← Votes·2022-02-16

Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the single market

Trade65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "tariff"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Internal Market64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "single market"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 139908Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 “Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the single market”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (530 for, 130 against, 32 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

530

Against

130

Abstain

Margin of victory

400 votes

Turnout (cast)

692

Absent

Participation rate

98.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 164Against 2Abstain 10Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 3Against 66Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 48Against 8Abstain 9Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 15Abstain 7Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 35Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy72
Germany52
France51
Poland49
Spain43

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 18Abstain 8Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 32Abstain 10Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 72Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

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