← Votes·2024-04-24

Simplification of certain CAP rules ***I

Vote ID 168886Source: 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (122 for, 417 against, 33 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

122

Against

417

Abstain

Margin of victory

295 votes

Turnout (cast)

572

Absent

133

Participation rate

81.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 137Abstain 8Absent 31

S&D136 MEPs

For 18Against 84Abstain 12Absent 22

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 90Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 53Against 4Abstain 7Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 55Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 5Against 29Abstain 0Absent 30

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 4Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France26
Austria10
Belgium10
Ireland6

Most against

Germany46
Spain44
Italy40
Poland40
Netherlands27

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 26Abstain 7Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 46Abstain 12Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 40Abstain 0Absent 27

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 1Against 27Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 3Against 40Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 9Against 44Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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