← Votes·2022-11-22

Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement: participation of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in Union programmes

Vote ID 150134Source: 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+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement: participation of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in Union programmes”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. ECR and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (519 for, 23 against, 92 abstentions).

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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

519

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

496 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 154Against 0Abstain 3Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew100 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR64 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 47Absent 5

PfE65 MEPs

For 18Against 7Abstain 28Absent 12

NI45 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 13Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
France69
Spain51
Italy39
Romania30

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 8Abstain 1Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 10Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy75 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 27Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 25Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 51Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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