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Member

Rudi KENNES

The Left · Belgium

Group
The Left
Country
Belgium
Roll-call participation
97.6 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
89.7 %ⓘ of 600 votes where the group had a line · The Left median 86.6 %
More facts (5)
National party
Independent
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
21 of 501 votesⓘ
Committees
EMPL (substitute), INTA, ITRE, TRAN (substitute)
Member id
256890
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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 ⓘ

97.6 %

605 of 620 final votes while in office

The Left median: 86.9 % (+10.6 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

89.7 %

538 of 600 votes where their group had a line

The Left median: 86.6 % (+3.0 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

4.2 %

21 of 501 votes where their group had a clear line

3 opposite (for ↔ against), 17 abstained against the line, 1 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

17.0 %

103 of 605 votes cast

Participation 97.6 % — The Left median 86.9 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Rudi KENNES97.6 %
The Left median86.9 %
Lowest in the group37.7 %
Highest in the group99.4 %
Members47
With majority line 89.7 % — The Left median 86.6 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Rudi KENNES89.7 %
The Left median86.6 %
Lowest in the group64.5 %
Highest in the group91.8 %
Members47
  • Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. 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.

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
21 Oct 2025Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals Passed 469 for, 126 against, 50 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Oct 2025Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals Passed 471 for, 123 against, 48 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Oct 2025Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency Passed 477 for, 93 against, 76 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Oct 2025General Data Protection Regulation: additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the Regulation Passed 533 for, 43 against, 68 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Oct 2025Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations Passed 446 for, 162 against, 35 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
21 Oct 2025Monitoring framework for resilient European forests Rejected outright 370 for, 264 against, 9 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Oct 2025Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group Passed 327 for, 256 against, 58 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 Oct 2025A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition Adopted 505 for, 62 against, 47 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement Passed 414 for, 139 against, 61 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025Motion of censure on the Commission Rejected 179 for, 378 against, 37 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Oct 2025Motion of censure on the Commission Rejected 133 for, 383 against, 78 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 202510th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China Adopted 546 for, 3 against, 44 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025Humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret Adopted 550 for, 3 against, 54 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024 Adopted 535 for, 24 against, 55 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025The role of simple tax rules and tax fragmentation in European competitiveness Adopted 499 for, 66 against, 53 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes Adopted 504 for, 74 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Oct 2025United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure Adopted 469 for, 97 against, 38 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Oct 2025Second World Summit for Social Development Adopted 360 for, 210 against, 37 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025Amending certain CAP regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties Passed 492 for, 111 against, 39 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Oct 2025Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain Passed 532 for, 78 against, 25 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States Passed 412 for, 129 against, 98 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Oct 2025EC-Côte d’Ivoire Fisheries Partnership Agreement – Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement for 2025-2029 Consent given 520 for, 97 against, 12 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Oct 2025Withdrawal of the European Union from the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) Consent given 594 for, 38 against, 2 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Oct 2025Draft amending budget No 2/2025: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure Passed 479 for, 82 against, 77 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 – Germany Passed 577 for, 47 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN – Belgium Passed 578 for, 47 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025Genetically modified maize DP51291 Objection passed 433 for, 166 against, 9 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Oct 2025EU political strategy on Latin America Adopted 354 for, 195 against, 77 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Oct 2025Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism Passed 518 for, 96 against, 24 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Oct 2025Inland waterway transport: River Information Systems (RIS) Passed 636 for, 10 against, 4 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Oct 2025Extension of the derogation for heavy-duty vehicles with zero emissions Passed 458 for, 182 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Oct 2025Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model Adopted 552 for, 52 against, 35 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects Passed 535 for, 36 against, 47 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus Adopted 597 for, 0 against, 5 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda Adopted 549 for, 2 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025A new vision for the European Universities alliances Adopted 461 for, 100 against, 48 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market Adopted 459 for, 65 against, 90 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Sept 2025Stock-taking of the European elections 2024 Adopted 388 for, 186 against, 34 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution Adopted 305 for, 151 against, 122 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
11 Sept 2025Situation in Colombia after the wave of recent terrorist attacks Adopted 355 for, 173 against, 15 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Sept 2025European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges Passed 453 for, 149 against, 59 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Sept 2025Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review Passed 440 for, 168 against, 52 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Sept 2025Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: simplification and strengthening Passed 617 for, 18 against, 19 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Insolvency proceedings: replacing Annexes A and B Passed 662 for, 3 against, 2 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Securities settlement in the EU and central securities depositories (CSDs): shorter settlement cycle in the Union Passed 612 for, 7 against, 45 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
10 Sept 2025Extension of the timeframe for the establishment of the Eurojust case management system Passed 634 for, 4 against, 29 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Vanuatu Consent given 528 for, 89 against, 48 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Sept 2025EC-India Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: renewal of the Agreement Consent given 624 for, 9 against, 32 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025EU-Switzerland Cooperation Agreement: European Satellite Navigation Programmes Consent given 627 for, 4 against, 33 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Sept 2025Role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition Adopted 519 for, 99 against, 48 abstainedPosition: For 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 3 of 80 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

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 Left

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
Martin GÜNTHER The LeftGermany97 % of 2 944 shared87 %
Özlem DEMIREL The LeftGermany95 % of 4 954 shared87 %
Irene MONTERO The LeftSpain95 % of 5 285 shared87 %
Catarina MARTINS The LeftPortugal94 % of 4 706 shared87 %
Luke Ming FLANAGAN The LeftIreland94 % of 4 506 shared87 %
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ The LeftSpain94 % of 3 499 shared87 %
Estrella GALÁN The LeftSpain94 % of 4 990 shared87 %
Martin SCHIRDEWAN The LeftGermany93 % of 5 239 shared87 %
Marc BOTENGA The LeftBelgium93 % of 5 118 shared87 %
Ilaria SALIS The LeftItaly93 % of 4 875 shared87 %

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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
Ana MIRANDA PAZ GreensSpain85 % of 4 702 shared77 %
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ GreensSpain83 % of 5 284 shared77 %
Benedetta SCUDERI GreensItaly82 % of 5 552 shared77 %
Cristina GUARDA GreensItaly82 % of 4 884 shared77 %
Leoluca ORLANDO GreensItaly81 % of 5 037 shared77 %
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ GreensSpain81 % of 4 651 shared77 %
David CORMAND GreensFrance81 % of 5 604 shared77 %
Saskia BRICMONT GreensBelgium81 % of 5 396 shared77 %
Mélissa CAMARA GreensFrance80 % of 5 002 shared77 %
Marie TOUSSAINT GreensFrance80 % of 5 429 shared77 %

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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
Committee on Employment and Social AffairsEMPL CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on International TradeINTA CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyITRE CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Transport and TourismTRAN CommitteeSubstitute20 May 2026now
Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of BrazilD-BR DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with South AfricaD-ZA DelegationMember19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with the countries of South AsiaDSAS DelegationMember15 Dec 2025now
Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary AssemblyDPAC Parliamentary assemblySubstitute10 Dec 2025now
Intergroup on Anti-Racism and DiversityIG10-02 Intergroup / working groupMember15 Oct 2025now
Intergroup on the Social Economy and Services of General InterestIG10-23 Intergroup / working groupMember7 Mar 2025now
Intergroup on Trade UnionsIG10-24 Intergroup / working groupMember31 Jan 2025now
Committee on Budgetary ControlCONT CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 202420 May 2026

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
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2026/001 BE/CoraShadow rapporteur for an opinionEMPL7 Sept 2026
Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activitiesShadow rapporteur for an opinionTRAN27 Aug 2026
Establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2024/1735 and (EU) 2024/3110Shadow rapporteurINTA8 Jun 2026
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/009 BE/SoliverShadow rapporteur for an opinionEMPL13 May 2026
Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation FundShadow rapporteur for an opinionITRE28 Apr 2026
Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measuresShadow rapporteur for an opinionITRE28 Apr 2026
Role of trade in strengthening the EU's economic securityShadow rapporteurINTA23 Mar 2026
Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activitiesShadow rapporteur for an opinionCONT13 Mar 2026
Establishing Global EuropeShadow rapporteur for an opinionCONT13 Mar 2026
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/008 BE/LibertyShadow rapporteur for an opinionEMPL12 Mar 2026

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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.

49 contributions recorded; 11 on behalf of their group; 64 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
17 Sept 2026An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
8 Jul 2026EU’s response and preparedness to protect people against recurring heatwaves and upcoming wildfires (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
7 Jul 2026EU-Mexico (joint debate) Speech · 1 minRead
7 Jul 2026Urgent measures to strengthen the competitiveness and safeguard quality jobs in the EU’s automotive sector (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
6 Jul 2026Coordination of social security systems (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 1 minRead
17 Jun 2026The resilience of the European transport sector and the need to ensure the supply of essential goods amid ongoing geopolitical instability (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
20 May 2026High time to deliver on the Single Market, providing certainty and predictability for EU businesses and quality jobs (continuation of debate) Speech · 1 minRead
19 May 2026Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
29 Apr 2026The need to combat antisemitism and protect Jewish life in Europe, following the recent attacks against the Jewish community in the Netherlands and Belgium (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 1 minRead
27 Apr 2026Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 2 minRead

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Questions and motions, 131

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
15 Sept 2026Common security and defence policy mission to Lebanon E-10-2026-003673Written questionwith 11 co-authorsNot yet answered
14 Sept 2026Circular Economy Act: regulatory barriers to secondary raw materials E-10-2026-003654Written questionwith 29 co-authorsNot yet answered
10 Sept 2026EU exports of banned pesticides E-10-2026-003605Written questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
8 Sept 2026Chatbots directing women with unwanted pregnancies to anti-abortion websites E-10-2026-003539Written questionwith 67 co-authorsNot yet answered
7 Sept 2026Extraterritorial impact of the US designation of Autistici/Inventati as a terrorist entity P-10-2026-003526Priority written questionwith 28 co-authorsNot yet answered
7 Sept 2026Climate change, public health and the world of work: for a directive on maximum working temperatures O-10-2026-000035Oral questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
22 Jul 2026Cutro shipwreck, tragedies at sea and the right of vicitms’ families E-10-2026-003097Written questionwith 23 co-authors22 Sept 2026
16 Jul 2026Urgent appeal for the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya E-10-2026-003029Written questionwith 17 co-authors2 Sept 2026
16 Jul 2026Humanitarian situation of Sahrawi refugees, inadequate EU humanitarian assistance and the growing water crisis in the refugee camps E-10-2026-003027Written questionwith 22 co-authors27 Aug 2026
15 Jul 2026Implementation of Case C-81/24 (Jenec) and protection against extraterritorial sanctions targeting international justice E-10-2026-002968Written questionwith 15 co-authors17 Sept 2026

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Amendments tabled in committee, 36

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
1 Jul 2026Connecting Europe through high-speed rail TRAN-AM-790790 TRAN6
27 May 2026Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures ITRE-AM-788845 ITRE9
22 May 2026Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities ITRE-AM-788790 ITRE37
22 May 2026Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities ITRE-AM-789032 ITRE31
22 May 2026Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities ITRE-AM-788826 ITRE28
18 May 2026Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund ITRE-AM-787940 ITRE16
18 May 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures ITRE-AM-787939 ITRE11
12 May 2026Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities ITRE-AM-788800 ITRE12
12 May 2026Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures ITRE-AM-785338 ITRE25
12 May 2026Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures ITRE-AM-788832 ITRE10

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Connections

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

Political group

National delegation

  • Delegation Belgium 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 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). “Rudi KENNES”. Member record. memberId 256890. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256890?page=8&scope=final&seats=all (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256890. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/256890?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-256890,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Rudi KENNES}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256890?page=8&scope=final&seats=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256890?page=8&scope=final&seats=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 256890. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256890. 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}
}