← Votes·2020-09-15

EU-African security cooperation in the Sahel region, West Africa and the Horn of Africa

Vote ID 116786Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “EU-African security cooperation in the Sahel region, West Africa and the Horn of Africa”. EPP, S&D, Renew and ECR voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (427 for, 128 against, 140 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

427

Against

128

Abstain

140

Margin of victory

299 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 136Against 1Abstain 39Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 7Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 95Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 3Against 60Abstain 8Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 48Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 47Against 7Abstain 8Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 10Against 15Abstain 19Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 30Abstain 7Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany54
Poland50
Spain47
Romania30
Netherlands19

Most against

Ireland6

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Finland
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 29Against 12Abstain 38Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 54Against 40Abstain 2Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 13Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 46Absent 4

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 9Absent 0

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