← Votes·2020-06-17

Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Vote ID 115051Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (278 for, 360 against, 58 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

278

Against

360

Abstain

Margin of victory

82 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 172Abstain 4Absent 0

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 7Against 93Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 40Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 55Abstain 4Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 13Abstain 9Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain32
Italy31
Portugal13
Austria11
Finland8

Most against

Germany48
Poland41
France31
Romania23
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 31Abstain 22Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 48Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 15Abstain 29Absent 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 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 41Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 32Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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