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Assessment of the new communication of the European Commission on Outermost Regions

Institutional Affairs61%★

Confidence: 61%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "european commission"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 155882Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Assessment of the new communication of the European Commission on Outermost Regions”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (589 for, 22 against, 16 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

589

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

567 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 150Against 6Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 5Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 45Against 12Abstain 3Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 3Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 29Against 4Abstain 3Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
France69
Italy66
Spain54
Poland50

Most against

Sweden8

Divided delegations

Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 4Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 5Absent 3

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