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Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (codification)

Defence & Security66%★
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "weapons"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 127301Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
37
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Defence
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+10 / 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 “Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (codification)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (601 for, 77 against, 14 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
601
Against
77
Abstain
14
Margin of victory
524 votes
Turnout (cast)
692
Absent
13
Participation rate
98.2%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 171Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Renew101 MEPs
For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 11Against 53Abstain 1Absent 2
ECR63 MEPs
For 51Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 27Against 10Abstain 6Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany83
  • Spain57
  • France55
  • Poland49
  • Italy45
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 55Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 83Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 45Against 28Abstain 0Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 49Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 57Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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