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Amending budget 6/2020: increase of payment appropriations for the Emergency Support Instrument to finance the COVID-19 vaccines strategy and for the impact of the Corona Response Investment Initiative Plus

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "appropriations"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Health65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "vaccine"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 117280Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Amending budget 6/2020: increase of payment appropriations for the Emergency Support Instrument to finance the COVID-19 vaccines strategy and for the impact of the Corona Response Investment Initiative Plus”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (643 for, 29 against, 14 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

643

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

614 votes

Turnout (cast)

686

Absent

Participation rate

97.3%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 177Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE66 MEPs

For 50Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

ECR63 MEPs

For 52Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 32Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France79
Germany79
Italy72
Spain56
Poland51

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

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