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Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept ***I

Institutional Affairs61%★

Confidence: 61%

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Vote ID 182896Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 “Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept ***I”. EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (384 for, 237 against, 31 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

384

Against

237

Abstain

Margin of victory

147 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 161Against 7Abstain 1Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 12Against 105Abstain 4Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 11Against 34Abstain 23Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 2Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
Poland45
Italy41
France40
Spain28

Most against

Portugal15
Belgium8
Ireland8
Finland6

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 31Abstain 5Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 30Abstain 5Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 33Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 3Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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