← Votes·2020-07-09

European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Commission concerning the conclusion of an agreement, under negotiation, between the European Union and New Zealand on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the New Zealand authorities competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism

Security64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "terrorism"

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 115933Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 and the Commission concerning the conclusion of an agreement, under negotiation, between the European Union and New Zealand on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the New Zealand authorities competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism”. EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (397 for, 274 against, 19 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

397

Against

274

Abstain

Margin of victory

123 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 172Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 7Against 125Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 95Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 5Against 65Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 42Against 18Abstain 6Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 57Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 22Abstain 6Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy58
Poland42
Romania23
Czech Republic16
Belgium14

Most against

France47
Germany42
Spain32
Netherlands15
Portugal12

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 30Against 47Abstain 1Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 42Abstain 12Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 26Against 32Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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