← Votes·2024-02-07

Conclusion of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Angola ***

Vote ID 164065Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Conclusion of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Angola ***”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (488 for, 39 against, 108 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

488

Against

Abstain

108

Margin of victory

449 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 158Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 0Abstain 11Absent 11

Renew100 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 61Absent 3

ECR65 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 23Absent 7

PfE64 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 26Against 7Abstain 6Absent 7

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 31Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy62
Germany58
France49
Spain43
Romania28

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 7Abstain 13Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 7Abstain 23Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 3Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 9Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 23Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 5Abstain 5Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

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