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Strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body

Vote ID 135754Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
76
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Significant national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+0 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+12 / 15
Country division+12 / 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 “Strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. EPP and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (377 for, 87 against, 224 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
377
Against
87
Abstain
224
Margin of victory
290 votes
Turnout (cast)
688
Absent
17
Participation rate
97.6%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 11Against 3Abstain 159Absent 6
S&D136 MEPs
For 132Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Renew101 MEPs
For 96Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
PfE67 MEPs
For 8Against 15Abstain 43Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 5Against 51Abstain 6Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 21Against 14Abstain 8Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France50
  • Germany50
  • Spain42
  • Netherlands18
  • Romania18
Most against
  • Poland26
  • Hungary12
Divided delegations
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Hungary
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 6Against 7Abstain 8Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 29Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 50Against 11Abstain 28Absent 7
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 1Abstain 10Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1
Ireland13 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 31Against 8Abstain 34Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 18Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 9Against 26Abstain 16Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 18Against 1Abstain 14Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Spain59 MEPs
For 42Against 4Abstain 13Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

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