← Votes·2020-09-15

Annual report on arms export

Trade65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "export"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 116649Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Annual report on arms export”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (339 for, 336 against, 21 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

339

Against

336

Abstain

Margin of victory

3 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 3 votes. 9 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (9) was larger than the 3-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 4 absent MEPs (margin was 3)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 14Against 161Abstain 1Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 73Against 25Abstain 1Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 58Abstain 2Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 20Abstain 3Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 10Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
Spain42
Netherlands18
Romania16
Portugal14

Most against

France53
Italy43
Poland41
Hungary13
Greece11

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 20Against 53Abstain 6Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 41Abstain 0Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 10Against 41Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

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