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Public procurement

Vote ID 178667Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Public procurement”. S&D, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (307 for, 293 against, 44 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

307

Against

293

Abstain

Margin of victory

14 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 14 votes. 76 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (76) was larger than the 14-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 15 absent MEPs (margin was 14)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 15Against 155Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 3Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE82 MEPs

For 67Against 3Abstain 10Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 58Abstain 2Absent 12

Renew79 MEPs

For 12Against 46Abstain 10Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 8Absent 12

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 9Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Italy36
Spain31
Netherlands14
Austria13

Most against

Germany48
Poland40
Romania16
Bulgaria14
Sweden11

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 61Against 3Abstain 10Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 48Abstain 7Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 10Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 26Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 7Against 40Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 23Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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