← Votes·2024-04-10

Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection ***I

Vote ID 167357Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Significant 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+3 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection ***I”. EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (340 for, 249 against, 34 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

340

Against

249

Abstain

Margin of victory

91 votes

Turnout (cast)

623

Absent

Participation rate

88.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 125Against 25Abstain 6Absent 23

S&D136 MEPs

For 113Against 4Abstain 5Absent 14

Renew100 MEPs

For 88Against 1Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 6Against 58Abstain 3Absent 3

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 4Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 3Against 48Abstain 0Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 4Against 23Abstain 10Absent 9

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 30Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
Spain41
Netherlands21
Portugal15
Romania15

Most against

France40
Poland38
Italy28
Hungary13
Czech Republic8

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

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 6Against 8Abstain 7Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 30Against 40Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 39Abstain 1Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 3Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 28Abstain 6Absent 16

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 5Against 38Abstain 2Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 8Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

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