← Votes·2023-11-22

demande EGF/2023/002 BE/Makro

Vote ID 160143Source: 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+5 / 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 “demande EGF/2023/002 BE/Makro”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (598 for, 28 against, 4 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

598

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

570 votes

Turnout (cast)

630

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 162Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 86Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR64 MEPs

For 49Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 51Against 5Abstain 1Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 35Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

The Left36 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy72
France70
Germany70
Spain54
Poland48

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 10Abstain 1Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland51 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain57 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

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