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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 116206Source: 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
✓Some 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+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 “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 (174 for, 513 against, 8 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

174

Against

513

Abstain

Margin of victory

339 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 57Against 117Abstain 3Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 36Against 97Abstain 1Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 17Against 82Abstain 1Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 4Against 65Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 8Against 57Abstain 1Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 39Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 12Against 28Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland51
Romania31
Hungary19
Bulgaria17
Lithuania9

Most against

Germany93
France78
Italy75
Spain54
Netherlands26

Divided delegations

Cyprus

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 0Against 93Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 3Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 4Against 54Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs