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The reopening of the investigation against the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on the misuse of EU funds and potential conflicts of interest

Vote ID 115486Source: official EP roll-call records
73
/ 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+0 / 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 reopening of the investigation against the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on the misuse of EU funds and potential conflicts of interest”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (510 for, 53 against, 101 abstentions).

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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
510
Against
53
Abstain
101
Margin of victory
457 votes
Turnout (cast)
664
Absent
40
Participation rate
94.3%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 164Against 0Abstain 7Absent 8
S&D136 MEPs
For 121Against 1Abstain 3Absent 11
Renew101 MEPs
For 78Against 8Abstain 12Absent 3
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 67Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
PfE66 MEPs
For 2Against 7Abstain 53Absent 4
ECR63 MEPs
For 20Against 26Abstain 12Absent 5
NI44 MEPs
For 21Against 7Abstain 10Absent 6
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany73
  • France55
  • Spain53
  • Italy38
  • Romania30
Most against
  • Hungary10
Divided delegations
  • Czech Republic
  • Hungary
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 55Against 0Abstain 22Absent 2
Germany96 MEPs
For 73Against 0Abstain 11Absent 12
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 38Against 6Abstain 29Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 24Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 25Against 21Abstain 1Absent 5
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 30Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain58 MEPs
For 53Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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