← Votes·2023-07-13

The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean

Vote ID 157721Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean”. 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 (315 for, 255 against, 13 abstentions).

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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

315

Against

255

Abstain

Margin of victory

60 votes

Turnout (cast)

583

Absent

122

Participation rate

82.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 22Against 132Abstain 4Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 1Absent 30

Renew100 MEPs

For 82Against 1Abstain 2Absent 15

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 52Abstain 1Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 0Absent 13

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 13Abstain 3Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
France43
Spain34
Portugal19
Netherlands16

Most against

Poland36
Italy33
Romania15
Czech Republic10
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 24Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 33Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 36Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 15Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 15Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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