← Votes·2023-09-13

Single Market emergency instrument

Internal Market64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "single market"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 158045Source: 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+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 “Single Market emergency instrument”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (156 for, 480 against, 9 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

156

Against

480

Abstain

Margin of victory

324 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

91.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 158Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 123Abstain 1Absent 10

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 81Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 3Against 64Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 55Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 34Abstain 1Absent 2

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 17Abstain 3Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland26
Hungary9
Denmark7

Most against

Germany71
France54
Spain54
Italy37
Romania29

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Denmark
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 17Against 54Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 71Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 37Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 26Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 29Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 3Against 54Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

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