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Amending Directive 2009/21/EC on compliance with flag State requirements ***I

Vote ID 167328Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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 2009/21/EC on compliance with flag State requirements ***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 (590 for, 20 against, 10 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

590

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

570 votes

Turnout (cast)

620

Absent

Participation rate

87.9%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 156Against 1Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 121Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Renew100 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR65 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 33Against 15Abstain 3Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 32Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany93
Italy59
Spain56
France53
Poland47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 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 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 17Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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