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Enforcement of international trade rules

Vote ID 126404Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
15
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Procedural or paragraph vote
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+0 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+3 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+0 / 15
Country division+0 / 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 “Enforcement of international trade rules”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (653 for, 10 against, 30 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a procedural vote — it concerns how Parliament organises its work rather than a substantive policy decision. It is generally of lower public-interest weight, though procedural votes can still signal political alignments.

Result analysis

For
653
Against
10
Abstain
30
Margin of victory
643 votes
Turnout (cast)
693
Absent
10
Participation rate
98.6%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP178 MEPs
For 174Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 134Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Renew100 MEPs
For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
PfE67 MEPs
For 49Against 0Abstain 17Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 61Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 33Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 28Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2
ESN4 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany92
  • Italy75
  • Spain59
  • France56
  • Poland51
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium20 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 0Abstain 22Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 92Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 27Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden20 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

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