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Motion of censure on the Commission

Vote ID 178149Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Motion of censure on the Commission”. PfE, ECR, NI, ESN and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (175 for, 360 against, 18 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

175

Against

360

Abstain

Margin of victory

185 votes

Turnout (cast)

553

Absent

167

Participation rate

76.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 165Abstain 2Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 97Abstain 3Absent 34

PfE81 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 58Abstain 5Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 40Against 5Abstain 2Absent 35

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 1Absent 19

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 4Absent 28

Country angle

Most in favour

France32
Poland24
Czech Republic11
Hungary11
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany60
Spain39
Italy23
Netherlands21
Sweden15

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Poland
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 26Abstain 1Absent 23

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 60Abstain 4Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 23Abstain 0Absent 38

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 2Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 39Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

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