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A new ERA for Research and Innovation

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Evidence:

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Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 134846Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “A new ERA for Research and Innovation”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and NI voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (144 for, 466 against, 82 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

144

Against

466

Abstain

Margin of victory

322 votes

Turnout (cast)

692

Absent

Participation rate

98.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 173Abstain 1Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 11Against 110Abstain 11Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 2Against 93Abstain 5Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 50Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 55Abstain 5Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 18Abstain 8Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany52
Poland50
Spain47
Romania32
France29

Divided delegations

Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 25Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 52Abstain 11Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 23Abstain 39Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 22Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 47Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs