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Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement: participation of Egypt in Union programmes ***

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title contains non-EU country "egypt"

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Vote ID 168486Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement: participation of Egypt in Union programmes ***”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (456 for, 53 against, 90 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

456

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

403 votes

Turnout (cast)

599

Absent

106

Participation rate

85.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 148Against 0Abstain 1Absent 30

S&D136 MEPs

For 111Against 1Abstain 12Absent 12

Renew100 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 62Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 48Against 4Abstain 3Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 36Against 8Abstain 7Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 12Abstain 1Absent 16

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 3Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy49
France48
Germany45
Poland44
Spain43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 9Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 5Abstain 18Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 13Abstain 24Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 6Abstain 1Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 5Abstain 7Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

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