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Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations

Vote ID 150954Source: 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 “Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (455 for, 114 against, 44 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

455

Against

114

Abstain

Margin of victory

341 votes

Turnout (cast)

613

Absent

Participation rate

87.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 148Against 2Abstain 5Absent 24

S&D137 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 9Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

PfE65 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 9Absent 4

ECR64 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 8Absent 11

NI45 MEPs

For 18Against 15Abstain 4Absent 8

The Left37 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 5Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany75
France48
Spain47
Italy40
Romania29

Most against

Poland23
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 21Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 75Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 22Abstain 8Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 20Against 23Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 8Absent 1

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