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Specific and temporary measures in view of COVID-19 outbreak and concerning the validity of certain certificates, licences and authorisations and the postponement of certain periodic checks and training in certain areas of transport legislation

Transport64%★
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "transport"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Education64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "training"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 114442Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
36
/ 100

Importance Score

Low 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+6 / 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+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 “Specific and temporary measures in view of COVID-19 outbreak and concerning the validity of certain certificates, licences and authorisations and the postponement of certain periodic checks and training in certain areas of transport legislation”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (261 for, 402 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
261
Against
402
Abstain
31
Margin of victory
141 votes
Turnout (cast)
694
Absent
10
Participation rate
98.6%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 2Against 174Abstain 0Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 125Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 5Against 95Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 66Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
PfE66 MEPs
For 3Against 42Abstain 20Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 2Against 59Abstain 2Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 19Against 16Abstain 8Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Spain29
  • Portugal14
  • Greece12
  • Cyprus4
  • Malta4
Most against
  • Italy58
  • Germany46
  • Poland42
  • France31
  • Romania23
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Croatia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 25Against 31Abstain 23Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 44Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 17Against 58Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 10Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 8Against 42Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 10Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain58 MEPs
For 29Against 26Abstain 3Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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