← Votes·2023-05-11

A roadmap towards a social Europe – two years after the Porto Social Summit

Vote ID 155446Source: 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
✓Significant 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+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 “A roadmap towards a social Europe – two years after the Porto Social Summit”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (401 for, 139 against, 41 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

401

Against

139

Abstain

Margin of victory

262 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

124

Participation rate

82.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 120Against 13Abstain 12Absent 34

S&D136 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 8Absent 23

Renew100 MEPs

For 66Against 17Abstain 3Absent 14

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 1Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 4Absent 13

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 9Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
France49
Spain42
Italy26
Poland23

Most against

Sweden12
Denmark6

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Denmark
Italy
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 7Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 19Abstain 1Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 16Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 8Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 2Absent 23

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 23Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 1Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 5Absent 0

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