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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176731Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023”. EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. Renew, NI and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (260 for, 194 against, 110 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

260

Against

194

Abstain

110

Margin of victory

66 votes

Turnout (cast)

564

Absent

156

Participation rate

78.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 140Against 0Abstain 1Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 1Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 53Against 4Abstain 9Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 20Absent 18

Renew79 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 52Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 4Absent 10

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 11Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 12Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland41
Italy30
Czech Republic12
Hungary12
Romania12

Most against

Germany28
Spain27
France25
Sweden11
Portugal10

Divided delegations

Austria
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 8Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 6Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 6

France82 MEPs

For 19Against 25Abstain 24Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 28Abstain 15Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 5Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 22Abstain 4Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 6Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 2Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 9Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 5Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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