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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176921Source: 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”. ECR, PfE, 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 (192 for, 374 against, 11 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

192

Against

374

Abstain

Margin of victory

182 votes

Turnout (cast)

577

Absent

143

Participation rate

80.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 138Abstain 1Absent 39

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 1Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 2Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 43Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 7Absent 14

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Italy28
Poland24
Czech Republic12
Hungary9

Most against

Germany59
Spain44
Portugal18
Netherlands17
Sweden17

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 32Abstain 0Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 59Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 25Abstain 7Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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