← Votes·2023-06-13

Implementation of the Regulations on the European citizens' initiative

Vote ID 155893Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Implementation of the Regulations on the European citizens' initiative”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (502 for, 49 against, 54 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

502

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

453 votes

Turnout (cast)

605

Absent

100

Participation rate

85.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 155Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D136 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Renew100 MEPs

For 89Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 3Against 39Abstain 16Absent 7

PfE64 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 28Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 26Against 6Abstain 3Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
Italy58
France52
Spain47
Poland24

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 2Abstain 15Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 8Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 8Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 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 20Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 4Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

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