← Votes·2020-05-13

EU/Belarus Agreement on readmission of persons residing without authorisation

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "belarus"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 113702Source: 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/Belarus Agreement on readmission of persons residing without authorisation”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (560 for, 117 against, 13 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

560

Against

117

Abstain

Margin of victory

443 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 176Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 116Against 8Abstain 6Absent 6

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 7Against 62Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 30Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 35Abstain 2Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy73
Germany58
France52
Poland49
Spain47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 31Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 47Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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