← Votes·2022-03-09

Setting up a special committee on COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future

Health65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "pandemic"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 140643Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Setting up a special committee on COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future”. Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (109 for, 578 against, 10 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

109

Against

578

Abstain

Margin of victory

469 votes

Turnout (cast)

697

Absent

Participation rate

98.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 175Abstain 0Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 11Against 124Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 1Against 99Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 15Against 54Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 23Against 44Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 58Abstain 1Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 20Abstain 8Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France43

Most against

Germany89
Italy64
Poland52
Spain48
Romania32

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 31Abstain 5Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 89Abstain 0Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 64Abstain 0Absent 0

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 10Against 48Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs