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New Avenues for Legal Labour Migration

Migration & Asylum66%★
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "migration"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Migration & Asylum →
Social Affairs64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "labour"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Social Affairs →
Vote ID 130967Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
42
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Migration
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+12 / 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+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 “New Avenues for Legal Labour Migration”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (141 for, 534 against, 15 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
141
Against
534
Abstain
15
Margin of victory
393 votes
Turnout (cast)
690
Absent
15
Participation rate
97.9%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 3Against 167Abstain 5Absent 4
S&D136 MEPs
For 1Against 127Abstain 0Absent 8
Renew101 MEPs
For 1Against 97Abstain 3Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 0
PfE67 MEPs
For 65Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 50Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 17Against 23Abstain 3Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Poland26
  • Hungary13
Most against
  • Germany82
  • France55
  • Spain55
  • Italy40
  • Romania31
Divided delegations
  • Italy
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 3Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 2Against 15Abstain 4Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 2Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 23Against 55Abstain 1Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 12Against 82Abstain 0Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4
Ireland13 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 34Against 40Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 5Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 26Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 1Against 31Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 4Against 55Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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