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Amending certain directives as regards the establishment of the Single Market Emergency Instrument ***I

Internal Market64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "single market"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 168299Source: official EP roll-call records
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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • Very fragmented political vote
  • Some national delegation divergence
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+5 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+15 / 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 “Amending certain directives as regards the establishment of the Single Market Emergency Instrument ***I”. EPP, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (412 for, 52 against, 161 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
412
Against
52
Abstain
161
Margin of victory
360 votes
Turnout (cast)
625
Absent
80
Participation rate
88.6%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 159Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20
S&D136 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 114Absent 14
Renew100 MEPs
For 91Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 62Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5
ECR65 MEPs
For 45Against 5Abstain 9Absent 6
PfE64 MEPs
For 18Against 25Abstain 9Absent 12
NI46 MEPs
For 14Against 15Abstain 6Absent 11
The Left38 MEPs
For 15Against 4Abstain 14Absent 5
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany61
  • France44
  • Italy42
  • Poland36
  • Spain32
Most against
  • Hungary9
Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 8Absent 2
Belgium21 MEPs
For 14Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 44Against 19Abstain 11Absent 5
Germany96 MEPs
For 61Against 8Abstain 17Absent 10
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 7
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 9Abstain 5Absent 5
Ireland13 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 42Against 0Abstain 15Absent 19
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 15Against 1Abstain 11Absent 2
Poland52 MEPs
For 36Against 1Abstain 7Absent 8
Portugal21 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 9Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 22Against 0Abstain 6Absent 5
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 32Against 1Abstain 23Absent 3
Sweden21 MEPs
For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

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