← Votes·2026-03-10

The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act

Vote ID 188564Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+6 / 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 and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Left and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (399 for, 78 against, 69 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

399

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

321 votes

Turnout (cast)

546

Absent

172

Participation rate

76.0%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 135Against 1Abstain 0Absent 48

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

ECR82 MEPs

For 33Against 9Abstain 25Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 5Against 42Abstain 11Absent 26

Renew78 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 22Absent 11

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 11Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
Italy55
Spain34
France33
Romania22

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 2Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 22Abstain 4Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 55Against 11Abstain 7Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 6Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 1Abstain 7Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 17Absent 18

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 4Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 6Absent 20

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

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