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Authorisation empowering France to negotiate a bilateral agreement with Algeria concerning judicial cooperation in civil matters related to family law

Foreign Affairs75%★
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title contains non-EU country "algeria"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Justice64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "judicial cooperation"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 162156Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
53
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High participation
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Topic importance+8 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+0 / 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 “Authorisation empowering France to negotiate a bilateral agreement with Algeria concerning judicial cooperation in civil matters related to family law”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (604 for, 0 against, 5 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
604
Against
0
Abstain
5
Margin of victory
604 votes
Turnout (cast)
609
Absent
95
Participation rate
86.5%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 160Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19
S&D136 MEPs
For 120Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15
Renew100 MEPs
For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9
ECR65 MEPs
For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
PfE64 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12
NI46 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 3Absent 12
The Left37 MEPs
For 29Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7
ESN4 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany84
  • France67
  • Italy64
  • Spain51
  • Poland45
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 67Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11
Germany96 MEPs
For 84Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12
Greece21 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5
Hungary21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Poland52 MEPs
For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Portugal21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain58 MEPs
For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Sweden21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

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