← Votes·2023-02-16

The establishment of an independent EU ethics body

Vote ID 153099Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “The establishment of an independent EU ethics body”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (388 for, 72 against, 76 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

388

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

316 votes

Turnout (cast)

536

Absent

169

Participation rate

76.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 101Against 4Abstain 30Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 98Against 1Abstain 0Absent 37

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR64 MEPs

For 3Against 34Abstain 14Absent 13

PfE65 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 23Absent 19

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 6Absent 18

The Left37 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany50
France45
Spain39
Italy28
Netherlands18

Most against

Poland25

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 5Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 13Abstain 3Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 50Against 8Abstain 11Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 15

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 6Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 28Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 3Abstain 7Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

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