← Votes·2020-12-17

A strong social Europe for Just Transition - Communication from the Commission

Vote ID 126249Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some 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+10 / 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 “A strong social Europe for Just Transition - Communication from the Commission”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (380 for, 219 against, 97 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

380

Against

219

Abstain

Margin of victory

161 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.9%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 59Against 45Abstain 74Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Renew100 MEPs

For 62Against 25Abstain 12Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 1Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 60Abstain 2Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 18Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France54
Germany52
Spain42
Portugal20
Greece16

Most against

Italy36
Poland28
Czech Republic12
Hungary12
Netherlands12

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
Finland
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 6Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 23Abstain 2Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 24Abstain 18Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 36Abstain 7Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 12Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 28Abstain 12Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 14Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

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