← Votes·2023-11-21

The implementation of the principle of primacy of EU law

Vote ID 160386Source: 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+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (407 for, 184 against, 27 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

407

Against

184

Abstain

Margin of victory

223 votes

Turnout (cast)

618

Absent

Participation rate

88.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 137Against 15Abstain 6Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 99Against 13Abstain 4Absent 20

Renew100 MEPs

For 79Against 6Abstain 5Absent 10

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 62Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR64 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 3Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 55Abstain 0Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 18Abstain 1Absent 11

The Left36 MEPs

For 10Against 12Abstain 7Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Spain42
France39
Italy36
Romania21

Most against

Poland24
Hungary12
Czech Republic10

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 39Against 26Abstain 4Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 12Abstain 7Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 34Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain57 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

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