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Visa Information System (VIS): visa processing

Vote ID 134613Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Visa Information System (VIS): visa processing”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (114 for, 578 against, 4 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

114

Against

578

Abstain

Margin of victory

464 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 176Abstain 0Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 134Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 1Against 100Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 1Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 1Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 10Against 31Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Italy70
Germany63
France60
Poland50
Spain47

Divided delegations

Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 18Against 60Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 63Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 4Against 70Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 47Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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