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Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: accession by the European Union

Enlargement65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "accession"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 146053Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Enlargement
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: accession by the European Union”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (576 for, 8 against, 14 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

576

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

568 votes

Turnout (cast)

598

Absent

107

Participation rate

84.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 152Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Renew101 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE67 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 5Absent 14

ECR63 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 3Absent 11

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 3Abstain 3Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Italy64
France62
Spain48
Poland47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 8Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

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