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The conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 17-21 July 2020

Institutional Affairs61%★

Confidence: 61%

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title/description contains "european council"

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Vote ID 116401Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “The conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 17-21 July 2020”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (465 for, 150 against, 67 abstentions).

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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

465

Against

150

Abstain

Margin of victory

315 votes

Turnout (cast)

682

Absent

Participation rate

96.7%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 137Against 23Abstain 13Absent 7

S&D136 MEPs

For 117Against 3Abstain 6Absent 10

Renew101 MEPs

For 88Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 1Against 39Abstain 25Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 51Abstain 9Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 23Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
Spain54
France53
Italy40
Netherlands21

Most against

Poland27
Hungary13
Sweden10
Denmark9

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Hungary
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 23Abstain 2Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 14Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 35Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 27Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 5Absent 0

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