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EU enlargement strategy

Enlargement65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "enlargement"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 188629Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Enlargement
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “EU enlargement strategy”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (66 for, 523 against, 32 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

Against

523

Abstain

Margin of victory

457 votes

Turnout (cast)

621

Absent

Participation rate

86.5%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 7Against 152Abstain 0Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 118Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 66Abstain 9Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 1Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 32Against 20Abstain 11Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 6Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany65
Italy63
Poland44
Spain37
France34

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 18Against 34Abstain 5Absent 24

Germany95 MEPs

For 20Against 65Abstain 2Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 3Against 63Abstain 6Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 44Abstain 3Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 37Abstain 4Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 3Absent 2

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