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Common procedure for international protection in the Union ***I

Vote ID 167632Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 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 “Common procedure for international protection in the Union ***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 (301 for, 269 against, 51 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

301

Against

269

Abstain

Margin of victory

32 votes

Turnout (cast)

621

Absent

Participation rate

88.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 126Against 15Abstain 14Absent 24

S&D136 MEPs

For 86Against 25Abstain 13Absent 12

Renew100 MEPs

For 83Against 4Abstain 5Absent 8

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 14Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 4Against 30Abstain 3Absent 9

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 1Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany44
Spain40
Romania17
Portugal15
Netherlands14

Most against

Italy40
France38
Poland35
Hungary11
Belgium10

Divided delegations

Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 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 1Against 9Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 38Abstain 8Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 43Abstain 4Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 4Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 40Abstain 9Absent 15

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 10Against 35Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

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