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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 137608Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
81
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+8 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+10 / 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 “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. EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (383 for, 31 against, 280 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
383
Against
31
Abstain
280
Margin of victory
352 votes
Turnout (cast)
694
Absent
11
Participation rate
98.4%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 158Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 132Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Renew101 MEPs
For 84Against 0Abstain 15Absent 2
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 65Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 55Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 28Against 6Abstain 29Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 21Against 7Abstain 14Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 35Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France48
  • Spain41
  • Poland37
  • Romania18
  • Netherlands16
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • Czech Republic
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 3Against 4Abstain 14Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 31Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 46Against 1Abstain 47Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 30Against 1Abstain 44Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 16Against 1Abstain 10Absent 2
Poland52 MEPs
For 37Against 1Abstain 14Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 9Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 18Against 1Abstain 14Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 41Against 4Abstain 13Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

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