← Votes·2024-04-23

Combating late payment in commercial transactions ***I

Vote ID 168609Source: 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+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 “Combating late payment in commercial transactions ***I”. EPP voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (196 for, 356 against, 56 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

196

Against

356

Abstain

Margin of victory

160 votes

Turnout (cast)

608

Absent

Participation rate

86.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 122Against 28Abstain 2Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 5Against 116Abstain 0Absent 15

Renew100 MEPs

For 20Against 72Abstain 1Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 9Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 37Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 0Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 11Against 15Abstain 4Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands15
Czech Republic14
Romania13
Hungary11
Sweden11

Most against

Spain53
France46
Germany42
Poland41
Italy25

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 10Against 46Abstain 16Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 42Abstain 9Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 25Abstain 24Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 11Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

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