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Technical Support Instrument

Vote ID 126452Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Technical Support Instrument”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (540 for, 75 against, 77 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

540

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

465 votes

Turnout (cast)

692

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 169Against 1Abstain 5Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Renew100 MEPs

For 97Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 9Against 33Abstain 24Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 39Against 11Abstain 12Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 11Abstain 11Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 19Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
Poland51
France49
Spain49
Romania33

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium20 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 27Abstain 2Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 10Abstain 6Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 45Absent 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 24Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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