← Votes·2026-06-16

Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

Vote ID 194316Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. EPP and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (253 for, 165 against, 214 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.

Result analysis

For

253

Against

165

Abstain

214

Margin of victory

88 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

88.8%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 153Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 88Against 0Abstain 4Absent 43

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 36Abstain 42Absent 3

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 5Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 59Against 6Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 6Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany42
Sweden13
Ireland12
Netherlands12
Belgium9

Most against

France38
Czech Republic14
Hungary10
Slovakia9

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Denmark
France
Greece
Netherlands
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 9Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 8Absent 2

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 7Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 5Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 37Against 38Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany95 MEPs

For 42Against 13Abstain 33Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 7Absent 5

Hungary20 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 5Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 8Abstain 32Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 8Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 23Abstain 24Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 7Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 13Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 23Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

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