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Implementation of the common commercial policy – annual report 2018

Vote ID 118192Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 15

Country division+6 / 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 “Implementation of the common commercial policy – annual report 2018”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (431 for, 140 against, 124 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

431

Against

140

Abstain

124

Margin of victory

291 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 158Against 13Abstain 9Absent 0

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 2Abstain 12Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 44Against 12Abstain 44Absent 1

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 63Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 8Against 34Abstain 23Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 19Against 15Abstain 28Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 18Abstain 6Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 34Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
France44
Italy30
Poland25
Romania24

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Estonia
France
Greece
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium20 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 28Abstain 6Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 21Abstain 1Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 15Abstain 30Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 9Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 25Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 24Against 22Abstain 12Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

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