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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 188631Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Enlargement
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (268 for, 328 against, 33 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

268

Against

328

Abstain

Margin of victory

60 votes

Turnout (cast)

629

Absent

Participation rate

87.6%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 56Against 99Abstain 6Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 96Against 12Abstain 12Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 3Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 6Abstain 1Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 25Abstain 11Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Italy33
Portugal16
Belgium11
Finland10

Most against

Poland40
France36
Spain27
Greece19
Romania16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Estonia
France
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 23Against 36Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 64Against 22Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 31Abstain 8Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 14Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 40Abstain 3Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 18Against 27Abstain 1Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

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