← Votes·2023-12-14

Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instruments in matters of parenthood and creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood

Vote ID 162511Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instruments in matters of parenthood and creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (366 for, 145 against, 23 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

366

Against

145

Abstain

Margin of victory

221 votes

Turnout (cast)

534

Absent

169

Participation rate

76.0%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 93Against 28Abstain 14Absent 43

S&D136 MEPs

For 91Against 2Abstain 0Absent 43

Renew100 MEPs

For 79Against 1Abstain 1Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 8Against 43Abstain 4Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 18Abstain 2Absent 14

The Left37 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Spain43
France41
Italy32
Portugal18

Most against

Poland25
Hungary12
Romania9
Greece5

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Italy
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 3Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 41Against 22Abstain 1Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 9Abstain 3Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 26Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 1Absent 7

Poland51 MEPs

For 14Against 25Abstain 3Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 43Against 3Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

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