← Votes·2020-12-16

The implementation of the EU water legislation

Vote ID 125864Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 implementation of the EU water legislation”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (276 for, 341 against, 78 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

276

Against

341

Abstain

Margin of victory

65 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 4Against 160Abstain 13Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 122Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew100 MEPs

For 9Against 89Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 50Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 56Abstain 3Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 23Against 11Abstain 10Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
Italy31
Spain30
Portugal13
Greece12

Most against

Poland43
France31
Romania22
Netherlands19
Czech Republic16

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 10Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 24Against 31Abstain 23Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 36Abstain 11Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 15Abstain 29Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 30Against 26Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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