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Screening of foreign investments in the Union ***I

Vote ID 175667Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Screening of foreign investments in the Union ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (378 for, 173 against, 24 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

378

Against

173

Abstain

Margin of victory

205 votes

Turnout (cast)

575

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 135Against 0Abstain 6Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 0Abstain 3Absent 26

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 62Abstain 3Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 0Absent 12

Renew79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 4Absent 16

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 8Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
Spain38
France35
Poland26
Netherlands23

Most against

Italy33
Czech Republic12
Hungary9
Greece5

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Greece
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 30Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 14Abstain 7Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 6Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 33Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 20Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 38Against 8Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

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