← Votes·2019-12-19

The commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution of December 1989

Vote ID 111069Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “The commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution of December 1989”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. Greens-EFA and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (476 for, 18 against, 81 abstentions).

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Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

476

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

458 votes

Turnout (cast)

575

Absent

103

Participation rate

84.8%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 142Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31

S&D132 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 4Absent 19

Renew96 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 50Absent 5

ECR59 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

NI43 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 7Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 15Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
Italy50
Poland45
France43
Spain39

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

France74 MEPs

For 43Against 5Abstain 12Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 4Abstain 25Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 4Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 7Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain54 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 5Absent 9

Sweden20 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

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