← Votes·2026-03-10

The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act

Vote ID 188558Source: 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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (450 for, 63 against, 96 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

450

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

387 votes

Turnout (cast)

609

Absent

109

Participation rate

84.8%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 152Against 8Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 5Abstain 0Absent 20

ECR82 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 36Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 43Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 9Against 29Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 9Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 6Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
Italy62
Spain33
France30
Netherlands21

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 6Abstain 25Absent 20

Germany95 MEPs

For 71Against 9Abstain 2Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 23Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 3Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 33Against 5Abstain 4Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

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