained |
| 19 Sept 2024 | EU/USA Agreement on the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. Territory Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: For | In the group: 48 for, 0 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 582 for, 16 against, 17 abstained |
| 19 Sept 2024 | The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 549 for, 21 against, 37 abstained |
| 19 Sept 2024 | The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’ Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 565 for, 8 against, 43 abstained |
| 18 Sept 2024 | Maximum residue levels for cyproconazole Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: For | In the group: 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 522 for, 127 against, 28 abstained |
| 18 Sept 2024 | Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: For | In the group: 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 516 for, 129 against, 27 abstained |
| 17 Jul 2024 | The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 41 for, 3 against, 6 abstained | Adopted 495 for, 137 against, 47 abstained |
Connections
Top partners and the committees where the group’s cohesion is lowest or highest.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- 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). “Greens / European Free Alliance (Greens)”. Political group. code Verts/ALE. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/greens-efa?period=2025&vpage=13 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Political groups, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/organisation-and-rules/organisation/political-groups. Data: EP Open Data: members and their memberships, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/show-current?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (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-group-greens-efa,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Greens / European Free Alliance (Greens)}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/greens-efa?period=2025&vpage=13}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/greens-efa?period=2025&vpage=13},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Political group. code Verts/ALE. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/organisation-and-rules/organisation/political-groups. Data: EP Open Data: members and their memberships (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}
}