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Screening of foreign investments in the Union ***I

Vote ID 176163Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Screening of foreign investments in the Union ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (370 for, 196 against, 9 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.

Result analysis

For

370

Against

196

Abstain

Margin of victory

174 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 128Against 7Abstain 6Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 4Abstain 0Absent 26

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 66Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 7Against 62Abstain 0Absent 12

Renew79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 0Absent 16

ESN27 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 3Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Spain35
Poland26
Netherlands23
Romania21

Most against

Italy40
France38
Czech Republic14
Hungary9
Greece6

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Malta
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 26Against 38Abstain 1Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 13Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 6Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 40Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 20Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 35Against 11Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

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