← Votes·2020-11-25

Markets in financial instruments

Vote ID 125362Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant 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+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “Markets in financial instruments”. EPP, Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. S&D and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (361 for, 156 against, 179 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

361

Against

156

Abstain

179

Margin of victory

205 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 168Against 1Abstain 9Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 118Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 92Against 1Abstain 8Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 23Against 18Abstain 24Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 17Abstain 12Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 1Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
Poland43
Spain26
Romania23
Netherlands18

Most against

France47

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 30Against 47Abstain 2Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 31Abstain 13Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 55Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 7Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 9Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 10Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 26Against 12Abstain 21Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 8Absent 0

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