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Report on the 2021 Commission Report on North Macedonia

Vote ID 143305Source: 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+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+6 / 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 “Report on the 2021 Commission Report on North Macedonia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (508 for, 56 against, 35 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

508

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

452 votes

Turnout (cast)

599

Absent

106

Participation rate

85.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 129Against 3Abstain 15Absent 32

S&D136 MEPs

For 107Against 3Abstain 0Absent 26

Renew101 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

PfE67 MEPs

For 28Against 28Abstain 2Absent 9

ECR63 MEPs

For 46Against 9Abstain 2Absent 6

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 5Absent 9

The Left38 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 10Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy68
Germany66
Poland47
Spain45
France36

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 16Abstain 12Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 8Abstain 2Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 68Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 4Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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