Member · Former member
Sebastian EVERDING
The Left · Germany · left on 12 September 2026
- Group
- The Left
- Country
- Germany
- Roll-call participation
- 94.2 %ⓘ of 5 568 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
- With majority line
- 92.8 %ⓘ of 5 237 votes where the group had a line · The Left median 92.8 %
More facts (4)
- National party
- Die Tierschutzpartei PARTEI MENSCH KLIMA TIERSCHUTZ
- In office
- 16 Jul 2024 – 12 Sept 2026 (left on 12 September 2026)
- Against clear line
- 222 of 4 851 votesⓘ
- Member id
- 256961
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 ⓘ
94.2 %
5 247 of 5 568 roll calls while in office
The Left median: 88.5 % (+5.8 pts)
Chamber median: 90.2 %
With majority line ⓘ
92.8 %
4 858 of 5 237 votes where their group had a line
The Left median: 92.8 % (±0.0 pts)
54 opposite (for ↔ against), 124 abstained against the line, 44 voted for or against when the line was to abstain
Data as a table
| Figure | Participation |
|---|---|
| Sebastian EVERDING | 94.2 % |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Sebastian EVERDING | 92.8 % |
| 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 final roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2026 | Establishment of the digital euro | Negotiating mandate approved 416 for, 169 against, 22 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2026 | The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan | Adopted 476 for, 28 against, 96 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre | Adopted 510 for, 1 against, 86 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness | Adopted 366 for, 192 against, 39 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Against |
| 8 Jul 2026 | EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement | Consent given 479 for, 119 against, 65 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Protection of the environment through criminal law | Consent given 499 for, 99 against, 69 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Jul 2026 | EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade | Consent given 474 for, 131 against, 60 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 8 Jul 2026 | EU–Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement: accession to the EU of Croatia (Protocol) | Consent given 625 for, 16 against, 20 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: For |
| 8 Jul 2026 | EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA): amendment and supplement | Consent given 573 for, 35 against, 37 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets | Objection passed 388 for, 248 against, 24 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Lead in certain fishing tackle | Objection failed 197 for, 455 against, 7 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25 | Objection passed 460 for, 189 against, 14 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 | Objection passed 466 for, 175 against, 16 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 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 | Objection passed 417 for, 167 against, 15 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 8 Jul 2026 | EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) | Adopted 388 for, 161 against, 120 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 8 Jul 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | Adopted 460 for, 136 against, 59 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Tie |
| 8 Jul 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Moldova | Adopted 505 for, 115 against, 45 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Abstained |
| 8 Jul 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Serbia | Adopted 468 for, 116 against, 79 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 8 Jul 2026 | The 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 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse | Urgent procedure agreed 331 for, 304 against, 11 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Coordination of social security systems | Passed 511 for, 87 against, 61 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Air passenger rights | Passed 646 for, 12 against, 3 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis | Passed 576 for, 62 against, 15 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 7 Jul 2026 | International passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions: cabotage operations between Austria and Switzerland | Passed 654 for, 4 against, 1 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025 | Passed 492 for, 101 against, 60 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: For |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Mobilisation 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 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Mobilisation 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 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 | Adopted 316 for, 281 against, 39 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Recommendation 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 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Against |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Competition policy – annual report 2025 | Adopted 501 for, 61 against, 95 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Jul 2026 | A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector | Adopted 418 for, 152 against, 85 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 7 Jul 2026 | A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning | Adopted 447 for, 128 against, 78 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum | Adopted 374 for, 185 against, 74 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system | Adopted 390 for, 86 against, 134 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Shipments of waste: export of mixed municipal waste for recovery to Switzerland | Passed 559 for, 7 against, 5 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles | Passed 437 for, 112 against, 20 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich | Adopted 504 for, 4 against, 55 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso | Adopted 476 for, 11 against, 75 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines | Adopted 294 for, 245 against, 28 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba | Adopted 283 for, 199 against, 85 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland | Adopted 412 for, 63 against, 53 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Tie |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) | Passed 418 for, 218 against, 30 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) | Failed 181 for, 439 against, 38 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 17 Jun 2026 | General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products | Passed 325 for, 304 against, 29 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 17 Jun 2026 | European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): access to VAT information at Union level | Passed 549 for, 33 against, 84 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Hague Convention (1980) on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: accession of Cabo Verde | Passed 659 for, 1 against, 1 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 17 Jun 2026 | EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV | Consent given 276 for, 13 against, 9 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Tie |
| 17 Jun 2026 | EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination | Consent given 608 for, 38 against, 15 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Against |
| 17 Jun 2026 | EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution) | Adopted 542 for, 52 against, 70 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Türkiye | Adopted 381 for, 107 against, 171 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
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.
Dossiers
No rapporteur, shadow or negotiator role recorded this term.
Topics they work on (model-assigned)
- Agriculture, food & fisheries 61
- Climate & environment 51
- Foreign affairs 50
- Economy & single market 22
- Health 22
- Justice, rule of law & rights 20
- Digital, AI & data 14
- EU budget & funds 11
- Trade & customs 11
- Migration & asylum 10
- Jobs, social affairs & equality 10
- Defence & security 9
- EU institutions & Parliament 6
- Transport & tourism 5
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.
56 contributions recorded; 15 on behalf of their group; 68 minutes of speaking time.
Questions and motions, 136
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 170
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 groups this term
- Group The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) The Left · Left · democratic socialism, communism
National delegation
- Delegation Germany 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 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). “Sebastian EVERDING”. Member record. memberId 256961. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256961?scope=all&speeches=all&vscope=final (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256961. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/256961?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-256961,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Sebastian EVERDING}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256961?scope=all&speeches=all&vscope=final}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256961?scope=all&speeches=all&vscope=final},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 256961. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256961. 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}
}