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

Vote ID 184418Source: 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+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (220 for, 396 against, 37 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

220

Against

396

Abstain

Margin of victory

176 votes

Turnout (cast)

653

Absent

Participation rate

90.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 166Abstain 9Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 92Against 19Abstain 10Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 36Against 17Abstain 16Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 22Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland9
Portugal8
Estonia3
Luxembourg3

Most against

Germany50
Poland47
France38
Italy37
Spain30

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 7Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 38Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 50Abstain 7Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 37Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 47Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 8Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 26Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 30Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

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