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A common charger for mobile radio equipment

Vote ID 112108Source: official EP roll-call records
55
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • Some political group division
  • High participation
  • Some MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+0 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+4 / 10
Group division+6 / 15
Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “A common charger for mobile radio equipment”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (544 for, 24 against, 33 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
544
Against
24
Abstain
33
Margin of victory
520 votes
Turnout (cast)
601
Absent
76
Participation rate
88.8%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs
For 138Against 5Abstain 4Absent 26
S&D132 MEPs
For 117Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15
Renew96 MEPs
For 88Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6
Greens/EFA67 MEPs
For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
PfE64 MEPs
For 27Against 5Abstain 25Absent 7
ECR59 MEPs
For 44Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2
NI42 MEPs
For 33Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6
The Left37 MEPs
For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
ESN4 MEPs
For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany84
  • France67
  • Poland47
  • Spain46
  • Italy38
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • Sweden
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria18 MEPs
For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Croatia11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0
Denmark13 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia6 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
France74 MEPs
For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Germany96 MEPs
For 84Against 1Abstain 1Absent 10
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Ireland11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy73 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 26Absent 9
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands26 MEPs
For 22Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland51 MEPs
For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Romania32 MEPs
For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Slovakia13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Spain53 MEPs
For 46Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5
Sweden20 MEPs
For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

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