← Votes·2022-01-19

Determining cases where identity data may be considered as same or similar for the purpose of the multiple identity detection pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/817

Vote ID 138970Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Determining cases where identity data may be considered as same or similar for the purpose of the multiple identity detection pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/817”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (353 for, 336 against, 4 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

353

Against

336

Abstain

Margin of victory

17 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 17 votes. 12 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (12) was not larger than the 17-vote margin.

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 5Against 169Abstain 1Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 133Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 75Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 7Against 55Abstain 0Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 25Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany54
Spain41
Netherlands21
Romania19
Portugal14

Most against

France52
Italy44
Poland42
Czech Republic15
Hungary12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 52Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 54Against 40Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

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 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 42Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs