← Votes·2024-04-23

Combating late payment in commercial transactions ***I

Vote ID 168601Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 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, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (225 for, 350 against, 28 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

225

Against

350

Abstain

Margin of victory

125 votes

Turnout (cast)

603

Absent

102

Participation rate

85.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 124Against 25Abstain 2Absent 28

S&D136 MEPs

For 5Against 113Abstain 1Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 29Against 64Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 29Against 26Abstain 2Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 18Against 18Abstain 16Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 3Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 26Abstain 1Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany44
Czech Republic18
Romania12
Belgium11
Bulgaria11

Most against

France61
Spain53
Poland36
Italy26
Netherlands14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 10Against 61Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 43Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 26Abstain 16Absent 16

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 5Against 36Abstain 1Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 1Against 53Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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