← Votes·2023-12-13

EU-Japan relations

Vote ID 162567Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 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 “EU-Japan relations”. S&D, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (263 for, 345 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.

Result analysis

For

263

Against

345

Abstain

Margin of victory

82 votes

Turnout (cast)

633

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 9Against 157Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 3Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 30Against 63Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 4Against 50Abstain 5Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 7Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 30Against 5Abstain 4Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 7Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France50
Italy41
Spain31
Hungary15
Portugal11

Most against

Germany59
Poland36
Romania18
Czech Republic16
Netherlands14

Divided delegations

Croatia
Estonia
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 4Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 23Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 59Abstain 3Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 25Abstain 1Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 4Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 7Against 36Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 18Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 31Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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