← Votes·2023-04-19

Combating discrimination in the EU – the long-awaited horizontal anti-discrimination directive

Vote ID 154399Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Combating discrimination in the EU – the long-awaited horizontal anti-discrimination directive”. EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (262 for, 346 against, 26 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

262

Against

346

Abstain

Margin of victory

84 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

89.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 110Against 37Abstain 15Absent 17

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 118Abstain 0Absent 15

Renew100 MEPs

For 4Against 88Abstain 2Absent 6

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

ECR65 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 12Abstain 2Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 5Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy37
Poland36
Hungary14
Czech Republic12
Slovakia9

Most against

Germany50
France45
Spain42
Netherlands18
Romania16

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 45Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 50Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 29Abstain 2Absent 8

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 9Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 16Against 42Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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