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Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism ***I

Vote ID 179213Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many 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+7 / 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 “Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (518 for, 96 against, 24 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

518

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

422 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

88.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 170Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 5Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE82 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 8Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 9Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
Italy53
France51
Spain48
Poland47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 51Against 10Abstain 1Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 25Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 53Against 6Abstain 14Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

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