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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 Western Balkans, following the 2020 summit

Enlargement65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "western balkans"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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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Vote ID 115490Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Enlargement
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “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 Western Balkans, following the 2020 summit”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (532 for, 70 against, 63 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

532

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

462 votes

Turnout (cast)

665

Absent

Participation rate

94.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 152Against 7Abstain 12Absent 8

S&D136 MEPs

For 123Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 10Against 28Abstain 24Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 42Against 11Abstain 6Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 11Abstain 5Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 13Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
Spain52
Poland48
France41
Italy38

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 41Against 34Abstain 2Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 10Abstain 1Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 8Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 35Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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