← Votes·2022-03-08

Citizenship and residence by investment schemes

Vote ID 140235Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Citizenship and residence by investment schemes”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (625 for, 8 against, 45 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

625

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

617 votes

Turnout (cast)

678

Absent

Participation rate

96.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 174Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 32Absent 5

ECR63 MEPs

For 58Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 9Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany87
Italy74
France60
Spain55
Poland52

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 19Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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