← Votes·2022-05-04

Regulation on distortive foreign subsidies

Vote ID 142904Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

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What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Regulation on distortive foreign subsidies”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (627 for, 8 against, 11 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

627

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

619 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

91.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 164Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D136 MEPs

For 123Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew101 MEPs

For 94Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE67 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR63 MEPs

For 54Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

NI44 MEPs

For 34Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 9Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany86
Italy71
France66
Spain56
Poland46

Most against

Malta4

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

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 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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