← Votes·2023-07-11

Implementation of “passerelle” clauses in the EU Treaties

Vote ID 156733Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Implementation of “passerelle” clauses in the EU Treaties”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (312 for, 305 against, 15 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

312

Against

305

Abstain

Margin of victory

7 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

89.6%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 7 votes. 73 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (73) was larger than the 7-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

S&Dhad 20 absent MEPs (margin was 7)
EPPhad 13 absent MEPs (margin was 7)
NIhad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 7)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Spain (12 absent)Italy (11 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 36Against 122Abstain 8Absent 13

S&D136 MEPs

For 102Against 14Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew100 MEPs

For 77Against 14Abstain 2Absent 7

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 58Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 17Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 17Abstain 3Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
France40
Italy38
Spain35
Belgium14

Most against

Poland37
Sweden17
Netherlands14
Czech Republic11
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 40Against 33Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 27Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 37Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 35Against 12Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

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