← Votes·2023-11-09

Amending certain Directives as regards the establishment and functioning of the European single access point (ESAP)

Vote ID 159746Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Amending certain Directives as regards the establishment and functioning of the European single access point (ESAP)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (494 for, 43 against, 55 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

494

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

451 votes

Turnout (cast)

592

Absent

110

Participation rate

84.3%

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

By political group

EPP177 MEPs

For 149Against 0Abstain 2Absent 26

S&D136 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR64 MEPs

For 9Against 18Abstain 32Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 22Against 13Abstain 18Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 27Against 7Abstain 1Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
France63
Spain50
Italy36
Poland23

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 10Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 28Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland49 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 21Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 50Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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