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Establishing an EU talent pool ***I

Vote ID 186921Source: 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 “Establishing an EU talent pool ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (414 for, 182 against, 21 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

414

Against

182

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 votes

Turnout (cast)

617

Absent

101

Participation rate

85.9%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 148Against 9Abstain 1Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 11Abstain 2Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 32Against 41Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 7Against 57Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 14Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy65
Germany61
Spain38
Romania21
Czech Republic17

Most against

France34
Poland25
Hungary8
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Denmark
France
Greece
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 34Abstain 1Absent 18

Germany95 MEPs

For 61Against 20Abstain 3Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 65Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 38Against 6Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

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