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Multilateral negotiations in view of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, 30 November to 3 December 2021

Trade65%★
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "wto"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 137391Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
58
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓Very close result
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+8 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+15 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+10 / 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 “Multilateral negotiations in view of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, 30 November to 3 December 2021”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (333 for, 328 against, 26 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For
333
Against
328
Abstain
26
Margin of victory
5 votes
Turnout (cast)
687
Absent
18
Participation rate
97.5%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 5 votes. 18 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (18) was larger than the 5-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 4Against 171Abstain 2Absent 2
S&D136 MEPs
For 123Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 51Against 40Abstain 7Absent 3
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
PfE67 MEPs
For 0Against 63Abstain 3Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 29Against 31Abstain 3Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 20Against 15Abstain 5Absent 4
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France47
  • Germany46
  • Poland35
  • Spain31
  • Portugal12
Most against
  • Italy45
  • Netherlands16
  • Romania16
  • Czech Republic13
  • Hungary13
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 47Against 30Abstain 0Absent 2
Germany96 MEPs
For 46Against 46Abstain 1Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 29Against 45Abstain 1Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 12Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 35Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 12Against 16Abstain 5Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 31Against 19Abstain 4Absent 5
Sweden21 MEPs
For 4Against 12Abstain 5Absent 0

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