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Amending budget 5/2020: continuation of the support to refugees and host communities in response to the Syria crisis in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey

Foreign Affairs75%★
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title contains non-EU country "syria"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Migration & Asylum66%
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "refugee"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Migration & Asylum →
Budget66%
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "budget"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Budget →
Vote ID 115867Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
61
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Resolution / budget vote
  • ✓Budget-related
  • ✓High-interest topic: Migration
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+12 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+15 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+12 / 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 “Amending budget 5/2020: continuation of the support to refugees and host communities in response to the Syria crisis in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey”. 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 (110 for, 570 against, 11 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
110
Against
570
Abstain
11
Margin of victory
460 votes
Turnout (cast)
691
Absent
13
Participation rate
98.2%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 13Against 160Abstain 5Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 2Against 131Abstain 0Absent 3
Renew101 MEPs
For 2Against 98Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 1Against 70Abstain 0Absent 0
PfE66 MEPs
For 59Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 19Against 41Abstain 1Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 10Against 25Abstain 4Absent 5
The Left38 MEPs
For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Italy36
Most against
  • Germany82
  • Spain53
  • France50
  • Poland48
  • Romania32
Divided delegations
  • France
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 2Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 29Against 50Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 12Against 82Abstain 0Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2
Ireland13 MEPs
For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 36Against 32Abstain 7Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 4Against 24Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 1Against 32Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain58 MEPs
For 5Against 53Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

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