← Votes·2020-07-10

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 116290Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “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, S&D, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (438 for, 133 against, 17 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

438

Against

133

Abstain

Margin of victory

305 votes

Turnout (cast)

588

Absent

116

Participation rate

83.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 169Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Renew101 MEPs

For 69Against 24Abstain 5Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 5Against 62Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE66 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 34Against 4Abstain 7Absent 91

NI44 MEPs

For 25Against 10Abstain 2Absent 7

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 33Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy58
Germany52
Poland42
Spain29
Romania26

Most against

France41

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 31Against 41Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 30Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 10Absent 8

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain58 MEPs

For 29Against 11Abstain 0Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

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