← Votes·2024-04-23

Combating late payment in commercial transactions ***I

Vote ID 168608Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+10 / 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (225 for, 351 against, 30 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

351

Abstain

Margin of victory

126 votes

Turnout (cast)

606

Absent

Participation rate

86.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 122Against 30Abstain 0Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 5Against 115Abstain 1Absent 15

Renew100 MEPs

For 34Against 59Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 30Against 26Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 11Against 18Abstain 23Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 3Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany45
Czech Republic18
Netherlands15
Romania12
Bulgaria11

Most against

France62
Spain53
Poland41
Italy24
Finland13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 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 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 10Against 62Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 42Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 24Abstain 17Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

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 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

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