← Votes·2020-09-14

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

Vote ID 116883Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. 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 comfortable margin (396 for, 248 against, 40 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.

Result analysis

For

396

Against

248

Abstain

Margin of victory

148 votes

Turnout (cast)

684

Absent

Participation rate

97.0%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 65Against 91Abstain 22Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 116Against 5Abstain 7Absent 8

Renew101 MEPs

For 90Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 1Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 0Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 20Abstain 3Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France46
Spain42
Romania22
Portugal20

Most against

Italy42
Poland27
Hungary15
Austria10
Czech Republic10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 8Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 46Against 30Abstain 2Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 11Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 4Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 42Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 27Abstain 12Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

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