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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176936Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 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”. EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (309 for, 263 against, 13 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

309

Against

263

Abstain

Margin of victory

46 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 135Against 7Abstain 3Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 106Abstain 0Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 7Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 3Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland44
Italy34
Spain27
Czech Republic16
Romania15

Most against

Germany43
France35
Belgium14
Netherlands14
Sweden13

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 35Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 43Abstain 3Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 19Abstain 7Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 27Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

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