← Votes·2020-01-15

Resolution on implementing and monitoring the provisions on citizens’ rights in the Withdrawal Agreement

Vote ID 111546Source: 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+5 / 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 “Resolution on implementing and monitoring the provisions on citizens’ rights in the Withdrawal Agreement”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (573 for, 5 against, 62 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

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

573

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

568 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

94.7%

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

By political group

EPP172 MEPs

For 157Against 0Abstain 5Absent 10

S&D132 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew96 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE64 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 35Absent 3

ECR59 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 7Absent 2

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

NI42 MEPs

For 26Against 3Abstain 6Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany82
France68
Poland48
Spain48
Italy39

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 82Against 0Abstain 11Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 26Absent 8

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 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania32 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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