Member
Damien CARÊME
The Left · France
Record
The member’s figures against the median of their group and of the chamber. Each vote counts the member in the group they belonged to that day.
Roll-call participation ⓘ
83.9 %
4 974 of 5 928 roll calls while in office
The Left median: 88.5 % (−4.6 pts)
Chamber median: 90.2 %
With majority line ⓘ
94.1 %
4 670 of 4 962 votes where their group had a line
The Left median: 92.8 % (+1.4 pts)
41 opposite (for ↔ against), 38 abstained against the line, 7 voted for or against when the line was to abstain
Data as a table
| Figure | Participation |
|---|---|
| Damien CARÊME | 83.9 % |
| The Left median | 88.5 % |
| Lowest in the group | 44.2 % |
| Highest in the group | 99.3 % |
| Members | 47 |
Data as a table
| Figure | With majority line |
|---|---|
| Damien CARÊME | 94.1 % |
| The Left median | 92.8 % |
| Lowest in the group | 81.9 % |
| Highest in the group | 96.9 % |
| Members | 47 |
- Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes. The dots are the other members of The Left; no ranks.
- “No vote recorded” is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.
- A group’s line is inferred from its members’ votes — Parliament publishes no whip.
Every roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision and vote | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia Separate vote on paragraph 25 | 396 for, 118 against, 36 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia Separate vote on paragraph 23 | 419 for, 77 against, 58 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia Amendment 2 to paragraph 10 | 199 for, 261 against, 94 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia Paragraph 9 — part 2 | 394 for, 113 against, 43 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Abstained |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia Separate vote on paragraph 8 | 412 for, 85 against, 60 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia Separate vote on paragraph 7 | 417 for, 96 against, 46 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Tie |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia Paragraph 4 — part 1 | 390 for, 98 against, 67 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia Separate vote on paragraph 3 | 390 for, 109 against, 52 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia Paragraph 2 — part 1 | 402 for, 104 against, 51 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 | 142 for, 405 against, 6 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Continuing detention and risk of the death penalty for individuals in Nigeria charged with blasphemy, notably the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 4 | 246 for, 259 against, 20 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Continuing detention and risk of the death penalty for individuals in Nigeria charged with blasphemy, notably the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 | 73 for, 407 against, 67 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular Amendment 1 to paragraph 9 | 194 for, 225 against, 19 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 | 147 for, 395 against, 3 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye Amendment 1, adding text after recital E | 114 for, 415 against, 12 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 | 148 for, 362 against, 35 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye Amendment 2 to paragraph 7 | 124 for, 387 against, 34 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye Separate vote on paragraph 6 | 481 for, 18 against, 52 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye Amendment 5 to paragraph 6 | 123 for, 388 against, 32 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Final vote — text as a whole | Objection passed 467 for, 156 against, 18 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Amendment 2, adding text after recital M | 293 for, 250 against, 107 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Amendment 4, adding text after recital J | 209 for, 407 against, 32 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 5 | 209 for, 408 against, 33 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 4 | 256 for, 321 against, 70 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP910521 Final vote — text as a whole | Objection passed 477 for, 152 against, 20 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP910521 Amendment 2, adding text after recital V | 290 for, 249 against, 110 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP910521 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 4 | 262 for, 309 against, 76 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation Final vote | Passed 608 for, 33 against, 8 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | VAT: rules for the digital age Council draft | 589 for, 42 against, 10 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 378 for, 233 against, 26 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Recital H — part 2 | 538 for, 83 against, 21 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 21, adding text after recital A | 105 for, 512 against, 24 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 20, adding text after recital A | 153 for, 477 against, 13 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 19, adding text after recital A | 127 for, 450 against, 68 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 18, adding text after recital A | 133 for, 359 against, 154 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 17, adding text before recital A | 132 for, 337 against, 179 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 42 — part 2 | 476 for, 104 against, 66 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 39 | 99 for, 424 against, 121 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 29 to paragraph 39 | 163 for, 450 against, 30 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 32 to paragraph 36 | 141 for, 461 against, 34 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 32 — part 2 | 494 for, 87 against, 45 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 32 — part 1 | 512 for, 89 against, 40 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 6 to paragraph 28 | 316 for, 286 against, 42 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 27 — part 2 | 262 for, 315 against, 58 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 27 — part 1 | 532 for, 60 against, 44 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 26 | 501 for, 17 against, 120 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Abstained |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 26 | 213 for, 332 against, 95 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 27 to paragraph 26 | 125 for, 449 against, 63 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Separate vote on paragraph 25 | 489 for, 114 against, 37 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 23 — part 3 | 610 for, 9 against, 18 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
Roll-call participation
One cell per sitting while in office, shaded by the share of that day’s roll calls the member voted in. The official attendance register is kept separately by Parliament.
"No vote recorded" is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.
Data as a table
Voting neighbours
Members who voted the same way most often in the roll calls they both took part in, within and outside the member’s group (group at the date of each vote), over all roll calls of the term.
Work
Seats in committees, delegations and intergroups, and the dossiers the member leads, shadows or negotiates.
Seats
| Body | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on DevelopmentDEVE Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE Committee | Member | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on PetitionsPETI Committee | Member | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Intergroup on Anti-Racism and DiversityIG10-02 Intergroup / working group | Chair co | 14 Feb 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on Children’s RightsIG10-06 Intergroup / working group | Member | 19 Feb 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on Fighting against PovertyIG10-12 Intergroup / working group | Member | 24 Jan 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on Trade UnionsIG10-24 Intergroup / working group | Member | 31 Jan 2025 | now |
Dossiers
Topics they work on (model-assigned)
- Foreign affairs 64
- Justice, rule of law & rights 42
- Migration & asylum 31
- Economy & single market 17
- Defence & security 15
- EU budget & funds 14
- Jobs, social affairs & equality 14
- Digital, AI & data 13
- Health 7
- Trade & customs 7
- Climate & environment 6
- Energy 4
- Transport & tourism 3
- Agriculture, food & fisheries 2
- EU institutions & Parliament 1
Counts: dossiers they spoke on, led or amended, and their questions and motions.
In the chamber
Speeches and statements in plenary debates, newest first; the verbatim report is on Parliament’s site.
5 contributions recorded; 3 on behalf of their group; 7 minutes of speaking time.
| Date | Debate | Kind | Verbatim |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | Order of business | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Voting time on behalf of The Left | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Restoring control of migration: returns, visa policy and third-country cooperation (topical debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 2 min | Read |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Presentation of the proposal on a new common approach on returns (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 1 min | Read |
Questions and motions, 117
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 26
Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.
Connections
Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.
Political group
- Group The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) The Left · Left · democratic socialism, communism
National delegation
- Delegation France National delegation
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 579b2832c723 (26 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
- 26 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Damien CARÊME”. Member record. memberId 197574. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197574?page=107&rows=all&vscope=all (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197574. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/197574?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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-member-197574,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Damien CARÊME}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197574?page=107&rows=all&vscope=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197574?page=107&rows=all&vscope=all},
urldate = {2026-09-26},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 197574. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197574. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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}
}