← Votes·2022-02-15

Acceptance period of vaccination certificates issued in the EU Digital COVID Certificate format indicating the completion of the primary vaccination series

Vote ID 139818Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓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+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 “Acceptance period of vaccination certificates issued in the EU Digital COVID Certificate format indicating the completion of the primary vaccination series”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (154 for, 525 against, 20 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

154

Against

525

Abstain

Margin of victory

371 votes

Turnout (cast)

699

Absent

Participation rate

99.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 2Against 171Abstain 3Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 130Abstain 2Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 2Against 97Abstain 1Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 6Against 64Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 59Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 51Against 7Abstain 5Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 26Abstain 2Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 11Against 20Abstain 7Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany83
Spain54
France42
Italy40
Romania29

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 33Against 42Abstain 4Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 12Against 83Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 40Abstain 0Absent 0

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 29Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 54Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

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