← Votes·2023-07-13

The state of the SME Union

Vote ID 157686Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 state of the SME Union”. S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (241 for, 288 against, 19 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.

Result analysis

For

241

Against

288

Abstain

Margin of victory

47 votes

Turnout (cast)

548

Absent

157

Participation rate

77.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 5Against 143Abstain 0Absent 31

S&D136 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 3Absent 37

Renew100 MEPs

For 5Against 74Abstain 4Absent 17

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

PfE64 MEPs

For 32Against 17Abstain 4Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 5Against 39Abstain 5Absent 16

The Left37 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 7Abstain 2Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy40
France35
Spain23
Portugal13
Czech Republic11

Most against

Germany48
Poland39
Romania18
Belgium11
Sweden11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 35Against 26Abstain 1Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 48Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 9Abstain 6Absent 21

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 9

Poland52 MEPs

For 6Against 39Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 23Against 14Abstain 3Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

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