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Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument: migration, refugee inflows and security threats; immediate measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak; reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Migration & Asylum87%★
Confidence: 87%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "migration"
  • title/description contains "refugee"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 113164Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
21
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Migration
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Some MEPs voted against their group
Show full breakdown
Topic importance+12 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+4 / 10
Group division+0 / 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 “Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument: migration, refugee inflows and security threats; immediate measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak; reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (665 for, 10 against, 20 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
665
Against
10
Abstain
20
Margin of victory
655 votes
Turnout (cast)
695
Absent
9
Participation rate
98.7%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 175Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Renew101 MEPs
For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE66 MEPs
For 58Against 1Abstain 7Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 56Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 35Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 35Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany84
  • France78
  • Italy75
  • Spain58
  • Poland50
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 84Against 0Abstain 11Absent 1
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 24Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain58 MEPs
For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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