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Implementation report on the Return Directive

Vote ID 126137Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong 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+12 / 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 “Implementation report on the Return Directive”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (512 for, 134 against, 49 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

512

Against

134

Abstain

Margin of victory

378 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 162Against 12Abstain 4Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 126Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Renew100 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 1Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 36Against 18Abstain 9Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 20Abstain 6Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 22Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
Poland51
Spain49
France42
Italy40

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

France
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 10Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 31Abstain 5Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 11Abstain 6Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 35Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

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