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Motion of censure on the Commission

Vote ID 179571Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Motion of censure on the Commission”. Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (133 for, 383 against, 78 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

133

Against

383

Abstain

Margin of victory

250 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

126

Participation rate

82.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 165Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 88Abstain 6Absent 38

ECR82 MEPs

For 22Against 36Abstain 11Absent 13

PfE82 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 55Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 58Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 13Against 31Abstain 2Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece9
Slovakia7
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany58
Italy42
Spain37
Poland25
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Greece
Ireland
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 5Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 9

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 12Against 29Abstain 31Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 58Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 11Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 42Abstain 6Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 5Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 37Abstain 2Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

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