← Votes·2025-05-22

Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176938Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (294 for, 261 against, 28 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

294

Against

261

Abstain

Margin of victory

33 votes

Turnout (cast)

583

Absent

137

Participation rate

81.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 147Against 2Abstain 2Absent 34

S&D135 MEPs

For 6Against 101Abstain 0Absent 28

ECR82 MEPs

For 59Against 9Abstain 3Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 1Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 30Against 33Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 36Against 8Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 10Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 9Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland42
Germany36
Italy33
Spain31
Romania20

Most against

France62
Austria13
Sweden13
Netherlands12
Portugal12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 4Against 62Abstain 3Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 35Abstain 6Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 16Abstain 7Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 12Abstain 1Absent 8

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 23Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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