← Votes·2024-03-14

Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Albania ***

Vote ID 166261Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

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What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Albania ***”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (441 for, 101 against, 8 abstentions).

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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

441

Against

101

Abstain

Margin of victory

340 votes

Turnout (cast)

550

Absent

155

Participation rate

78.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 133Against 1Abstain 1Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 95Against 9Abstain 3Absent 29

Renew100 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 1Absent 21

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

NI46 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 2Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 26Abstain 1Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany52
France51
Italy47
Poland46
Spain43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Belgium
Ireland
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 18Abstain 2Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 24Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 2Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

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