← Votes·2024-02-28

Driving licences ***I

Vote ID 165643Source: 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
✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Driving licences ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (434 for, 161 against, 21 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

434

Against

161

Abstain

Margin of victory

273 votes

Turnout (cast)

616

Absent

Participation rate

87.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 142Against 10Abstain 7Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 79Against 40Abstain 4Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 87Against 2Abstain 4Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 7Against 60Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR65 MEPs

For 53Against 1Abstain 1Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 45Against 6Abstain 0Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 4Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 25Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy51
France47
Poland44
Romania28
Netherlands23

Most against

Germany49
Spain26
Croatia9
Greece9
Cyprus3

Divided delegations

Germany
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 19Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 49Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 3Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 8Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

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