← Votes·2024-04-23

Visa exemption for holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate ***I

Vote ID 168580Source: 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+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+6 / 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 “Visa exemption for holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (406 for, 97 against, 94 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

406

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

309 votes

Turnout (cast)

597

Absent

108

Participation rate

84.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 112Against 9Abstain 29Absent 29

S&D136 MEPs

For 93Against 24Abstain 0Absent 19

Renew100 MEPs

For 88Against 1Abstain 4Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 22Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 32Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 42Against 6Abstain 3Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 3Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy53
France52
Germany37
Spain34
Romania23

Most against

Croatia2

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
Germany
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 5Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 12Abstain 8Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 27Abstain 20Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 1Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 20Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 4Abstain 17Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

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