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

Vote ID 184168Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 (396 for, 226 against, 30 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

396

Against

226

Abstain

Margin of victory

170 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 166Against 8Abstain 1Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 20Against 93Abstain 8Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 16Against 34Abstain 19Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
Poland47
Italy37
France36
Spain30

Most against

Portugal16
Ireland9

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 33Abstain 5Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 33Abstain 7Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 28Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

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