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Pursuing the occupation of road transport operator and access to the international road haulage market

Transport64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "transport"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 115846Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Pursuing the occupation of road transport operator and access to the international road haulage market”. ECR voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (171 for, 509 against, 9 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

171

Against

509

Abstain

Margin of victory

338 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 63Against 109Abstain 5Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 37Against 97Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 17Against 82Abstain 1Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 3Against 65Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 4Against 60Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 36Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 11Against 29Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland50
Romania31
Hungary19
Bulgaria16
Lithuania8

Most against

Germany90
France78
Italy74
Spain57
Netherlands27

Divided delegations

Cyprus

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 2Against 90Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

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