← Votes·2023-09-14

The future of the European book sector

Vote ID 157817Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 future of the European book sector”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (513 for, 11 against, 8 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

513

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

502 votes

Turnout (cast)

532

Absent

173

Participation rate

75.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 143Against 0Abstain 0Absent 36

S&D136 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 38

Renew100 MEPs

For 79Against 3Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 41Against 5Abstain 2Absent 17

PfE64 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 2Absent 21

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 4Absent 21

The Left37 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany81
France59
Italy55
Spain47
Poland40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 10

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 2Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

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