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Screening of foreign investments in the Union ***I

Vote ID 176164Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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 Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (386 for, 174 against, 7 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

386

Against

174

Abstain

Margin of victory

212 votes

Turnout (cast)

567

Absent

153

Participation rate

78.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 6Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 3Abstain 0Absent 28

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 64Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 1Absent 16

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany60
Italy37
Spain36
France35
Poland26

Most against

Czech Republic13
Hungary9
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Italy
Malta
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 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 60Against 20Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 6Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 27Abstain 0Absent 12

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 18Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain60 MEPs

For 36Against 8Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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