← Votes·2023-04-20

Digital finance: Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA)

Vote ID 154163Source: 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 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+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “Digital finance: Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (517 for, 38 against, 18 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

517

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

479 votes

Turnout (cast)

573

Absent

132

Participation rate

81.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 141Against 0Abstain 0Absent 38

S&D136 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 55Against 5Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE64 MEPs

For 41Against 8Abstain 6Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 45Against 5Abstain 5Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 22Against 9Abstain 1Absent 14

The Left37 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 5Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany69
France66
Italy58
Spain45
Poland41

Most against

Cyprus2

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 5Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 10Abstain 3Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 7Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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