← Votes·2021-07-07

Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020

Vote ID 134947Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (479 for, 103 against, 113 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

479

Against

103

Abstain

113

Margin of victory

376 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 163Against 7Abstain 7Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 77Against 5Abstain 19Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 7Against 56Abstain 4Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 51Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 11Abstain 7Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 18Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
France50
Spain50
Italy40
Romania32

Most against

Denmark7

Divided delegations

Italy
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 11Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 23Abstain 6Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 13Abstain 10Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 24Abstain 10Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 27Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 50Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

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