← Votes·2024-03-14

Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership ***

Vote ID 166299Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 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 “Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership ***”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (453 for, 34 against, 60 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

453

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

419 votes

Turnout (cast)

547

Absent

158

Participation rate

77.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 1Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 101Against 0Abstain 1Absent 34

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 52Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 3Absent 14

NI46 MEPs

For 25Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 2Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
Italy49
France48
Poland46
Spain40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 6Abstain 13Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 6Abstain 16Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 2Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 7Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7

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