← Votes·2023-07-12

The establishment of the EU ethics body

Vote ID 157491Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “The establishment of the EU ethics body”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (365 for, 270 against, 20 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

365

Against

270

Abstain

Margin of victory

95 votes

Turnout (cast)

655

Absent

Participation rate

92.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 25Against 141Abstain 5Absent 8

S&D136 MEPs

For 121Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew100 MEPs

For 93Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 54Abstain 6Absent 3

ECR65 MEPs

For 5Against 50Abstain 5Absent 5

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 15Abstain 3Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany54
France48
Spain37
Sweden20
Belgium15

Most against

Italy39
Poland38
Romania15
Hungary12
Bulgaria7

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 25Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 54Against 41Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 39Abstain 2Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 10Against 38Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 16Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

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