← Votes·2023-11-21

The implementation of the principle of primacy of EU law

Vote ID 160383Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “The implementation of the principle of primacy of EU law”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (138 for, 456 against, 10 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

138

Against

456

Abstain

Margin of victory

318 votes

Turnout (cast)

604

Absent

Participation rate

86.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 10Against 141Abstain 3Absent 25

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 112Abstain 1Absent 22

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 88Abstain 1Absent 11

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR64 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 18Abstain 0Absent 13

The Left36 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland24
Hungary9

Most against

Germany68
France41
Spain41
Italy37
Romania30

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 23Against 41Abstain 2Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 9Against 68Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 37Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 30Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain57 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

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