← Votes·2023-11-22

Negotiations on a status agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Mauritania

Migration & Asylum66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "frontex"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 160265Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Migration
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+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 “Negotiations on a status agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Mauritania”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (390 for, 135 against, 15 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

390

Against

135

Abstain

Margin of victory

255 votes

Turnout (cast)

540

Absent

162

Participation rate

76.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 109Against 13Abstain 10Absent 47

S&D136 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 1Absent 39

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR64 MEPs

For 0Against 58Abstain 1Absent 5

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 47Abstain 0Absent 16

The Left36 MEPs

For 26Against 3Abstain 3Absent 4

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 0Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
France41
Spain32
Romania25
Portugal17

Most against

Italy33
Poland24
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 41Against 19Abstain 2Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 8Abstain 0Absent 26

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 33Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Poland51 MEPs

For 18Against 24Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain57 MEPs

For 32Against 3Abstain 10Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

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