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

Institutional Affairs61%
Confidence: 61%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "european parliament"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 115400Source: official EP roll-call records
78
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • Some political group division
  • Some national delegation divergence
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+5 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+10 / 15
Country division+8 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (528 for, 124 against, 45 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
528
Against
124
Abstain
45
Margin of victory
404 votes
Turnout (cast)
697
Absent
7
Participation rate
99.0%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 167Against 4Abstain 8Absent 0
S&D136 MEPs
For 135Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Renew101 MEPs
For 94Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 68Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE66 MEPs
For 9Against 33Abstain 23Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 3Against 56Abstain 3Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 26Against 11Abstain 6Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 24Against 9Abstain 5Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany78
  • France52
  • Spain48
  • Italy40
  • Romania32
Most against
  • Poland26
Divided delegations
  • Denmark
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 52Against 23Abstain 4Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 78Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Ireland13 MEPs
For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 40Against 6Abstain 29Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 20Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 24Against 26Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain58 MEPs
For 48Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

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