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Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the ECR Group (A9-0329/2023)

Vote ID 168148Source: official EP roll-call records
30
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Procedural or paragraph vote
  • Strong political group division
  • Some national delegation divergence
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+0 / 15
Turnout+0 / 5
Vote type+3 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+12 / 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 “Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the ECR Group (A9-0329/2023)”. PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (70 for, 277 against, 27 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a procedural vote — it concerns how Parliament organises its work rather than a substantive policy decision. It is generally of lower public-interest weight, though procedural votes can still signal political alignments.

Result analysis

For
70
Against
277
Abstain
27
Margin of victory
207 votes
Turnout (cast)
374
Absent
331
Participation rate
53.0%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 8Against 84Abstain 0Absent 87
S&D136 MEPs
For 1Against 77Abstain 1Absent 57
Renew100 MEPs
For 1Against 54Abstain 1Absent 44
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 22
PfE64 MEPs
For 30Against 1Abstain 3Absent 30
ECR65 MEPs
For 23Against 0Abstain 2Absent 40
The Left38 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 17Absent 16
NI46 MEPs
For 7Against 6Abstain 3Absent 30
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Poland17
  • Hungary9
  • Estonia1
Most against
  • Germany48
  • France34
  • Spain28
  • Italy23
  • Netherlands12
Divided delegations
  • Estonia
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 3Absent 5
Belgium21 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 3Absent 7
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9
Denmark14 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5
Finland14 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5
France79 MEPs
For 14Against 34Abstain 3Absent 28
Germany96 MEPs
For 1Against 48Abstain 5Absent 42
Greece21 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 2Absent 13
Hungary21 MEPs
For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8
Ireland13 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 6
Italy76 MEPs
For 15Against 23Abstain 0Absent 38
Latvia8 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 14
Poland52 MEPs
For 17Against 7Abstain 0Absent 28
Portugal21 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 3Absent 10
Romania33 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 26
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 10
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3
Spain59 MEPs
For 4Against 28Abstain 2Absent 25
Sweden21 MEPs
For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

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