← Votes·2020-06-19

European citizens’ initiative: temporary measures concerning the time limits for the collection, verification and examination stages in view of the COVID-19 outbreak

Vote ID 115395Source: 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
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “European citizens’ initiative: temporary measures concerning the time limits for the collection, verification and examination stages in view of the COVID-19 outbreak”. S&D and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (194 for, 488 against, 7 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

194

Against

488

Abstain

Margin of victory

294 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 10Against 165Abstain 0Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 7Against 92Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 68Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 27Against 38Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 1Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 10Against 25Abstain 6Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 4Against 34Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy47
Malta4

Most against

Germany78
France73
Poland42
Spain32
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Portugal
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 6Against 73Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 78Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 27Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 42Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 22Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 20Against 32Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

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