← Votes·2024-04-24

Simplification of certain CAP rules ***I

Vote ID 168871Source: 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (132 for, 425 against, 18 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

132

Against

425

Abstain

Margin of victory

293 votes

Turnout (cast)

575

Absent

130

Participation rate

81.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 8Against 143Abstain 2Absent 26

S&D136 MEPs

For 16Against 98Abstain 1Absent 21

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 89Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 53Against 4Abstain 6Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 4Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 11Against 22Abstain 0Absent 31

The Left38 MEPs

For 27Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 12Abstain 3Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France33
Belgium9
Ireland6

Most against

Germany52
Spain43
Italy40
Poland40
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Belgium
France
Germany
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 33Against 24Abstain 2Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 52Abstain 2Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 40Abstain 0Absent 28

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 2Against 40Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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