← Votes·2023-06-13

Electronic evidence in criminal proceedings: legal representatives directive

Vote ID 155918Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+10 / 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 “Electronic evidence in criminal proceedings: legal representatives directive”. EPP, S&D, Renew and PfE voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (438 for, 152 against, 34 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

438

Against

152

Abstain

Margin of victory

286 votes

Turnout (cast)

624

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 156Against 1Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 4Against 61Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 13Against 38Abstain 9Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 37Against 5Abstain 12Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 18Abstain 4Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 2Against 29Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy62
France50
Germany46
Spain39
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland26

Divided delegations

Finland
Germany
Hungary
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 19Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 29Abstain 8Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 6Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 3Abstain 1Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

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