← Votes·2020-07-08

Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2018

Vote ID 115766Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2018”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and PfE voted mostly against. ECR and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (315 for, 309 against, 71 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

315

Against

309

Abstain

Margin of victory

6 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 6 votes. 9 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (9) was larger than the 6-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 168Abstain 2Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 9Against 90Abstain 1Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 26Against 30Abstain 10Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 52Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 11Abstain 4Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Germany46
Spain32
Portugal14
Belgium13

Most against

Italy38
Romania22
Netherlands14
Czech Republic12
Hungary12

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 4Absent 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 48Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 35Abstain 12Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 38Abstain 6Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 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 11Against 14Abstain 4Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 27Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 32Against 22Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

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