← Votes·2024-03-14

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

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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 166693Source: 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+10 / 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, ECR, PfE 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 (230 for, 249 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

230

Against

249

Abstain

Margin of victory

19 votes

Turnout (cast)

492

Absent

213

Participation rate

69.8%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 19 votes. 213 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (213) was larger than the 19-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 58 absent MEPs (margin was 19)
S&Dhad 41 absent MEPs (margin was 19)
Renewhad 26 absent MEPs (margin was 19)
NIhad 24 absent MEPs (margin was 19)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (29 absent)Germany (26 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 112Against 2Abstain 7Absent 58

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 92Abstain 1Absent 41

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 62Abstain 4Absent 26

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

PfE64 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 1Absent 24

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland33
Italy24
Czech Republic13
Netherlands12
Romania10

Most against

Germany40
France39
Spain30
Portugal10
Ireland8

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 39Abstain 1Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 29Against 40Abstain 1Absent 26

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 19

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 0Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 33Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 1Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

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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