← Votes·2024-02-28

Driving licences ***I

Vote ID 165723Source: 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+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 “Driving licences ***I”. EPP, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (370 for, 227 against, 15 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

370

Against

227

Abstain

Margin of victory

143 votes

Turnout (cast)

612

Absent

Participation rate

86.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 148Against 7Abstain 2Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 20Against 103Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 83Against 6Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 7Against 57Abstain 2Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 43Against 7Abstain 0Absent 14

NI46 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 5Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 25Abstain 1Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland42
France40
Italy34
Romania26
Czech Republic17

Most against

Germany46
Spain28
Portugal12
Finland10
Greece10

Divided delegations

Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 40Against 24Abstain 2Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 46Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 23Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 23Against 28Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

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