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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 180159Source: 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
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 (344 for, 227 against, 45 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

344

Against

227

Abstain

Margin of victory

117 votes

Turnout (cast)

616

Absent

103

Participation rate

85.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 129Against 20Abstain 9Absent 27

S&D135 MEPs

For 92Against 7Abstain 7Absent 29

PfE83 MEPs

For 3Against 65Abstain 11Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 61Against 7Abstain 5Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 61Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 4Against 24Abstain 11Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 19Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
Spain40
Italy25
Poland23
Romania19

Most against

France41
Hungary16
Ireland10
Sweden8
Czech Republic7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 25Against 41Abstain 8Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 22Abstain 2Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 9Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 23Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 6Abstain 4Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 5Absent 2

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