← Votes·2024-04-11

Simplification of certain CAP rules ***I

Vote ID 168230Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Procedural or paragraph vote
✓Some 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+3 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Simplification of certain CAP rules ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (432 for, 155 against, 13 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

432

Against

155

Abstain

Margin of victory

277 votes

Turnout (cast)

600

Absent

105

Participation rate

85.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 148Against 5Abstain 1Absent 25

S&D136 MEPs

For 80Against 35Abstain 4Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 80Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 1Against 59Abstain 4Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 53Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE64 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 0Absent 15

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 3Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 31Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy47
Poland43
Spain43
France42
Romania21

Most against

Germany46
Austria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 23Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 46Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 12Abstain 2Absent 15

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 43Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 7Abstain 3Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

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