← Votes·2020-06-18

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

Vote ID 115399Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. PfE and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (572 for, 34 against, 91 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

572

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

538 votes

Turnout (cast)

697

Absent

Participation rate

99.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 175Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

S&D136 MEPs

For 135Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 46Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 7Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 7Abstain 9Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 23Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
France50
Poland49
Spain49
Italy46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 29Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 11Abstain 6Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 29Absent 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 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 49Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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