← 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 162321Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (200 for, 383 against, 22 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

200

Against

383

Abstain

Margin of victory

183 votes

Turnout (cast)

605

Absent

Participation rate

85.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 151Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 55Against 52Abstain 12Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 31Against 52Abstain 2Absent 15

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 1Absent 5

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 0Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 4Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France43
Belgium11
Portugal9
Greece8
Denmark7

Most against

Germany52
Italy52
Poland43
Spain38
Romania25

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 20Abstain 2Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 52Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 52Abstain 1Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 43Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain58 MEPs

For 13Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

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