← Votes·2024-02-28

Driving licences ***I

Vote ID 165777Source: 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (238 for, 370 against, 7 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

238

Against

370

Abstain

Margin of victory

132 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 6Against 153Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 105Against 17Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew100 MEPs

For 7Against 84Abstain 2Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 1Absent 11

PfE64 MEPs

For 8Against 42Abstain 0Absent 14

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 14Abstain 2Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 26Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
Spain28
Portugal12
Finland10
Denmark7

Most against

France43
Poland37
Italy35
Romania25
Austria16

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 22Against 43Abstain 1Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 40Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 35Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 28Against 23Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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