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Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications ***I

Vote ID 163765Source: 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
✓Significant 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+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 “Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications ***I”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (372 for, 220 against, 43 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

372

Against

220

Abstain

Margin of victory

152 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 30Against 126Abstain 4Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 125Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7

Renew100 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 4Absent 10

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE64 MEPs

For 3Against 33Abstain 20Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 6Against 41Abstain 8Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 25Against 14Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
France44
Spain38
Italy30
Netherlands22

Most against

Poland40
Croatia7
Latvia4

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 26Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 35Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 8Abstain 26Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 40Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 38Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

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