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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 116283Source: official EP roll-call records
70
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main 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+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+12 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+6 / 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”. 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 (557 for, 72 against, 59 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
557
Against
72
Abstain
59
Margin of victory
485 votes
Turnout (cast)
688
Absent
16
Participation rate
97.7%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 150Against 11Abstain 15Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 126Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5
Renew101 MEPs
For 94Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE66 MEPs
For 7Against 30Abstain 29Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 43Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 29Against 8Abstain 4Absent 3
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany79
  • Poland50
  • France46
  • Italy37
  • Spain37
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • France
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 46Against 31Abstain 2Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 79Against 11Abstain 1Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 37Against 6Abstain 31Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 26Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 30Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain58 MEPs
For 37Against 10Abstain 11Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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