← Votes·2021-05-18

Research Fund for Coal and Steel

Vote ID 131502Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓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+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Research Fund for Coal and Steel”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (529 for, 148 against, 14 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

529

Against

148

Abstain

Margin of victory

381 votes

Turnout (cast)

691

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 174Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 126Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 54Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 52Against 3Abstain 6Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 17Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy62
France54
Germany52
Poland49
Spain47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 25Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 42Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

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