← Votes·2024-02-28

Driving licences ***I

Vote ID 165696Source: 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+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 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 “Driving licences ***I”. EPP and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (239 for, 348 against, 26 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

239

Against

348

Abstain

Margin of victory

109 votes

Turnout (cast)

613

Absent

Participation rate

87.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 132Against 19Abstain 8Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 13Against 109Abstain 1Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 24Against 65Abstain 2Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 3Against 62Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 8Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 11Against 39Abstain 1Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 4Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 4Against 25Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland38
Sweden18
Czech Republic13
Austria10
Finland10

Most against

France61
Germany50
Italy42
Spain30
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 6Against 61Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 50Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 13Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 38Against 6Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 21Against 30Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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