← Votes·2024-04-24

Simplification of certain CAP rules ***I

Vote ID 168868Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Procedural or paragraph vote
✓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+4 / 5

Vote type+3 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Simplification of certain CAP rules ***I”. Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (162 for, 392 against, 6 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a procedural vote — it concerns how Parliament organises its work rather than a substantive policy decision. It is generally of lower public-interest weight, though procedural votes can still signal political alignments.

Result analysis

For

162

Against

392

Abstain

Margin of victory

230 votes

Turnout (cast)

560

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 146Abstain 2Absent 28

S&D136 MEPs

For 43Against 68Abstain 0Absent 25

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 78Abstain 1Absent 13

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 2Against 51Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 27Abstain 0Absent 31

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 3Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
Austria9
Belgium9
Denmark6

Most against

Spain41
Italy40
Poland36
France31
Romania20

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 31Abstain 1Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 38Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 6Against 40Abstain 1Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 3Against 36Abstain 0Absent 13

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 8Against 41Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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