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European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the Eastern Partnership, in the run-up to the June 2020 Summit

Foreign Affairs63%★

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "foreign affairs"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 115483Source: 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 “European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the Eastern Partnership, in the run-up to the June 2020 Summit”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (84 for, 579 against, 9 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

Against

579

Abstain

Margin of victory

495 votes

Turnout (cast)

672

Absent

Participation rate

95.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 5Against 165Abstain 0Absent 9

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 127Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew101 MEPs

For 0Against 99Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 53Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 11Against 43Abstain 6Absent 3

NI44 MEPs

For 11Against 26Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany76
France56
Spain55
Poland50
Italy40

Divided delegations

Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 23Against 56Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 76Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 40Abstain 6Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 1Against 55Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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