← Votes·2026-03-11

Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty

Vote ID 188638Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (68 for, 502 against, 48 abstentions).

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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

502

Abstain

Margin of victory

434 votes

Turnout (cast)

618

Absent

100

Participation rate

86.1%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 0Against 164Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 8Against 106Abstain 2Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 2Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 68Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 1Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 31Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 4Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 7Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany71
Italy56
France46
Poland41
Spain41

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 10Against 46Abstain 2Absent 23

Germany95 MEPs

For 5Against 71Abstain 12Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 56Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 41Abstain 1Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

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