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Macro-financial assistance to Egypt ***I

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "egypt"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 174330Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “Macro-financial assistance to Egypt ***I”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (321 for, 309 against, 42 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

321

Against

309

Abstain

Margin of victory

12 votes

Turnout (cast)

672

Absent

Participation rate

93.5%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 12 votes. 47 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (47) was larger than the 12-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 13 absent MEPs (margin was 12)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 167Abstain 1Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 128Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 76Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 5Against 48Abstain 19Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 11Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 7Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
France38
Italy32
Netherlands22
Sweden13

Most against

Poland42
Spain30
Hungary17
Romania13
Portugal10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 11Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 32Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 55Against 36Abstain 1Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 30Abstain 7Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 6Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 30Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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