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Decision to open negotiations with the Council

Vote: Decision to open negotiations with the Council
Decision: Not linked to a decision
Result: 419 for · 126 against · 30 abstained · roll call
Date: 20 April 2023, 13:15

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Official label: Screening of third-country nationals at the external borders – A9-0149/2023 – Birgit Sippel – Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations (Rule 71)
Vote id: 154559

Official label: Screening of third-country nationals at the external borders – A9-0149/2023 – Birgit Sippel – Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations (Rule 71)
Vote id: 154559

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· 73 % of the votes cast were for.

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Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
Renew	For 33	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 56	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 26	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 70	Against 0	Abst. 7	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 5	Against 22	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
ECR	For 4	Against 20	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
The Left	For 5	Against 3	Abst. 3	Majority line For	Clear line Divided
No group	For 3	Against 3	Abst. 0	Majority line —	Clear line No line
ESN	For 0	Against 4	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2023-04-20/154559
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 20 April 2023 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 20 April 2023 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2023-04-20
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2023). “Decision to open negotiations with the Council”. Vote, 20 April 2023. votingId 154559. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2023-04-20/154559 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 20 April 2023 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2023-04-20-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 20 April 2023 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2023-04-20-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2023-04-20, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2023-04-20/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-vote-2023-04-20-154559,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Decision to open negotiations with the Council}},
  year = {2023},
  date = {2023-04-20},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2023-04-20/154559}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2023-04-20/154559},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 154559. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2023-04-20-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2023-04-20-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2023-04-20 (CC BY 4.0)}
}