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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 180165Source: 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+7 / 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, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (334 for, 286 against, 21 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

334

Against

286

Abstain

Margin of victory

48 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 78Against 73Abstain 12Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 5Abstain 3Absent 19

PfE83 MEPs

For 1Against 78Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Italy36
Spain31
Netherlands21
Belgium14

Most against

Poland43
France39
Hungary17
Czech Republic14
Greece13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Estonia
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 39Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 21Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 26Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 43Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 8Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 8Abstain 10Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

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