← Votes·2024-02-28

Driving licences ***I

Vote ID 165755Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+12 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (304 for, 290 against, 20 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

304

Against

290

Abstain

Margin of victory

14 votes

Turnout (cast)

614

Absent

Participation rate

87.1%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 14 votes. 91 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (91) was larger than the 14-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 23 absent MEPs (margin was 14)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (17 absent)France (15 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 25Against 129Abstain 2Absent 23

S&D136 MEPs

For 89Against 34Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 61Against 30Abstain 2Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 52Against 6Abstain 8Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 2Absent 11

PfE64 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 3Absent 14

NI46 MEPs

For 21Against 13Abstain 2Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy56
Spain42
France39
Romania20
Hungary15

Most against

Germany54
Poland40
Sweden17
Netherlands16
Czech Republic14

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
France
Lithuania
Netherlands
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 39Against 25Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 29Against 54Abstain 3Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 3Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 3Absent 0

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