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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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Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 189576Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (325 for, 298 against, 13 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

325

Against

298

Abstain

Margin of victory

27 votes

Turnout (cast)

636

Absent

Participation rate

88.6%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 27 votes. 82 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (82) was larger than the 27-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

S&Dhad 29 absent MEPs (margin was 27)

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 76Against 26Abstain 4Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 42Against 39Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 18Against 56Abstain 2Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 53Against 15Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
Italy36
Netherlands25
Romania18
Czech Republic15

Most against

France46
Poland39
Spain39
Hungary9
Croatia6

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 27Against 46Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 57Against 30Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 32Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 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 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 13Against 39Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

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