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Public procurement

Vote ID 178683Source: 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+15 / 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 (288 for, 273 against, 74 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

288

Against

273

Abstain

Margin of victory

15 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

88.2%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 15 votes. 85 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (85) was larger than the 15-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

S&Dhad 21 absent MEPs (margin was 15)

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 12Against 155Abstain 3Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 0Abstain 2Absent 21

PfE82 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 27Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 37Abstain 26Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 55Abstain 11Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 20Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France58
Italy41
Austria13
Netherlands13
Belgium11

Most against

Germany53
Poland42
Spain24
Romania16
Bulgaria13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 58Against 2Abstain 11Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 53Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 11Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 19Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 2Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 4Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

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