Renew Renew Europe

Current members

78 (since July 2024: 77 → 78)

Cohesion

92.9%, on average, this share votes alike; by half-year 89.6 → 92.0%

On the majority side

94.6%, how often the group majority voted like the plenary. Always voting for would give 95.6%.

Chair

Valérie Hayer since 16 Jul 2024

Group bureau

Vice-chairs

Abir Al-Sahlani, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Billy Kelleher, Dan Barna, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Malik Azmani, Michał Kobosko, Stine Bosse

Other members of the bureau

Charles Goerens, Dainius Žalimas, Elsi Katainen, Emma Ytterell, Engin Eroglu, Helmut Brandstätter, Hilde Vautmans, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Irena Joveva, Ivars Ijabs, Jana Toom, João Cotrim De Figueiredo, Karin Karlsbro, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Martin Hojsík, Morten Løkkegaard, Nikola Minchev, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Sigrid Friis, Sophie Wilmès, Urmas Paet, Yvan Verougstraete, Ciaran Mullooly, Elisabetta Gualmini, Laurence Farreng

Internal vote distribution

All votes cast by the bloc's members across all final votes.

• For 39,532 · 88.5%
• Against 4,091 · 9.2%
• Abstention 1,065 · 2.4%
• 44,688 votes cast

Delegations against the group majority

Share of final votes in which the majority of the group’s MEPs from that country voted differently from the group majority (delegation from 3, group from 10 voting members, both with a clear majority, group at the time of the vote).

This figure implies no judgement: it may reflect a matter of conscience, the line of a national party or an arrangement within the group.

Most divided votes

The group was split in 41 of 651 final votes (6.3%) and in 118 of 6,411 roll-call votes overall (1.8%). The list shows the final votes with the narrowest group majority.

1. Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of application: 14 Nov 2024 · largest position: For, 39.7% · For 29 · Against 20 · Abstention 24. Deviating: PS (SK) 6 against · Ren (FR) 5 abstentions · MoDem (FR) 3 of 4 abstentions · and 2 more
2. Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara: 26 Nov 2025 · largest position: For, 44.8% · For 30 · Against 28 · Abstention 9. Deviating: FDP (DE) 5 abstentions · Ren (FR) 4 of 5 against · MR (BE) 3 against · and 1 more
3. Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments: 28 Nov 2024 · largest position: Against, 47.5% · For 23 · Against 28 · Abstention 8. Deviating: PS (SK) 6 for · MoDem (FR) 2 of 4 abstentions · MR (BE) 3 for
4. Genetically modified soybean MON 94313: 16 Sep 2026 · tie between For and Against, 47.8% each · For 33 · Against 33 · Abstention 3
5. Genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP 202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9: 8 Jul 2026 · largest position: Against, 48.5% · For 32 · Against 33 · Abstention 3. Deviating: PS (SK) 5 for · Ren (FR) 4 for
6. 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: 26 Mar 2026 · largest position: For, 48.5% · For 33 · Against 29 · Abstention 6. Deviating: FDP (DE) 5 against · PS (SK) 4 abstentions · D66 (NL) 3 against
7. Genetically modified maize DP202216: 26 Nov 2024 · tie between For and Against, 48.6% each · For 34 · Against 34 · Abstention 2
8. Genetically modified maize DP915635: 26 Nov 2024 · tie between For and Against, 48.6% each · For 34 · Against 34 · Abstention 2
9. Genetically modified maize DP23211: 26 Nov 2024 · tie between For and Against, 48.6% each · For 34 · Against 34 · Abstention 2
10. The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders: 17 Sep 2026 · largest position: Against, 49.2% · For 27 · Against 31 · Abstention 5. Deviating: PS (SK) 5 for · VVD (NL) 3 of 4 for · FDP (DE) 3 abstentions · and 1 more

Split means: the largest position has less than 60% of the group’s votes cast; counted from 10 voting members, with the group at the time of the vote. Deviating: delegations (party within the group, from 3 voting members) whose majority voted differently from the group majority.

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Source: European Parliament open data (CC BY 4.0), prepared by OpenRCV.