← Votes·2020-12-16

Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation

Vote ID 126136Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓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+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 “Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (448 for, 98 against, 149 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

448

Against

Abstain

149

Margin of victory

350 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 137Against 7Abstain 34Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 125Against 4Abstain 2Absent 5

Renew100 MEPs

For 93Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 1Against 38Abstain 27Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 42Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 20Abstain 7Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 33Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Spain49
France41
Italy40
Netherlands23

Most against

Czech Republic13
Hungary12

Divided delegations

France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 41Against 30Abstain 7Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 11Abstain 7Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 8Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 35Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 26Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 14Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 10Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

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