← Votes·2026-03-26

EU-Lebanon Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting, participation of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) ***

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "lebanon"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Taxation65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "vat"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 189249Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 10

Group division+0 / 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-Lebanon Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting, participation of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) ***”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (618 for, 6 against, 5 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

618

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

612 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 165Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany85
France72
Italy66
Spain52
Poland46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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