← Votes·2019-12-17

EU/Switzerland agreement: cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime; forensic service providers carrying out laboratory activities

Social Affairs64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "labor"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Security64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "terrorism"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 110682Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “EU/Switzerland agreement: cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime; forensic service providers carrying out laboratory activities”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (590 for, 13 against, 26 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

590

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

577 votes

Turnout (cast)

629

Absent

Participation rate

92.8%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 160Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

S&D132 MEPs

For 124Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew96 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE64 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR59 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI43 MEPs

For 27Against 3Abstain 3Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 22Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany86
Italy64
France62
Poland46
Spain42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 6Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 7Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain54 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 4Absent 7

Sweden20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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