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The Implementation of the European Arrest Warrant and the Surrender Procedures between Member States

Justice64%★

Confidence: 64%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "european arrest warrant"

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 127022Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

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+6 / 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 “The Implementation of the European Arrest Warrant and the Surrender Procedures between Member States”. EPP, S&D, Renew and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (444 for, 139 against, 106 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

444

Against

139

Abstain

106

Margin of victory

305 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 170Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Renew100 MEPs

For 96Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 51Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 41Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 15Abstain 6Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 34Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
Spain40
France35
Italy35
Romania32

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Belgium
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium20 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 35Against 19Abstain 24Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 4Abstain 35Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 26Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 13Abstain 4Absent 2

Sweden20 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

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