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Monitoring the application of European Union law 2017, 2018 and 2019

Vote ID 126392Source: 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
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Monitoring the application of European Union law 2017, 2018 and 2019”. EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and S&D voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (309 for, 259 against, 10 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

309

Against

259

Abstain

Margin of victory

50 votes

Turnout (cast)

578

Absent

125

Participation rate

82.2%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 156Against 15Abstain 2Absent 5

Renew100 MEPs

For 3Against 92Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 59Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 15Abstain 2Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 1Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 26Abstain 3Absent 104

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy43
Poland43
Romania15
Hungary14
Czech Republic12

Most against

Germany47
France45
Spain25
Finland11
Belgium10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium20 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 29Against 45Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 47Abstain 1Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 15Abstain 1Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 43Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 9Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 16Against 25Abstain 0Absent 18

Sweden20 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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