← Votes·2023-11-23

Monitoring the application of European Union Law in 2020, 2021 and 2022

Vote ID 161201Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Monitoring the application of European Union Law in 2020, 2021 and 2022”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (372 for, 107 against, 33 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

372

Against

107

Abstain

Margin of victory

265 votes

Turnout (cast)

512

Absent

190

Participation rate

72.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 128Against 1Abstain 2Absent 48

S&D136 MEPs

For 95Against 0Abstain 0Absent 41

Renew100 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

ECR64 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 9Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 0Absent 18

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 4Absent 19

The Left36 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 18Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
France43
Spain35
Italy30
Romania25

Most against

Poland25
Hungary5

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 4Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 15Abstain 5Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 9Abstain 4Absent 30

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 23Abstain 0Absent 23

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 2Absent 16

Poland51 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain57 MEPs

For 35Against 3Abstain 3Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

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