February has been a month of high-stakes votes at the EU level – in particular for asylum policy, where a centre-to-far-right majority has now effectively replaced the traditional centrist coalition.
In addition, France was unusually outvoted in the Council.
By NICOLAI VON ONDARZA
#EUAnalytics
EP majorities are increasingly unpredictable.
After several months of growing importance for the right-wing "Venezuela" majority, January 2026 saw a swing back to the centrist "von der Leyen" alliance - but also a novel "horseshoe" majority in the Mercosur vote.
By NICOLAI VON ONDARZA
#EUAnalytics
While the year 2026 has started with a big geopolitical bang, it's still worthwile to look back into how the EP and EU Council voted in December 2025.
The far right has further expanded its influence and is more and more often part of winning majorities.
#EUanalytics review by NICOLAI VON ONDARZA
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EU Analytics: July 2025 in review – looking at political developments in the EU institutions
By NICOLAI VON ONDARZA
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November 2025 was a month of much upheaval in the European Parliament. For the first time, a major piece of legislation was adopted by a centre-right-to-far-right majority – but other alliances also played a role.
The #EUanalytics review by NICOLAI VON ONDARZA
In his latest #EUanalytics, NICOLAI VON ONDARZA reviews the votes in the EP and Council in October 2025.
He finds the von der Leyen majority resisting two motions of censure, but the EPP overplaying its hand in the first major "omnibus" vote. And also in the Council, consensus has been in decline.
In his latest #EUAnalytics, NICOLAI VON ONDARZA reviews the EP and EU Council votes in September 2025.
With the far right still split on Ukraine, the centre-right working with the far right on Colombia, and a first return of the “German Vote” under Merz
Consensus-seekers, outliers, abstentionists: In the second instalment of his monthly #EUanalytics column, NICOLAI VON ONDARZA examines how member states voted in the EU Council between July 2024 and June 2025.
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