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

Vote ID 127027Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
73
/ 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+0 / 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 “Monitoring the application of European Union law 2017, 2018 and 2019”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (504 for, 123 against, 61 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
504
Against
123
Abstain
61
Margin of victory
381 votes
Turnout (cast)
688
Absent
15
Participation rate
97.9%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP178 MEPs
For 155Against 7Abstain 12Absent 4
S&D136 MEPs
For 131Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4
Renew100 MEPs
For 95Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 1Against 40Abstain 24Absent 2
ECR63 MEPs
For 2Against 54Abstain 6Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 22Against 17Abstain 5Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 28Against 1Abstain 8Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany82
  • Spain50
  • France44
  • Italy39
  • Romania32
Most against
  • Poland26
Divided delegations
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Hungary
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium20 MEPs
For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 5Against 7Abstain 9Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 44Against 29Abstain 5Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 82Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 39Against 6Abstain 29Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 23Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 24Against 26Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 8Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 50Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2
Sweden20 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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