← Votes·2026-03-10

The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act

Vote ID 188559Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (283 for, 262 against, 60 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

283

Against

262

Abstain

Margin of victory

21 votes

Turnout (cast)

605

Absent

113

Participation rate

84.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 21 votes. 113 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (113) was larger than the 21-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 26 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
PfEhad 22 absent MEPs (margin was 21)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 153Against 2Abstain 3Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 22Against 96Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 63Abstain 4Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 66Abstain 1Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 44Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 3Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 4Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
France24
Spain22
Czech Republic13
Belgium12

Most against

Italy41
Poland22
Netherlands16
Romania14
Austria12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 24Against 16Abstain 22Absent 19

Germany95 MEPs

For 47Against 33Abstain 1Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 6Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 8Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 41Abstain 7Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 22Abstain 3Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 16Abstain 4Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

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