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Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations

Enlargement65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "enlargement"

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 180157Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Enlargement
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (321 for, 270 against, 47 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.

Result analysis

For

321

Against

270

Abstain

Margin of victory

51 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

88.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 94Against 45Abstain 26Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 98Against 12Abstain 5Absent 20

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 79Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 67Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 65Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 13Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany60
Spain40
Italy27
Romania19
Netherlands16

Most against

France44
Poland22
Greece17
Hungary17
Bulgaria14

Divided delegations

Belgium
Estonia
France
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 44Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 60Against 23Abstain 1Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 25Abstain 8Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 22Abstain 22Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 10Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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