← Votes·2021-03-10

European Semester: Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021

Vote ID 128692Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “European Semester: Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021”. Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (260 for, 390 against, 44 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

260

Against

390

Abstain

Margin of victory

130 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 12Against 160Abstain 5Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 19Against 113Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 28Against 71Abstain 2Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 27Against 17Abstain 23Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 52Against 2Abstain 9Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 20Abstain 5Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Italy48
Poland28
Belgium13
Sweden9

Most against

Germany59
Spain43
Romania32
Hungary20
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 8Abstain 23Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 59Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 27Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 28Against 23Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 15Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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