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Composition of the European Parliament: draft European Council decision

Institutional Affairs77%★

Confidence: 77%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"
title/description contains "european council"

Reviewed: yes

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Vote ID 158116Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Composition of the European Parliament: draft European Council decision”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (515 for, 74 against, 44 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

515

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

441 votes

Turnout (cast)

633

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 131Against 27Abstain 7Absent 14

S&D136 MEPs

For 122Against 0Abstain 5Absent 9

Renew100 MEPs

For 82Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 11Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 45Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 44Against 7Abstain 8Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 6Absent 14

The Left37 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 7Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy67
France65
Spain49
Poland47
Romania30

Most against

Germany41

Divided delegations

Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 8Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 41Abstain 3Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 5Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 8Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

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