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Screening of foreign investments in the Union ***I

Vote ID 176179Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓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+12 / 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 and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (53 for, 461 against, 42 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

461

Abstain

Margin of victory

408 votes

Turnout (cast)

556

Absent

164

Participation rate

77.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 134Abstain 0Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 101Abstain 0Absent 31

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 1Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 34Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 2Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 4Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

France52
Italy52
Germany51
Poland45
Spain39

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 2Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

France82 MEPs

For 12Against 52Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 8Against 51Abstain 14Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 2Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 52Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 6Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 39Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

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