← Votes·2023-04-20

Long-Term Residents Directive. Recast

Vote ID 154562Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Long-Term Residents Directive. Recast”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (391 for, 140 against, 25 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

391

Against

140

Abstain

Margin of victory

251 votes

Turnout (cast)

556

Absent

149

Participation rate

78.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 105Against 9Abstain 20Absent 45

S&D136 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 3Absent 29

Renew100 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 52Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 2Against 50Abstain 1Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 20Abstain 0Absent 13

The Left37 MEPs

For 28Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
Spain50
France40
Italy26
Netherlands22

Most against

Poland25
Hungary12
Czech Republic10

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 2Absent 5

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 40Against 22Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 10Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 23Abstain 7Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 25Abstain 8Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 50Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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