← Votes·2020-10-08

The situation of Ethiopian migrants in detention centres in Saudi Arabia

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "saudi arabia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Migration & Asylum66%

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "migrant"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 118582Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Migration
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “The situation of Ethiopian migrants in detention centres in Saudi Arabia”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (87 for, 581 against, 25 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

Against

581

Abstain

Margin of victory

494 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 3Against 175Abstain 1Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 9Against 122Abstain 1Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 4Against 94Abstain 2Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 4Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 17Against 45Abstain 3Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 57Abstain 3Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 13Against 18Abstain 10Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany85
Italy59
Poland51
France48
Spain47

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 30Against 48Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 9Against 85Abstain 1Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 14Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 2Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 30Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 47Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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