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Branko GRIMS

No group · Slovenia

Group
No group NI Changed group: EPP 16 Jul 2024 – 8 Jul 2026 → No group since 9 Jul 2026
Country
Slovenia
Roll-call participation
91.6 %ⓘ of 5 928 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls Changed group in this period: not compared with a single group’s median.
With majority line
70.2 %ⓘ of 5 006 votes where the group had a line · compared per group under Record
More facts (4)
National party
SDS Slovenska demokratska stranka
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
1 308 of 4 752 votesⓘ
Member id
220908
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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 ⓘ

91.6 %

5 429 of 5 928 roll calls while in office

Chamber median: 90.2 %

With majority line ⓘ

70.2 %

3 513 of 5 006 votes where their group had a line

Against clear line ⓘ

27.5 %

1 308 of 4 752 votes where their group had a clear line

947 opposite (for ↔ against), 343 abstained against the line, 18 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

7.4 %

401 of 5 429 votes cast

Compared with each group they sat in

The member’s record in each group they sat in during the period, over the roll calls held while they sat in it (dates: the first and last of them). Each figure with its denominator: participation of the roll calls held, majority line of the votes where the group had one, against clear line of the votes where it had a clear line (at least two thirds, with at least 10 members voting), abstention of the votes cast. Median: that group’s median over the same roll calls, with the member’s difference in percentage points. A figure over fewer than 50 votes is shown as a count.
GroupParticipationWith majority lineAgainst clear lineAbstention
EPP 17 Jul 2024 – 8 Jul 202691.0 % of 5 501 median 89.8 % (+1.2 pts)70.2 % of 5 006 median 93.8 % (−23.6 pts)27.5 % of 4 7527.1 % of 5 006
No group 9 Jul 2026 – 17 Sept 202699.1 % of 427 median 97.2 %no group lineno group line10.4 % of 423
  • Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes.
  • “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.
  • This member changed group in this period: each vote counts them in the group of that day, and they are compared with each group over the roll calls held while they sat in it — not with one group’s median.

Votes, 620

Export

Every final roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.

Result: for–against–abstained. Majority line: how most of the member’s group voted that day (“Tie” when no position won). ≠ group marks a vote otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds, with at least 10 members voting) of their group.
DateDecisionResultPositionMajority line
8 Jul 2026Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 Objection passed 466 for, 175 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026Genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP 202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9 Objection passed 417 for, 167 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Adopted 388 for, 161 against, 120 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Ukraine Adopted 460 for, 136 against, 59 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Moldova Adopted 505 for, 115 against, 45 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Serbia Adopted 468 for, 116 against, 79 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality Adopted 575 for, 33 against, 43 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse Urgent procedure agreed 331 for, 304 against, 11 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Coordination of social security systems Passed 511 for, 87 against, 61 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Air passenger rights Passed 646 for, 12 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis Passed 576 for, 62 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026International passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions: cabotage operations between Austria and Switzerland Passed 654 for, 4 against, 1 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025 Passed 492 for, 101 against, 60 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2026/000 TA 2026 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission Passed 532 for, 64 against, 62 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025 Passed 642 for, 13 against, 1 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 Adopted 316 for, 281 against, 39 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region Adopted 542 for, 37 against, 79 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Competition policy – annual report 2025 Adopted 501 for, 61 against, 95 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector Adopted 418 for, 152 against, 85 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Adopted 447 for, 128 against, 78 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
7 Jul 2026Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum Adopted 374 for, 185 against, 74 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
7 Jul 2026Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system Adopted 390 for, 86 against, 134 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 2026Shipments of waste: export of mixed municipal waste for recovery to Switzerland Passed 559 for, 7 against, 5 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
18 Jun 2026Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Passed 437 for, 112 against, 20 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
18 Jun 2026Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich Adopted 504 for, 4 against, 55 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
18 Jun 2026Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso Adopted 476 for, 11 against, 75 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
18 Jun 2026Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines Adopted 294 for, 245 against, 28 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
18 Jun 2026Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba Adopted 283 for, 199 against, 85 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
18 Jun 2026Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland Adopted 412 for, 63 against, 53 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 2026Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) Passed 418 for, 218 against, 30 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 2026Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) Failed 181 for, 439 against, 38 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 2026General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products Passed 325 for, 304 against, 29 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 2026European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): access to VAT information at Union level Passed 549 for, 33 against, 84 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 2026Hague Convention (1980) on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: accession of Cabo Verde Passed 659 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 2026EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV Consent given 276 for, 13 against, 9 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 2026EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination Consent given 608 for, 38 against, 15 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 2026EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution) Adopted 542 for, 52 against, 70 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Türkiye Adopted 381 for, 107 against, 171 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Montenegro Adopted 486 for, 101 against, 75 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Albania Adopted 483 for, 103 against, 70 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on North Macedonia Adopted 411 for, 120 against, 120 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina Adopted 478 for, 116 against, 54 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Kosovo Adopted 412 for, 174 against, 58 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 2026Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace Adopted 431 for, 111 against, 103 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Georgia Adopted 436 for, 145 against, 47 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
16 Jun 2026Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America Passed 440 for, 151 against, 50 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
16 Jun 2026Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods Passed 444 for, 152 against, 54 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
16 Jun 2026Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) Passed 423 for, 57 against, 174 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
16 Jun 2026Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain Passed 560 for, 75 against, 25 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
16 Jun 2026Measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel Consent given 563 for, 44 against, 56 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For

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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 on 15 of 107 sittings with roll calls.

"No vote recorded" is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.

Data as a table
Roll calls held at each sitting while in office and how many of them the member voted in.
SittingRoll callsVoted in
17 Jul 2024233
18 Jul 202410
16 Sept 202422
18 Sept 202422
19 Sept 20249288
7 Oct 202422
8 Oct 202411
9 Oct 20241818
10 Oct 202444
21 Oct 202422
22 Oct 20241010
23 Oct 2024129127
24 Oct 2024130
13 Nov 202422
14 Nov 20243636
25 Nov 202422
26 Nov 20241818
27 Nov 20241111
28 Nov 20245757
17 Dec 20241313
18 Dec 20243332
19 Dec 20244545
20 Jan 202520
21 Jan 202510
22 Jan 202520
23 Jan 20254544
10 Feb 202511
11 Feb 20253232
12 Feb 20251010
13 Feb 20253029
10 Mar 202522
11 Mar 202599
12 Mar 2025228225
13 Mar 20252424
31 Mar 202530
1 Apr 2025350
2 Apr 2025251251
3 Apr 20256262
5 May 202555
6 May 20251010
7 May 2025220219
8 May 20251030
21 May 202522
22 May 20255352
16 Jun 202522
17 Jun 20254141
18 Jun 20259191
19 Jun 20258787
7 Jul 202511
8 Jul 20255555
9 Jul 2025134134
10 Jul 2025360
8 Sept 202511
9 Sept 2025101101
10 Sept 20253434
11 Sept 20256969
6 Oct 202522
7 Oct 202555
8 Oct 20255555
9 Oct 20256563
20 Oct 202533
21 Oct 20251313
22 Oct 2025186186
23 Oct 20255555
13 Nov 2025267265
24 Nov 202533
25 Nov 20257575
26 Nov 202510098
27 Nov 2025125124
15 Dec 202544
16 Dec 20256666
17 Dec 20254343
18 Dec 20254242
20 Jan 20266767
21 Jan 2026112112
22 Jan 20265857
9 Feb 202622
10 Feb 20263838
11 Feb 20261313
12 Feb 2026141141
24 Feb 20264343
9 Mar 202611
10 Mar 2026197197
11 Mar 20266060
12 Mar 20263433
25 Mar 202633
26 Mar 20266969
27 Apr 202622
28 Apr 2026225224
29 Apr 2026296296
30 Apr 20266867
18 May 202640
19 May 202633
20 May 20269696
21 May 20269898
15 Jun 202620
16 Jun 2026400
17 Jun 20261270
18 Jun 2026770
6 Jul 202620
7 Jul 20267271
8 Jul 2026144143
9 Jul 20266764
14 Sept 202611
15 Sept 2026155155
16 Sept 20268079
17 Sept 2026124124

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.

At least 200 shared roll calls over at least six months in office together. Within = both sat in the same group on the date of the vote; a member who changed group can appear on both lists. Baseline = the median agreement of all pairs of members of the groups the two sat in on the date of each shared vote (within: the group they shared; outside: the two groups), weighted by the votes they shared in each combination.

Within the same group (on the day of each vote)

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in the same group (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of that group.
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ EPPSlovenia84 % of 4 896 shared89 %
Milan ZVER EPPSlovenia83 % of 4 622 shared89 %
Romana TOMC EPPSlovenia81 % of 4 850 shared89 %
Davor Ivo STIER EPPCroatia76 % of 4 173 shared89 %
Matej TONIN EPPSlovenia76 % of 4 969 shared89 %
Tomislav SOKOL EPPCroatia75 % of 4 679 shared89 %
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO EPPItaly74 % of 2 288 shared89 %
Željana ZOVKO EPPCroatia74 % of 4 063 shared89 %
Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA EPPSpain74 % of 1 294 shared89 %
Eszter LAKOS EPPHungary74 % of 2 770 shared89 %

Outside the group

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in different groups (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of the groups the two sat in on those votes (groups at the date, weighted by the votes shared in each combination).
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Aurelijus VERYGA ECRLithuania73 % of 4 970 shared50 %
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA ECRCroatia72 % of 4 500 shared50 %
Mario MANTOVANI ECRItaly72 % of 3 844 shared50 %
Jaak MADISON ECREstonia72 % of 4 530 shared50 %
Alessandro CIRIANI ECRItaly71 % of 4 698 shared50 %
Ruggero RAZZA ECRItaly71 % of 4 189 shared50 %
Antonella SBERNA ECRItaly71 % of 4 679 shared50 %
Alberico GAMBINO ECRItaly71 % of 4 033 shared50 %
Carlo CICCIOLI ECRItaly71 % of 4 551 shared50 %
Nicola PROCACCINI ECRItaly71 % of 4 651 shared50 %

Work

Seats in committees, delegations and intergroups, and the dossiers the member leads, shadows or negotiates.

Seats

Body: the committee, delegation or intergroup, with its kind. Role: the member’s role in it. From, To: the dates of the seat (“now” while it lasts).
BodyRoleFromTo
Intergroup on DemographyIG10-09 Intergroup / working groupMember27 Jan 2025now
Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and LanguagesIG10-25 Intergroup / working groupMember29 Jan 2025now
Committee on Constitutional AffairsAFCO CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 20248 Jul 2026
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE CommitteeMember19 Jul 20248 Jul 2026
Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyD-UK Joint parliamentary committeeSubstitute19 Sept 20248 Jul 2026
Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary AssemblyDACP Parliamentary assemblyMember19 Sept 20248 Jul 2026
Delegation to the Caribbean-EU Parliamentary AssemblyDCAB Parliamentary assemblyMember19 Sept 20248 Jul 2026

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Dossiers

Dossier: the procedure the declaration names (“No dossier named” for a delegation without one). Role: rapporteur, shadow rapporteur, negotiator or delegation. Committee: the committee that appointed them. Date: of the declaration.
DossierRoleCommitteeDate
Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative processShadow rapporteurAFCO22 Oct 2025

Topics they work on (model-assigned)

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.

18 contributions recorded; 20 minutes of speaking time.

Date: the sitting. Debate: the item debated, and the group when they spoke on its behalf. Kind: speech or written statement, with speaking time. Verbatim: the verbatim report on Parliament’s site.
DateDebateKindVerbatim
27 Apr 2026One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead
25 Mar 2026One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead
9 Mar 2026One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead
9 Feb 2026One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead
19 Jan 2026One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead
15 Dec 2025One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead
24 Nov 2025One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead
12 Nov 2025One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead
20 Oct 2025One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead
6 Oct 2025One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead

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Questions and motions, 63

Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.

Date: tabled. Title: the question or motion, with its id. Kind: written question or motion for a resolution, with the number of co-authors. Answer: the date of the answer to a question.
DateTitleKindAnswer
27 Aug 2026The EU’s deadly anti-racism ideology: the death of Henry Nowak E-10-2026-003350Written questionwith 22 co-authorsNot yet answered
31 Jul 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need to combat migrant grooming gangs B-10-2026-0373Motion for a resolutionwith 80 co-authors—
21 Apr 2026Selective penalisation of religious expression in European football and consistency with EU fundamental rights E-10-2026-001627Written questionwith 20 co-authors1 Jul 2026
16 Apr 2026Antifa=Terrorists: zero tolerance for political violence in Europe E-10-2026-001569Written questionwith 28 co-authors15 Jun 2026
15 Apr 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU-funded media attacking Christian symbols while applying double standards B-10-2026-0184Motion for a resolutionwith 27 co-authors—
10 Apr 2026EU budget and equality policy – promoting LGBTQ projects over family policy E-10-2026-001469Written questionwith 22 co-authors30 Jun 2026
8 Apr 2026Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework Regulation E-10-2026-001410Written questionwith 25 co-authors18 Jun 2026
8 Apr 2026De facto mandatory nature of the codes of conduct on disinformation and hate speech E-10-2026-001432Written questionwith 23 co-authors15 Jun 2026
20 Mar 2026Does the Commission intend to address electoral procedures, such as rules governing early voting, in its future reports on the rule of law in Slovenia? E-10-2026-001170Written question5 Jun 2026
5 Mar 2026Anti-fascist movements and political violence – the real threat to democracy E-10-2026-000925Written questionwith 62 co-authors29 Apr 2026

Show all 63 questions and motions

Amendments tabled in committee, 1

Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.

Date: of the amendment document. Text amended: the dossier and the document’s id. Committee: where the amendments were tabled. Amendments: how many in the document are the member’s.
DateText amendedCommitteeAmendments
5 Jun 2025Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process AFCO-AM-774332 AFCO22

Connections

Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.

Political groups this term

National delegation

  • Delegation Slovenia National delegation

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 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). “Branko GRIMS”. Member record. memberId 220908. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/220908?nb=all&page=2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/220908. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/220908?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-member-220908,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Branko GRIMS}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/220908?nb=all&page=2}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/220908?nb=all&page=2},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 220908. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/220908. Data: EP Open Data: member record (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}
}