← Votes·2020-02-12

EU/Vietnam Free Trade Agreement

Trade86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "trade agreement"
title/description contains "free trade"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 112321Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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/Vietnam Free Trade Agreement”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, PfE and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (401 for, 192 against, 40 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

401

Against

192

Abstain

Margin of victory

209 votes

Turnout (cast)

633

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 146Against 6Abstain 9Absent 18

S&D136 MEPs

For 94Against 27Abstain 6Absent 9

Renew101 MEPs

For 85Against 3Abstain 6Absent 7

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 6Against 60Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE66 MEPs

For 10Against 42Abstain 5Absent 9

ECR63 MEPs

For 42Against 10Abstain 2Absent 9

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 14Abstain 7Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
Poland45
Spain39
Romania28
Netherlands16

Most against

France46
Italy33

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 5Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 46Abstain 2Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 36Abstain 4Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7

Ireland12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 33Abstain 6Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 39Against 12Abstain 3Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

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