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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176916Source: 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
✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (378 for, 183 against, 24 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

378

Against

183

Abstain

Margin of victory

195 votes

Turnout (cast)

585

Absent

135

Participation rate

81.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 123Against 26Abstain 0Absent 36

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 67Abstain 1Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 3Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 1Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 5Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 14Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany52
France38
Italy31
Netherlands20
Portugal18

Most against

Spain27
Poland24
Czech Republic9
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 31Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 15Abstain 6Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 30Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 6Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 27Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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