← Votes·2020-12-15

Authorising the Commission to vote in favour of the capital increase of the European Investment Fund

Vote ID 125809Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “Authorising the Commission to vote in favour of the capital increase of the European Investment Fund”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (652 for, 30 against, 13 abstentions).

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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

652

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

622 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 179Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew100 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 52Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 55Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 33Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 8Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany85
France74
Italy74
Spain59
Poland51

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 85Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

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