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Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States ***

Vote ID 166925Source: official EP roll-call records
70
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • Some political group division
  • Some national delegation divergence
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+0 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 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 “Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States ***”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (448 for, 31 against, 131 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
448
Against
31
Abstain
131
Margin of victory
417 votes
Turnout (cast)
610
Absent
95
Participation rate
86.5%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 146Against 0Abstain 7Absent 26
S&D136 MEPs
For 116Against 0Abstain 3Absent 17
Renew100 MEPs
For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 0Against 1Abstain 66Absent 3
ECR65 MEPs
For 46Against 5Abstain 3Absent 11
PfE64 MEPs
For 21Against 14Abstain 15Absent 14
NI46 MEPs
For 23Against 5Abstain 8Absent 10
The Left38 MEPs
For 3Against 3Abstain 28Absent 4
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany55
  • Italy53
  • Spain43
  • Poland42
  • Netherlands18
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 12Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 13Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 16Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 29Against 1Abstain 38Absent 11
Germany96 MEPs
For 55Against 8Abstain 29Absent 4
Greece21 MEPs
For 7Against 2Abstain 5Absent 7
Hungary21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Ireland13 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 53Against 0Abstain 5Absent 18
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 7Absent 2
Poland52 MEPs
For 42Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain59 MEPs
For 43Against 4Abstain 8Absent 4
Sweden21 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

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