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Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU

Vote ID 139870Source: official EP roll-call records
79
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • Very fragmented political vote
  • 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+15 / 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 “Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (516 for, 85 against, 91 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
516
Against
85
Abstain
91
Margin of victory
431 votes
Turnout (cast)
692
Absent
13
Participation rate
98.2%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 175Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
S&D136 MEPs
For 135Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Renew101 MEPs
For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 3Against 40Abstain 24Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4
ECR63 MEPs
For 2Against 14Abstain 45Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 20Against 18Abstain 6Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 15Against 9Abstain 13Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany80
  • Spain52
  • France50
  • Italy44
  • Romania31
Most against
  • Hungary12
Divided delegations
  • Hungary
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 50Against 23Abstain 6Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 80Against 10Abstain 4Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 44Against 0Abstain 32Absent 0
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 22Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 25Against 0Abstain 27Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 52Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

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