← 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 140652Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+12 / 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”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (106 for, 532 against, 55 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

106

Against

532

Abstain

Margin of victory

426 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 173Abstain 0Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 134Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 0Against 100Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 66Abstain 2Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 59Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 35Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 13Against 19Abstain 10Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 29Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany84
Spain54
France48
Italy42
Romania31

Divided delegations

France
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 48Abstain 4Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 84Abstain 2Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 13Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 42Abstain 1Absent 0

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 27Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 31Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 54Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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