← Votes·2026-03-10

The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act

Vote ID 188563Source: 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
✓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+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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and PfE voted mostly against. ECR and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (118 for, 405 against, 86 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

118

Against

405

Abstain

Margin of victory

287 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 0Against 158Abstain 0Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 18Against 100Abstain 2Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 55Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 13Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 4Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 11Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Malta3
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany51
France43
Spain38
Italy35
Poland25

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Greece
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 43Abstain 0Absent 16

Germany95 MEPs

For 21Against 51Abstain 6Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 4Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 8Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 35Abstain 24Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 20Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 3Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 38Abstain 1Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

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