← Votes·2024-03-12

Definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures ***I

Vote ID 166077Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (543 for, 45 against, 27 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

543

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

498 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 154Against 0Abstain 1Absent 24

S&D136 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew100 MEPs

For 83Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 54Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 27Against 9Abstain 19Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 23Against 11Abstain 1Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 11Against 18Abstain 2Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
Italy65
France55
Spain51
Poland46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 17Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 15Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 51Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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