← Votes·2024-02-28

Driving licences ***I

Vote ID 165770Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Renew voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (527 for, 65 against, 24 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

527

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

462 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 157Against 3Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 5Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 32Against 54Abstain 6Absent 8

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR65 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

PfE64 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 12Absent 14

NI46 MEPs

For 29Against 2Abstain 3Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany88
Italy54
Poland44
Spain41
France29

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 29Against 20Abstain 17Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 88Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 9Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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