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The European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Institutional Affairs61%★

Confidence: 61%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 114969Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “The European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe”. Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and Renew voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (247 for, 300 against, 139 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

247

Against

300

Abstain

139

Margin of victory

53 votes

Turnout (cast)

686

Absent

Participation rate

97.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 8Against 166Abstain 2Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 108Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 5Against 91Abstain 4Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 55Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 50Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 9Abstain 11Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 7Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy48
France44
Germany39
Poland26
Latvia3

Most against

Romania22
Spain22
Hungary13
Netherlands13
Belgium11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 5Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 5Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 31Abstain 3Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 38Abstain 14Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 9Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 10Abstain 17Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 13Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 26Against 17Abstain 6Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 11Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 9Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 14Against 22Abstain 21Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 5Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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