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Securities settlement in the EU and central securities depositories (CSDs): shorter settlement cycle in the Union ***I

Vote ID 178405Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Securities settlement in the EU and central securities depositories (CSDs): shorter settlement cycle in the Union ***I”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (612 for, 7 against, 45 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

612

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

605 votes

Turnout (cast)

664

Absent

Participation rate

92.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 173Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 125Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

PfE82 MEPs

For 76Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 35Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 9Absent 0

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany84
France70
Italy58
Spain54
Poland45

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 7Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 9Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 5Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 8Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 54Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs