← Votes·2020-04-16

EU coordinated action to combat the COVID 19 pandemic and its consequences

Health65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "pandemic"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 113028Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “EU coordinated action to combat the COVID 19 pandemic and its consequences”. EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (294 for, 382 against, 17 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

294

Against

382

Abstain

Margin of victory

88 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 139Against 36Abstain 1Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 129Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 7Against 84Abstain 9Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 59Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 23Abstain 1Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 1Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy42
Poland42
Czech Republic15
Hungary13
Greece11

Most against

Germany52
France50
Spain42
Netherlands18
Romania18

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 27Against 50Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 52Abstain 7Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 33Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 16Against 42Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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