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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176929Source: 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+7 / 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 (151 for, 405 against, 31 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

151

Against

405

Abstain

Margin of victory

254 votes

Turnout (cast)

587

Absent

133

Participation rate

81.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 147Abstain 1Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 106Abstain 0Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 22Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 4Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 35Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary10
Slovakia6
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany60
Spain46
France39
Italy33
Poland24

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 39Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 60Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 33Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 2Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 17Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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