← Votes·2023-12-12

Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector

Transport64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "transport"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 162295Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (477 for, 101 against, 41 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

477

Against

101

Abstain

Margin of victory

376 votes

Turnout (cast)

619

Absent

Participation rate

87.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 153Against 2Abstain 6Absent 18

S&D136 MEPs

For 100Against 10Abstain 12Absent 14

Renew100 MEPs

For 82Against 1Abstain 3Absent 14

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 3Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 26Against 8Abstain 3Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 12Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy61
Germany55
Poland45
Spain45
France44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Belgium
Ireland
Luxembourg
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 9Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 23Abstain 3Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 23Abstain 7Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 4Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 5Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain58 MEPs

For 45Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

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