← Votes·2023-02-15

EU/North Macedonia Agreement: operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of North Macedonia

Vote ID 152567Source: 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
✓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+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/North Macedonia Agreement: operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of North Macedonia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (511 for, 104 against, 20 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

511

Against

104

Abstain

Margin of victory

407 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 163Against 1Abstain 3Absent 12

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 1Abstain 4Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 66Abstain 1Absent 3

ECR64 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE65 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 6Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy58
Germany57
France53
Poland49
Spain46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Germany
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 17Abstain 4Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 31Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 5Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 2Abstain 6Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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