← Votes·2021-01-19

Exemption of certain third country spot foreign exchange benchmarks and the designation of replacements for certain benchmarks in cessation

Vote ID 126503Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Exemption of certain third country spot foreign exchange benchmarks and the designation of replacements for certain benchmarks in cessation”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour. PfE, Left and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (592 for, 3 against, 98 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

592

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

589 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 170Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Renew100 MEPs

For 97Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 37Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 29Against 3Abstain 12Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 30Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
France72
Spain53
Poland51
Romania33

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium20 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 15Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 6Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 39Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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