← Votes·2020-10-21

The future of European education in the context of Covid-19

Education64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "education"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 120666Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “The future of European education in the context of Covid-19”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (111 for, 520 against, 61 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

111

Against

520

Abstain

Margin of victory

409 votes

Turnout (cast)

692

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 11Against 160Abstain 6Absent 2

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 129Abstain 3Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 1Against 97Abstain 3Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 5Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 58Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 36Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 11Against 22Abstain 7Absent 4

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy35

Most against

Germany82
Spain53
France49
Romania32
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

France
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 29Against 49Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 12Against 82Abstain 1Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 26Abstain 14Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 22Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 26Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 53Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 4Absent 1

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