← Votes·2024-02-08

Association agreements for the participation of third countries in Union programmes

Vote ID 164387Source: 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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 “Association agreements for the participation of third countries in Union programmes”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (431 for, 85 against, 37 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

431

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

346 votes

Turnout (cast)

553

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 130Against 6Abstain 2Absent 41

S&D136 MEPs

For 98Against 4Abstain 0Absent 34

Renew100 MEPs

For 83Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 49Against 9Abstain 1Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 48Against 5Abstain 2Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 21Absent 17

NI46 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 4Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 4Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
Poland47
Spain45
Italy36
Netherlands20

Most against

France40

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 20Against 40Abstain 4Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 4Abstain 9Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 16Absent 23

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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