← Votes·2023-12-12

Implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe

Vote ID 162366Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+15 / 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 “Implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (297 for, 297 against, 25 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

297

Against

297

Abstain

Margin of victory

0 votes

Turnout (cast)

619

Absent

Participation rate

87.9%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 0 votes. 85 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (85) was not larger than the 0-vote margin.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 52Against 95Abstain 14Absent 18

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 2Abstain 2Absent 14

Renew100 MEPs

For 11Against 75Abstain 1Absent 13

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 58Abstain 2Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 47Abstain 0Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 15Abstain 4Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
Spain29
Portugal17
Ireland13
Austria9

Most against

France43
Italy31
Poland26
Czech Republic15
Romania15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 24Against 43Abstain 2Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 33Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 31Abstain 7Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 19Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain58 MEPs

For 29Against 22Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

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