← Votes·2020-02-12

EU/Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement

Vote ID 112341Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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 Investment Protection Agreement”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (406 for, 184 against, 58 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

406

Against

184

Abstain

Margin of victory

222 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

92.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 149Against 6Abstain 7Absent 17

S&D136 MEPs

For 94Against 26Abstain 10Absent 6

Renew101 MEPs

For 84Against 2Abstain 10Absent 5

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 3Against 61Abstain 4Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 12Against 40Abstain 7Absent 7

ECR63 MEPs

For 48Against 3Abstain 5Absent 7

NI44 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 11Absent 6

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany54
Poland46
Spain40
Romania29
Netherlands16

Most against

France46
Italy27
Austria8
Greece7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 28Against 46Abstain 2Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 54Against 33Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 3Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

Ireland12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 27Abstain 18Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

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 46Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 40Against 10Abstain 4Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

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