Group
EPP
European People’s Party
- Seats
- 184 of 718 current members
- Cohesion, final votes
- 0.91ⓘ over 620 final votes
- Cohesion, all roll calls
- 0.89ⓘ over 5 922 of 5 928 roll calls (enough members voting)
- On the winning side
- 565 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
- European People’s Party
- Code
- PPE
- Alignment
- Centre-right · Christian democracy, conservatism
- Founded
- 1953 (as Christian Democratic Group)
- Closest line
- Renew — 97 % of 553 votes where both had a clear lineⓘ
- Pivotal
- on 36 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 | EPP | The Left | Greens | S&D | Renew | ECR | Patriots | ESN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —8 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8657 votes | 0.8157 votes | 0.9457 votes | 0.9657 votes | 0.8357 votes | 0.7457 votes | 0.7457 votes | 0.8757 votes |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9230 votes | 0.7130 votes | 0.9330 votes | 0.9730 votes | 0.9130 votes | 0.7330 votes | 0.7630 votes | 0.8130 votes |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9384 votes | 0.7884 votes | 0.9384 votes | 0.9484 votes | 0.9584 votes | 0.7184 votes | 0.7184 votes | 0.8784 votes |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9458 votes | 0.7658 votes | 0.9458 votes | 0.9458 votes | 0.9358 votes | 0.8258 votes | 0.7258 votes | 0.8558 votes |
| Q4 2025 | 0.88121 votes | 0.84121 votes | 0.95121 votes | 0.94121 votes | 0.86121 votes | 0.78121 votes | 0.73121 votes | 0.87121 votes |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9189 votes | 0.7588 votes | 0.8989 votes | 0.9489 votes | 0.8689 votes | 0.7589 votes | 0.7189 votes | 0.8689 votes |
| Q2 2026 | 0.94100 votes | 0.7599 votes | 0.9299 votes | 0.9599 votes | 0.92100 votes | 0.76100 votes | 0.7299 votes | 0.8299 votes |
| Q3 2026 | 0.8972 votes | 0.7572 votes | 0.9172 votes | 0.9372 votes | 0.8672 votes | 0.7572 votes | 0.6772 votes | 0.8772 votes |
| Whole period | 0.91 | 0.77 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.85 |
| Votes considered | 620 | 618 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 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 | 0.88 |
| BudgetsBUDG | 375 | 0.91 |
| Environment, Climate and Food SafetyENVI | 337 | 0.75 |
| Budgetary ControlCONT | 323 | 0.91 |
| Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE | 323 | 0.86 |
| Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityFEMM | 287 | 0.67 |
| Economic and Monetary AffairsECON | 249 | 0.95 |
| International TradeINTA | 203 | 0.93 |
| Legal AffairsJURI | 195 | 0.97 |
| Employment and Social AffairsEMPL | 193 | 0.84 |
| Industry, Research and EnergyITRE | 175 | 0.91 |
| Housing Crisis (special committee)HOUS | 154 | 0.95 |
| Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO | 122 | 0.95 |
| Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAGRI | 87 | 0.80 |
| European Democracy Shield (special committee)EUDS | 85 | 0.94 |
| Constitutional AffairsAFCO | 70 | 0.79 |
| FisheriesPECH | 65 | 0.83 |
| PetitionsPETI | 61 | 0.92 |
| Security and DefenceSEDE | 49 | 0.92 |
| DevelopmentDEVE | 44 | 0.79 |
| Culture and EducationCULT | 28 | 0.94 |
| Public HealthSANT | 23 | 0.85 |
| Regional DevelopmentREGI | 11 | — |
| Transport and TourismTRAN | 8 | — |
| LEGILEGI | 2 | — |
By topic (model-assigned) (15)
| Topic | Votes | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign affairs | 2 136 | 0.89 |
| Economy & single market | 1 257 | 0.93 |
| EU budget & funds | 1 092 | 0.91 |
| Defence & security | 703 | 0.93 |
| Justice, rule of law & rights | 610 | 0.89 |
| Jobs, social affairs & equality | 606 | 0.76 |
| Climate & environment | 519 | 0.83 |
| Agriculture, food & fisheries | 364 | 0.80 |
| Digital, AI & data | 297 | 0.94 |
| EU institutions & Parliament | 292 | 0.89 |
| Trade & customs | 269 | 0.92 |
| Health | 260 | 0.74 |
| Migration & asylum | 122 | 0.90 |
| Energy | 92 | 0.90 |
| Transport & tourism | 84 | 0.87 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Renew | 97 % | 553 |
| S&D | 91 % | 571 |
| Greens | 81 % | 557 |
| ECR | 78 % | 472 |
| The Left | 53 % | 468 |
| Patriots | 50 % | 449 |
| ESN | 26 % | 555 |
Agreement between every pair of groups, winning sides and pivotal groups
Members, 197
Members whose group is EPP 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 | 31 | CDU 23 · CSU 6 · Familien-Partei DE 1 · ÖDP 1 |
| Poland | 23 | KO 18 · PSL 2 · No party 3 |
| Spain | 22 | PP 22 |
| Romania | 10 | PNL 8 · UDMR 2 |
| Italy | 9 | FI 8 · SVP 1 |
| Greece | 7 | N.D. 7 |
| Hungary | 7 | TISZA 7 |
| Portugal | 7 | PSD 4 · AD 2 · CDS-PP 1 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | GERB 4 · DSB 1 · SDS 1 |
| Croatia | 6 | HDZ 6 |
Line on the final votes, 43
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2026 | Genetically modified maize MON 87460 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 48 for, 95 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 433 for, 159 against, 10 abstained |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Genetically modified soybean MON 94313 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against | In the group: 48 for, 112 against, 5 abstained | Adopted 457 for, 184 against, 10 abstained |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against | In the group: 40 for, 114 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 442 for, 184 against, 12 abstained |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 69 for, 74 against, 12 abstained | Adopted 390 for, 218 against, 29 abstained |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP 202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 53 for, 104 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 417 for, 167 against, 15 abstained |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 62 for, 112 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 460 for, 189 against, 14 abstained |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 64 for, 109 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 466 for, 175 against, 16 abstained |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) Final vote | Majority line: For | In the group: 136 for, 22 against, 11 abstained | Rejected 181 for, 439 against, 38 abstained |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Genetically modified soybean MON 94637 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 50 for, 87 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 412 for, 145 against, 11 abstained |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 164 for, 3 against, 0 abstained | Rejected 231 for, 389 against, 33 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 136 for, 1 against, 4 abstained | Rejected 233 for, 250 against, 76 abstained |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Genetically modified cotton T304-40 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 56 for, 100 against, 5 abstained | Adopted 428 for, 156 against, 22 abstained |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Genetically modified cotton GHB614 × LLCotton25 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 57 for, 106 against, 6 abstained | Adopted 463 for, 164 against, 21 abstained |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Genetically modified maize T25 (ACS-ZMØØ3-2) Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 56 for, 109 against, 6 abstained | Adopted 462 for, 169 against, 22 abstained |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Genetically modified soybean DBN-09004-6 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 54 for, 111 against, 5 abstained | Adopted 461 for, 169 against, 22 abstained |
| 21 Jan 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) Final vote on motion B10-0060/2026 | Majority line: Against | In the group: 43 for, 135 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 334 for, 324 against, 11 abstained |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 56 for, 109 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 455 for, 169 against, 8 abstained |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Genetically modified maize NK603 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 58 for, 114 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 479 for, 173 against, 8 abstained |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 87427 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 53 for, 105 against, 3 abstained | Adopted 426 for, 157 against, 17 abstained |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Genetically modified soybean MON 87708 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 54 for, 115 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 453 for, 179 against, 14 abstained |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Genetically modified cotton MON 88913 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against | In the group: 48 for, 116 against, 6 abstained | Adopted 452 for, 182 against, 13 abstained |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Genetically modified oilseed rape MON 88302 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 53 for, 112 against, 6 abstained | Adopted 456 for, 166 against, 21 abstained |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Genetically modified maize DAS1131 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against | In the group: 50 for, 115 against, 5 abstained | Adopted 453 for, 171 against, 19 abstained |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Decision to maintain the action before the Court of Justice for the annulment of the decision of the Commission on the withdrawal of the Standard essential patents proposal Decision to maintain the action | Majority line: Against | In the group: 30 for, 129 against, 5 abstained | Adopted 334 for, 294 against, 11 abstained |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 54 for, 59 against, 48 abstained | Adopted 310 for, 222 against, 68 abstained |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) Proposal to reject the text | Majority line: For · no clear line | In the group: 73 for, 72 against, 3 abstained | Rejected 220 for, 341 against, 10 abstained |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP51291 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 56 for, 106 against, 5 abstained | Adopted 433 for, 166 against, 9 abstained |
| 8 May 2025 | Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 × MON 87708 × MON 89788 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against | In the group: 39 for, 96 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 373 for, 150 against, 10 abstained |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 57 for, 96 against, 11 abstained | Adopted 467 for, 156 against, 18 abstained |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP910521 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 58 for, 97 against, 11 abstained | Adopted 477 for, 152 against, 20 abstained |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights Decision to open negotiations with the Council | Majority line: Against | In the group: 39 for, 99 against, 3 abstained | Adopted 300 for, 254 against, 21 abstained |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For · no clear line | In the group: 87 for, 41 against, 8 abstained | Rejected 152 for, 378 against, 26 abstained |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified maize MON 94804 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 56 for, 100 against, 8 abstained | Adopted 468 for, 166 against, 14 abstained |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified maize DP202216 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 58 for, 102 against, 10 abstained | Adopted 478 for, 165 against, 16 abstained |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified maize DP23211 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 57 for, 103 against, 10 abstained | Adopted 474 for, 166 against, 17 abstained |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified maize DP915635 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 55 for, 103 against, 12 abstained | Adopted 478 for, 166 against, 17 abstained |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified maize MON 810 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 52 for, 102 against, 15 abstained | Adopted 464 for, 163 against, 27 abstained |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 and eight of its sub-combinations Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 56 for, 103 against, 10 abstained | Adopted 476 for, 169 against, 14 abstained |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified cotton COT102 Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 54 for, 107 against, 8 abstained | Adopted 496 for, 143 against, 18 abstained |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 57 for, 104 against, 8 abstained | Adopted 474 for, 171 against, 13 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: For | In the group: 165 for, 1 against, 6 abstained | Rejected 233 for, 360 against, 59 abstained |
| 18 Sept 2024 | Maximum residue levels for cyproconazole Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 66 for, 103 against, 8 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: Against · no clear line | In the group: 63 for, 105 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 516 for, 129 against, 27 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). “European People’s Party (EPP)”. Political group. code PPE. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/ppe?dir=asc&scope=all&vline=lost (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-ppe,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{European People’s Party (EPP)}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/ppe?dir=asc&scope=all&vline=lost}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/ppe?dir=asc&scope=all&vline=lost},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Political group. code PPE. 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}
}