← Votes·2026-03-10

The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act

Vote ID 188553Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+12 / 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 “The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and PfE voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (72 for, 476 against, 68 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

Against

476

Abstain

Margin of victory

404 votes

Turnout (cast)

616

Absent

102

Participation rate

85.8%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 1Against 160Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 115Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 73Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 5Against 45Abstain 13Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 41Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 13Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia5
Malta3

Most against

France56
Germany54
Italy52
Poland42
Spain39

Divided delegations

Greece
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 6Against 56Abstain 3Absent 16

Germany95 MEPs

For 8Against 54Abstain 21Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 7Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 52Abstain 6Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 39Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

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