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Standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) ***I

Vote ID 167007Source: official EP roll-call records
77
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • Strong 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+10 / 10
Group division+12 / 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 “Standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (398 for, 162 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
398
Against
162
Abstain
60
Margin of victory
236 votes
Turnout (cast)
620
Absent
85
Participation rate
87.9%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 126Against 24Abstain 6Absent 23
S&D136 MEPs
For 114Against 0Abstain 7Absent 15
Renew100 MEPs
For 89Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 51Against 0Abstain 16Absent 3
ECR65 MEPs
For 0Against 52Abstain 4Absent 9
PfE64 MEPs
For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 13
NI46 MEPs
For 13Against 22Abstain 1Absent 10
The Left38 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 24Absent 4
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany75
  • Spain44
  • France32
  • Italy31
  • Netherlands22
Most against
  • Poland36
  • Hungary12
Divided delegations
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Italy
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 7Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 32Against 24Abstain 15Absent 8
Germany96 MEPs
For 75Against 10Abstain 7Absent 4
Greece21 MEPs
For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6
Hungary21 MEPs
For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3
Ireland13 MEPs
For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 31Against 26Abstain 2Absent 17
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 5Against 36Abstain 4Absent 7
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain59 MEPs
For 44Against 5Abstain 6Absent 4
Sweden21 MEPs
For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

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