← Votes·2020-07-09

The EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19

Health86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "health"
title/description contains "public health"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 116136Source: 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
✓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+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 “The EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19”. Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (255 for, 386 against, 53 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

255

Against

386

Abstain

Margin of victory

131 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 165Abstain 4Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 21Against 113Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 35Against 64Abstain 1Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 49Against 12Abstain 4Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 41Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 23Against 15Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France67
Italy57
Belgium12

Most against

Germany61
Spain42
Romania31
Netherlands19
Sweden17

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
Greece
Hungary
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 67Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 61Abstain 1Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 57Against 12Abstain 6Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 25Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 12Against 42Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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