← Votes·2022-06-09

Parliament’s right of initiative

Vote ID 143699Source: 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+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Parliament’s right of initiative”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (420 for, 117 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

420

Against

117

Abstain

Margin of victory

303 votes

Turnout (cast)

572

Absent

133

Participation rate

81.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 131Against 8Abstain 7Absent 33

S&D136 MEPs

For 105Against 6Abstain 0Absent 25

Renew101 MEPs

For 76Against 10Abstain 2Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 49Abstain 2Absent 10

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 19Absent 21

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 2Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 27Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
France48
Spain47
Italy37
Romania24

Most against

Poland23
Sweden13
Denmark7

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 10Abstain 4Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 9Abstain 0Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 4Abstain 17Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 21Against 23Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

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