← Votes·2020-10-22

Economic policies of the euro area 2020

Vote ID 123176Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Economic policies of the euro area 2020”. S&D and Renew voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (218 for, 435 against, 33 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

218

Against

435

Abstain

Margin of victory

217 votes

Turnout (cast)

686

Absent

Participation rate

97.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 13Against 160Abstain 1Absent 5

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 9Abstain 6Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 78Against 9Abstain 12Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 2Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 3Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 9Against 29Abstain 5Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain28
Romania17
Belgium11
Denmark5
Estonia5

Most against

Germany70
Italy57
France54
Poland40
Greece17

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 23Against 54Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 70Abstain 3Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 57Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 40Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 28Against 25Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…