← Votes·2023-12-12

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

Vote ID 162368Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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 (289 for, 294 against, 32 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

289

Against

294

Abstain

Margin of victory

5 votes

Turnout (cast)

615

Absent

Participation rate

87.4%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 5 votes. 89 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (89) was larger than the 5-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 20 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
S&Dhad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
Renewhad 13 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
PfEhad 13 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
Greens-EFAhad 9 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
NIhad 9 absent MEPs (margin was 5)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (13 absent)Germany (12 absent)France (9 absent)Poland (7 absent)Spain (7 absent)

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 41Against 102Abstain 16Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 1Abstain 1Absent 14

Renew100 MEPs

For 15Against 71Abstain 1Absent 13

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 56Abstain 4Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 45Abstain 0Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 15Abstain 5Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
Spain30
Ireland13
Portugal12
Austria10

Most against

France44
Italy31
Poland27
Romania15
Czech Republic14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 33Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 31Abstain 6Absent 13

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 13Abstain 2Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 18Against 27Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 6Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 6Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain58 MEPs

For 30Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

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