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Amendments to the Rules of Procedure in order to ensure the functioning of Parliament in extraordinary circumstances

Institutional Affairs61%★
Confidence: 61%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "rules of procedure"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 126259Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
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 “Amendments to the Rules of Procedure in order to ensure the functioning of Parliament in extraordinary circumstances”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (598 for, 58 against, 33 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
598
Against
58
Abstain
33
Margin of victory
540 votes
Turnout (cast)
689
Absent
15
Participation rate
97.9%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs
For 174Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Renew100 MEPs
For 93Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 66Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1
PfE66 MEPs
For 51Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 11Against 31Abstain 19Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 28Against 14Abstain 1Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany79
  • France75
  • Italy73
  • Spain55
  • Romania31
Most against
  • Hungary12
Divided delegations
  • Hungary
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 7Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 75Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 79Against 11Abstain 3Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 23Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 24Against 24Abstain 3Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 55Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Sweden20 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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