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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application ***I

Institutional Affairs61%★

Confidence: 61%

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title/description contains "european parliament"

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Vote ID 189574Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application ***I”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (307 for, 306 against, 24 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

307

Against

306

Abstain

Margin of victory

1 votes

Turnout (cast)

637

Absent

Participation rate

88.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 1 vote. 81 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (81) was larger than the 1-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

S&Dhad 27 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
EPPhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Renewhad 10 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Lefthad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
ECRhad 7 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Greens-EFAhad 5 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
NIhad 5 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
PfEhad 2 absent MEPs (margin was 1)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Hungary (10 absent)France (8 absent)Spain (8 absent)Italy (7 absent)Germany (6 absent)Croatia (5 absent)Ireland (5 absent)Poland (5 absent)Greece (4 absent)Bulgaria (3 absent)Sweden (3 absent)Finland (2 absent)Portugal (2 absent)Slovakia (2 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 7Against 157Abstain 3Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 78Against 26Abstain 4Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 30Against 45Abstain 7Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 19Against 55Abstain 1Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 53Against 15Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany56
Italy36
Netherlands25
Romania17
Belgium12

Most against

France46
Poland39
Spain37
Sweden12
Austria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 27Against 46Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 56Against 30Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 32Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 9Against 39Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 14Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 15Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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