← 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 122263Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (484 for, 60 against, 150 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

484

Against

Abstain

150

Margin of victory

424 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 165Against 5Abstain 7Absent 2

S&D135 MEPs

For 129Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 64Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 24Against 17Abstain 24Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 41Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 10Abstain 5Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 25Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France65
Germany58
Spain46
Italy40
Romania32

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Denmark
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 13Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 11Abstain 26Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 35Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 28Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 7Abstain 5Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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