← Votes·2023-12-13

Adjustments of the size criteria for micro, small, medium-sized and large undertakings or groups

Vote ID 162714Source: 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 national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “Adjustments of the size criteria for micro, small, medium-sized and large undertakings or groups”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (120 for, 501 against, 10 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

120

Against

501

Abstain

Margin of victory

381 votes

Turnout (cast)

631

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 63Against 98Abstain 3Absent 14

S&D136 MEPs

For 6Against 117Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 83Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 11Against 48Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 14Against 41Abstain 0Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 21Abstain 3Absent 8

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Romania16
Hungary12
Czech Republic10
Slovenia5

Most against

France73
Italy65
Spain51
Germany43
Poland43

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Germany
Romania
Slovenia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 2Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 43Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 2Against 65Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 3Against 51Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

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