← Votes·2026-03-26

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%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Institutional Affairs →

Vote ID 189578Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

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

Show full breakdown

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+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 “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, ECR, Renew, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (304 for, 306 against, 28 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

304

Against

306

Abstain

Margin of victory

2 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 2 votes. 80 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (80) was larger than the 2-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

S&Dhad 27 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
EPPhad 19 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
Renewhad 9 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
Lefthad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
ECRhad 6 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
Greens-EFAhad 5 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
NIhad 4 absent MEPs (margin was 2)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Hungary (10 absent)France (8 absent)Italy (7 absent)Spain (7 absent)Bulgaria (6 absent)Germany (6 absent)Ireland (5 absent)Poland (5 absent)Croatia (4 absent)Greece (4 absent)Sweden (3 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 3Against 158Abstain 4Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 98Against 9Abstain 1Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 29Against 50Abstain 3Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 42Against 23Abstain 11Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 28Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy42
Spain28
Czech Republic14
Netherlands14
Sweden13

Most against

Germany45
Poland44
France39
Romania15
Austria13

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 6Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 39Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 44Against 45Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 25Abstain 2Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 24Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…