← Votes·2023-01-17

EU/New Zealand Agreement: exchange of personal data between Europol and New Zealand

Vote ID 151821Source: 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 “EU/New Zealand Agreement: exchange of personal data between Europol and New Zealand”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (594 for, 27 against, 9 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

594

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

567 votes

Turnout (cast)

630

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 165Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

S&D136 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew100 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE65 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR64 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 28Against 9Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left37 MEPs

For 8Against 17Abstain 7Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
Italy67
France66
Spain49
Poland47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 3Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 7Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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