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Interoperability of the rail system within the EU and Railway safety (4th Railway Package): extension of the transposition period

Transport64%★
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "railway"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 114463Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
18
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+6 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+0 / 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 “Interoperability of the rail system within the EU and Railway safety (4th Railway Package): extension of the transposition period”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (640 for, 25 against, 28 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For
640
Against
25
Abstain
28
Margin of victory
615 votes
Turnout (cast)
693
Absent
11
Participation rate
98.4%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 176Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 68Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE66 MEPs
For 37Against 9Abstain 19Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 58Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 28Against 8Abstain 7Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany79
  • Italy75
  • France56
  • Spain55
  • Poland50
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 0Abstain 23Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 79Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 18Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 24Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2
Poland52 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain58 MEPs
For 55Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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