← Votes·2021-09-16

The situation in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya

Migration & Asylum66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "refugee"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 135749Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Migration
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “The situation in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. EPP, ECR and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (377 for, 115 against, 192 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

377

Against

115

Abstain

192

Margin of victory

262 votes

Turnout (cast)

684

Absent

Participation rate

97.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 55Against 54Abstain 65Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Renew101 MEPs

For 97Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 29Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 50Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 17Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 23Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Spain48
Germany45
Netherlands18
Romania18

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 13Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 38Abstain 7Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 10Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 14Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 9Abstain 33Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 40Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 14Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 48Against 4Abstain 6Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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