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Verification of credentials

Vote ID 172110Source: 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+5 / 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 “Verification of credentials”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (643 for, 10 against, 15 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

643

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

633 votes

Turnout (cast)

668

Absent

Participation rate

92.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 164Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 131Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 10Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany80
France78
Italy69
Poland50
Spain50

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 80Against 1Abstain 8Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 50Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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