← Votes·2021-10-05

The future of EU-US relations

Vote ID 135893Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “The future of EU-US relations”. EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (438 for, 173 against, 74 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

438

Against

173

Abstain

Margin of victory

265 votes

Turnout (cast)

685

Absent

Participation rate

97.3%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 166Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 67Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 26Against 35Abstain 6Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 49Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 16Absent 4

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy61
Germany51
Spain43
Romania31
Netherlands20

Most against

France50

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 29Against 50Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany95 MEPs

For 51Against 39Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 12Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 4Abstain 9Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 27Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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