Political groups
Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN)
27 seats on 22 October 2026. How the group voted in the European Parliament in 2026.
Details
On the winning side
In 2026, the position of the ESN was the winning side in 110 of 364 votes (30%). By plenary session, newest first:
Same position as
Share of the 2026 votes in which the ESN and each other group took the same position.
Cohesion
90%average cohesion in 2026
Cohesion is the share of the group's voting members who followed the group position, the option chosen by most of them. 364 votes; the group split evenly, with no position, in 0.
MEPs by country
27 MEPs from 9 countries.
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- GermanyMarkus Buchheit, Tomasz Froelich, Christine Anderson, Petr Bystron, René Aust, Alexander Jungbluth, Marc Jongen, Hans Neuhoff, Irmhild Boßdorf, Arno Bausemer, Siegbert Frank Droese, Anja Arndt, Mary Khan, Alexander Sell, Volker Schnurrbusch
- BulgariaStanislav Stoyanov, Petar Volgin, Rada Laykova
- PolandStanisław Tyszka, Marcin Sypniewski
- SlovakiaMilan Uhrík, Milan Mazurek
- CzechiaIvan David
- FranceSarah Knafo
- HungaryZsuzsanna Borvendég
- ItalyRoberto Vannacci
- LithuaniaPetras Gražulis
Group of each MEP in the latest vote, 22 October 2026. Source: European Parliament open data and HowTheyVote (ODbL).
Decisive votes
Votes in which, without the votes of the ESN on the winning side, the result would have flipped. Simple-majority votes only.
Votes lost
Votes in which the position of the ESN was the losing side.
- Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
- Cohesion policy in the EU's eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation
- Boosting skills in the Union - opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition
- Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper - Finland
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- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Council and Council
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections
- Protection of adults: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation
- Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers
- Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act
- Tuesday's agenda - Request by the Renew Group - The Trump Administration waiving of sanctions and tariffs required on Russia
- Monday's agenda - Request by the PfE Group - Riots
- The 2026 undemocratic elections to the Russian State Duma and its implications on civil society
- Pilot project on European Schools Alliances and its contribution to citizenship education, democratic competences and European values
- Attempts by the ruling party Georgian Dream to ban opposition parties in Georgia
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Monacolins from red yeast rice
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Certain botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot: Motion for a resolution
- Recommendation on EU-China political relations
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora - Belgium
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet Automotive - Finland
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive ancillary - Spain
- Consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries
- The EU's approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment
- Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work
- Simplification of certain requirements for spatial information infrastructure in the Union (INSPIRE) (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)
- Funding arrangements and the use of a diversified funding strategy
- Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability
- Alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework
- Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work
- Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)
- Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE): Proposal for rejection (amendment 3)
- Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries
- Impact of social media and the online environment on young people
- An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector
- Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions
- An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy
- Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU's territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure
- Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034
- Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)
- Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V): Proposal for rejection (amendment 2)
- Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V)
- Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V)
- Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V): Proposal for rejection (amendment 64)
- Global role of the euro
- The EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027
- Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs - Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee
- Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
- Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure
- Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors
- Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances
- Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
- Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness
- Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive: Proposal for rejection
- Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive
- Establishment of the digital euro
- The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality
- 2025 Commission report on Serbia
- 2025 Commission report on Moldova
- 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
- Protection of the environment through criminal law
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Lead in certain fishing tackle
- Digital assets - challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union's financial system
- Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum
- A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning
- A coherent tax framework for the EU's financial sector
- Competition policy - annual report 2025
- Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group - annual report 2025
- Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2026/000 TA 2026 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission
- Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse
- Wednesday's agenda - Request by the Verts/ALE and The Left groups - Surveillance by illegal spyware
- Russia's unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland
- Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles
- Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles: Proposal for rejection (amendment 422)
- 2025 Commission report on Georgia
- Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace
- 2025 Commission report on Kosovo
- 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia
- 2025 Commission report on Albania
- 2025 Commission report on Montenegro
- 2025 Commission report on Türkiye
- European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) and European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): access to VAT information at Union level
- General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products
- EU-Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution)
- Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed
- Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries
- Role of trade in strengthening the EU's economic security
- Countering transnational repression - towards an EU strategy to protect Europe's sovereignty and democratic values
- European political parties and foundations - 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/009 BE/Soliver
- Measures 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
- Tuesday's agenda - Request by the S&D Group - AI
- Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap
- The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward
- Rights, support and protection of victims of crime
- Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)
- Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securitisation exposures
- Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 on securitisation and a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation
- Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response
- Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade
- Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly
- EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument
- Screening of foreign investments in the Union
- Tuesday's agenda - Request by the Renew Group - Reduced US military deployment in Europe
- Tuesday's agenda - Request by the PfE Group - Terrorist attack in Modena
- Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia
- Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia's continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine
- Banking Union - annual report 2025
- Women's entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions
- Financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union
- Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 - Section I - European Parliament
- Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine
- Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025
- The Commission's 2025 Rule of Law report
- Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty - Belgium
- European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations
- Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings
- Discharge 2024: Agencies
- Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor's Office
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Economic and Social Committee
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European External Action Service
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Court of Auditors
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Council and Council
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Parliament
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Commission
- Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth
- Control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instruments
- The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture
- Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU
- Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group - annual report 2024
- European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: workers affected by imminent job displacement
- Generalised scheme of tariff preferences
- Generalised scheme of tariff preferences: Proposal for rejection (amendment 131)
- Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III
- Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034
- Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
- Wednesday's agenda - Request by the ESN Group - Limiting EU legislation
- Tuesday's agenda - Request by the PfE Group - 'One Europe, one market'
- Global Gateway - past impacts and future orientation
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM - Austria
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa - Belgium
- Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods: Proposal for rejection (amendment 17)
- Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America: Proposal for rejection (amendment 47)
- Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle global warming potential
- Thursday's agenda - Request by the Verts/ALE Group - Request for withdrawal from voting time
- Wednesday's agenda - Request by The Left Group - Australia
- Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime
- Flagship European defence projects of common interest
- Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada's economic stability and sovereignty
- Tackling barriers to the single market for defence
- EU enlargement strategy
- European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026
- European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026
- Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware - Belgium
- Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application: Proposal for rejection
- Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission
- The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act
- Copyright and generative artificial intelligence - opportunities and challenges
- Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
- European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024
- Increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee
- Establishing an EU talent pool: Proposal for rejection (amendment 164= 165= 166=)
- Establishing an EU talent pool
- Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law
- Tuesday's agenda - Request by the PfE Group
- Four years of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine
- Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire
- Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
- Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers' rights
- Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy
- EU strategic defence and security partnerships
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/006 BE/Audi - Belgium
- Amending the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027
- Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026 and 2027
- Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/792 establishing the Ukraine Facility
- European Central Bank - annual report 2025
- Framework for achieving climate neutrality
- Framework for achieving climate neutrality: Proposal for rejection (amendment 72)
- Amending the Measuring Instruments Directive
- Tuesday's agenda - Request by the Renew Group - Ukraine
- Attempted takeover of Lithuania's public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania
- Choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitiveness
- Motion of censure on the Commission
- Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called 'EU Magnitsky Act')
- Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter - annual report 2025
- Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2025
- Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2025
- Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of a Loan for Ukraine
- 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): Motion for a resolution
- Reform of the European Electoral Act - hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States
- Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis - reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises
- Safeguarding and promoting financial stability amid economic uncertainties
- Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies
- The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies
- Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest
- Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest: Proposal for rejection (amendment 258)
Method
The winning side is For when a vote is adopted and Against when it is rejected. The position of a group is the option most of its voting members chose. Main roll-call votes of 2026. Full method
Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.