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A single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (recast) ***I

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Vote ID 166172Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 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+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 “A single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (recast) ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (465 for, 122 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

465

Against

122

Abstain

Margin of victory

343 votes

Turnout (cast)

614

Absent

Participation rate

87.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 149Against 8Abstain 3Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 3Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 2Absent 13

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 11Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 3Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 14Abstain 1Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
Spain53
France47
Italy37
Romania24

Most against

Poland23
Hungary9

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 5Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 27Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 10Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 15Abstain 10Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 23Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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