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European Central Bank - annual report 2018

Vote ID 112371Source: 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
✓Strong 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “European Central Bank - annual report 2018”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (452 for, 142 against, 53 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

452

Against

142

Abstain

Margin of victory

310 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

92.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 152Against 4Abstain 6Absent 17

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 87Against 3Abstain 8Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE66 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 4Absent 9

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 47Abstain 6Absent 7

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 15Abstain 4Absent 8

The Left37 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 21Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
France49
Spain46
Romania32
Portugal17

Most against

Italy39
Poland24

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Greece
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 20Abstain 6Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 11Abstain 6Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 5Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 39Abstain 7Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 7Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 46Against 4Abstain 6Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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