← Votes·2020-05-15

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 114487Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (598 for, 80 against, 15 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

598

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

518 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

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 99Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 7Against 63Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 55Against 5Abstain 5Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 59Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 30Against 5Abstain 8Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy75
France66
Germany54
Spain53
Poland50

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 66Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 54Against 36Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 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 53Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs