← Votes·2020-09-16

Measures for a sustainable rail market in view of the COVID-19 pandemic

Health65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "pandemic"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 117079Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Measures for a sustainable rail market in view of the COVID-19 pandemic”. S&D, Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (326 for, 361 against, 9 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

326

Against

361

Abstain

Margin of victory

35 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 18Against 160Abstain 1Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 95Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 7Against 62Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 4Against 62Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 51Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 21Abstain 7Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland36
Spain34
Netherlands18
Romania17
Czech Republic11

Most against

Germany70
France43
Italy43
Greece15
Austria13

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 43Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 70Abstain 0Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 21Abstain 3Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

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