← Votes·2024-03-14

The adoption of the Special Measure in favour of Tunisia for 2023

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "tunisia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 166692Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “The adoption of the Special Measure in favour of Tunisia for 2023”. EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (237 for, 259 against, 13 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

237

Against

259

Abstain

Margin of victory

22 votes

Turnout (cast)

509

Absent

196

Participation rate

72.2%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 22 votes. 196 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (196) was larger than the 22-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 57 absent MEPs (margin was 22)
S&Dhad 41 absent MEPs (margin was 22)
Renewhad 25 absent MEPs (margin was 22)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (25 absent)Germany (23 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 111Against 5Abstain 6Absent 57

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 92Abstain 1Absent 41

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 64Abstain 3Absent 25

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

NI46 MEPs

For 11Against 13Abstain 2Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland35
Italy27
Czech Republic15
Romania10
Belgium8

Most against

Germany42
France41
Spain30
Netherlands13
Portugal12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 41Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 42Abstain 0Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 24Abstain 0Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 35Against 8Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 30Abstain 0Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

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