← Votes·2024-04-23

Combating late payment in commercial transactions ***I

Vote ID 168600Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Combating late payment in commercial transactions ***I”. EPP, S&D, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (343 for, 152 against, 109 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

343

Against

152

Abstain

109

Margin of victory

191 votes

Turnout (cast)

604

Absent

101

Participation rate

85.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 96Against 55Abstain 2Absent 26

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 38Against 50Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 61Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 9Against 27Abstain 21Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 32Against 10Abstain 10Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 7Abstain 5Absent 16

The Left38 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France58
Germany53
Italy51
Spain29
Portugal17

Most against

Poland33
Netherlands15
Romania12
Hungary11
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Greece
Luxembourg
Romania
Slovakia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 9Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 10Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 10Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 8Abstain 26Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 9Abstain 1Absent 15

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 33Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 2Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 29Against 18Abstain 8Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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