← Votes·2020-01-16

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary

Vote ID 111720Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (411 for, 156 against, 36 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

411

Against

156

Abstain

Margin of victory

255 votes

Turnout (cast)

603

Absent

Participation rate

89.2%

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

By political group

EPP172 MEPs

For 98Against 28Abstain 22Absent 24

S&D132 MEPs

For 115Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew96 MEPs

For 82Against 0Abstain 3Absent 11

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 56Abstain 1Absent 7

ECR59 MEPs

For 5Against 50Abstain 1Absent 3

NI42 MEPs

For 17Against 17Abstain 3Absent 5

The Left37 MEPs

For 32Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
France42
Spain35
Romania25
Netherlands19

Most against

Italy34
Poland23
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria17 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia11 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark13 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 42Against 26Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 10Abstain 11Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy73 MEPs

For 30Against 34Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 22Against 23Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania32 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain53 MEPs

For 35Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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