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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176907Source: 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
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (397 for, 139 against, 55 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

397

Against

139

Abstain

Margin of victory

258 votes

Turnout (cast)

591

Absent

129

Participation rate

82.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 148Against 2Abstain 0Absent 35

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 92Abstain 0Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 33Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 60Against 5Abstain 1Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 40Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 9Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 8Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
Poland46
Italy38
Spain32
Netherlands22

Most against

Greece7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
France
Greece
Malta
Portugal
Spain
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 2Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 22Against 22Abstain 27Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 16Abstain 4Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 16Abstain 7Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 4Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 32Against 22Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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