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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176920Source: 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
✓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+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (179 for, 375 against, 9 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

179

Against

375

Abstain

Margin of victory

196 votes

Turnout (cast)

563

Absent

157

Participation rate

78.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 136Abstain 0Absent 45

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 103Abstain 0Absent 32

PfE81 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 2Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 43Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 7Absent 14

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Italy28
Czech Republic13
Hungary10
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany61
Spain45
Poland23
Netherlands17
Portugal17

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 32Abstain 0Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 61Abstain 0Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 7Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 2Absent 8

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 23Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

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