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Screening of foreign investments in the Union ***I

Vote ID 176167Source: 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 and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (361 for, 209 against, 6 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

361

Against

209

Abstain

Margin of victory

152 votes

Turnout (cast)

576

Absent

144

Participation rate

80.0%

✓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 4Abstain 0Absent 25

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 66Abstain 0Absent 12

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 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 17

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
Spain35
Poland26
Netherlands23
Romania20

Most against

France36
Italy34
Czech Republic15
Hungary9
Greece7

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
France
Italy
Malta
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

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 5Against 15Abstain 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 28Against 36Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 23Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 6Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 34Abstain 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 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 35Against 11Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

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