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Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations

Enlargement65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "enlargement"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 180173Source: 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
✓Significant 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+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 “Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (257 for, 358 against, 8 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

257

Against

358

Abstain

Margin of victory

101 votes

Turnout (cast)

623

Absent

Participation rate

86.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 53Against 109Abstain 4Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 8Against 102Abstain 1Absent 24

PfE83 MEPs

For 76Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 69Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 2Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 15

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland44
France42
Hungary17
Czech Republic12
Greece10

Most against

Germany64
Spain39
Italy37
Romania18
Portugal17

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
France
Italy
Netherlands
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 42Against 26Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 64Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 37Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 18Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 39Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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