← Votes·2020-12-17

Sustainable corporate governance

Vote ID 126250Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Some 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+25 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Sustainable corporate governance”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (347 for, 307 against, 42 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

347

Against

307

Abstain

Margin of victory

40 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 22Against 135Abstain 21Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 2Abstain 5Absent 1

Renew100 MEPs

For 70Against 23Abstain 6Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 59Abstain 3Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 19Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Germany48
Spain42
Romania16
Belgium15

Most against

Italy43
Poland43
Czech Republic15
Greece12
Hungary12

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 24Abstain 7Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 44Abstain 2Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 12Abstain 4Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 5Absent 0

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