← Votes·2025-02-11

Conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services ***

Vote ID 171703Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services ***”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (562 for, 17 against, 3 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

562

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

545 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 157Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

Renew79 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 2Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 2Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

NI30 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 12

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
France60
Italy55
Spain45
Poland42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 7Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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