← Votes·2022-11-10

Conclusion of an agreement under GATS on the modification of schedules of specific commitments

Vote ID 149838Source: 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 political group division
✓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+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 “Conclusion of an agreement under GATS on the modification of schedules of specific commitments”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (503 for, 93 against, 12 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

503

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

410 votes

Turnout (cast)

608

Absent

Participation rate

86.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 156Against 1Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 116Against 1Abstain 2Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 3Against 58Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE66 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR64 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

NI45 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 5Absent 13

The Left37 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 4Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy63
Germany56
France48
Poland45
Spain39

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Cyprus

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 17Abstain 2Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 56Against 25Abstain 0Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 5Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy75 MEPs

For 63Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 7Abstain 3Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

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