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Cooperation on the fight against organised crime in the Western Balkans

Enlargement65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "western balkans"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Security64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "organised crime"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 138004Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Enlargement
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Cooperation on the fight against organised crime in the Western Balkans”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (531 for, 48 against, 117 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

531

Against

Abstain

117

Margin of victory

483 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 154Against 0Abstain 23Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 94Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 66Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 35Against 25Abstain 7Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 53Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 28Against 10Abstain 6Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy70
Germany58
Poland51
France36
Spain35

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 23Abstain 20Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 8Abstain 25Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 23Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

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