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Amending Directive 2009/18/EC establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector ***I

Transport84%
Confidence: 84%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "transport"
  • title/description contains "maritime transport"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 166858Source: official EP roll-call records
51
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High participation
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Topic importance+6 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+0 / 10
Group division+0 / 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 “Amending Directive 2009/18/EC establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (613 for, 3 against, 7 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
613
Against
3
Abstain
7
Margin of victory
610 votes
Turnout (cast)
623
Absent
82
Participation rate
88.4%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 157Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22
S&D136 MEPs
For 121Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15
Renew100 MEPs
For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
ECR65 MEPs
For 55Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8
PfE64 MEPs
For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13
NI46 MEPs
For 32Against 3Abstain 2Absent 9
The Left38 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4
ESN4 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany90
  • France71
  • Italy60
  • Spain56
  • Poland47
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Germany96 MEPs
For 90Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6
Hungary21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15
Latvia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Portugal21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain59 MEPs
For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Sweden21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

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