← Votes·2020-09-16

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 117094Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+8 / 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+15 / 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 and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. EPP, NI and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (341 for, 124 against, 230 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

341

Against

124

Abstain

230

Margin of victory

217 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 28Against 16Abstain 134Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 5Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 6Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 2Against 35Abstain 29Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 56Abstain 4Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 18Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 32Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
France42
Spain26
Netherlands23
Romania17

Most against

Poland27

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 5Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 31Abstain 6Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 11Abstain 34Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 6Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 6Abstain 37Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 27Abstain 16Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 10Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 13Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 8Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 26Against 10Abstain 22Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0

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