← Votes·2024-02-28

Driving licences ***I

Vote ID 165776Source: 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+7 / 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, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (265 for, 328 against, 22 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

265

Against

328

Abstain

Margin of victory

63 votes

Turnout (cast)

615

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 155Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 3Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 6Against 85Abstain 2Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 2Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 23Against 14Abstain 12Absent 15

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 4Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 2Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy40
Spain28
Austria11
Finland11
Portugal10

Most against

Germany44
Poland38
France27
Romania19
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 13Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 19Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 28Against 22Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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