← Votes·2023-10-05

Taking stock of Moldova’s path to the EU

Moldova95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "moldova"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"moldova" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 158947Source: 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-interest topic: Moldova
✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Taking stock of Moldova’s path to the EU”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (448 for, 45 against, 43 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

448

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

403 votes

Turnout (cast)

536

Absent

169

Participation rate

76.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 6Absent 41

S&D136 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 38

Renew100 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

ECR65 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 8Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE64 MEPs

For 19Against 27Abstain 3Absent 15

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 9Abstain 6Absent 16

The Left37 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 16Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Italy54
Poland40
Spain39
France33

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 33Against 20Abstain 11Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 7Abstain 7Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 1Absent 21

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 6Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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