← 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 113031Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (58 for, 603 against, 31 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

Against

603

Abstain

Margin of victory

545 votes

Turnout (cast)

692

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 171Abstain 3Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 116Abstain 15Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 2Against 93Abstain 5Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 6Against 63Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 1Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 24Abstain 4Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany88
France71
Poland50
Spain48
Italy47

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 1Against 71Abstain 5Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 88Abstain 1Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 4Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 47Abstain 14Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 10Against 48Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

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