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Citizens’ dialogues and Citizens’ participation in the EU decision-making

Vote ID 134665Source: official EP roll-call records
45
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Some political group division
  • Some national delegation divergence
  • Very close result
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+0 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+15 / 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 “Citizens’ dialogues and Citizens’ participation in the EU decision-making”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (336 for, 339 against, 17 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For
336
Against
339
Abstain
17
Margin of victory
3 votes
Turnout (cast)
692
Absent
13
Participation rate
98.2%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 3 votes. 13 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (13) was larger than the 3-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

  • S&Dhad 4 absent MEPs (margin was 3)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 7Against 168Abstain 1Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 124Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 88Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 1Against 57Abstain 4Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 21Against 19Abstain 3Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 23Against 6Abstain 9Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany55
  • France43
  • Spain41
  • Romania17
  • Netherlands16
Most against
  • Italy44
  • Poland41
  • Sweden16
  • Hungary13
  • Czech Republic11
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Finland
  • France
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 43Against 30Abstain 5Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 55Against 41Abstain 0Absent 0
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 31Against 44Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 16Against 9Abstain 4Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 8Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3
Portugal21 MEPs
For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 17Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 41Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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