← Votes·2023-07-13

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

Vote ID 157764Source: 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, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (319 for, 245 against, 7 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

319

Against

245

Abstain

Margin of victory

74 votes

Turnout (cast)

571

Absent

134

Participation rate

81.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 24Against 126Abstain 3Absent 26

S&D136 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 0Absent 32

Renew100 MEPs

For 82Against 2Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 52Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 15

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 4Absent 17

The Left37 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany50
France40
Spain34
Portugal19
Netherlands15

Most against

Poland35
Italy31
Romania14
Hungary9
Croatia6

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 0Absent 4

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 10Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 40Against 24Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 50Against 40Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 10

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 31Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 12Against 35Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 15Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

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