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Setting up a Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office

Vote ID 171271Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Setting up a Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (441 for, 178 against, 34 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

441

Against

178

Abstain

Margin of victory

263 votes

Turnout (cast)

653

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 164Against 2Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 43Abstain 27Absent 9

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 25Against 10Abstain 6Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
France44
Spain41
Italy38
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic15
Hungary9

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
France
Greece
Hungary
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 44Against 34Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 21Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 6Abstain 23Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 24Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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