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Screening of foreign investments in the Union ***I

Vote ID 176175Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (60 for, 502 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

Against

502

Abstain

Margin of victory

442 votes

Turnout (cast)

568

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 138Abstain 0Absent 46

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 100Abstain 0Absent 28

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 2Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 11Against 37Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 2Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 2Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany66
France55
Italy53
Poland46
Spain41

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 10Against 55Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 66Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 4Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 53Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 41Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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