← Votes·2026-03-10

The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act

Vote ID 188561Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant 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+10 / 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”. ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (150 for, 423 against, 36 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

150

Against

423

Abstain

Margin of victory

273 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 19Against 135Abstain 1Absent 29

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 111Abstain 3Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 18Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 12Against 39Abstain 12Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 4Against 34Abstain 8Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 3Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy36
Czech Republic12
Greece11
Croatia8
Hungary8

Most against

Germany74
France55
Spain38
Netherlands28
Poland24

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 5Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 7Against 55Abstain 3Absent 16

Germany95 MEPs

For 4Against 74Abstain 4Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 27Abstain 8Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 24Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 38Abstain 2Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

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