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EU Citizenship Report 2020

Vote ID 140892Source: official EP roll-call records
79
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • 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+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+12 / 15
Country division+15 / 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 “EU Citizenship Report 2020”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (357 for, 119 against, 207 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
357
Against
119
Abstain
207
Margin of victory
238 votes
Turnout (cast)
683
Absent
22
Participation rate
96.9%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 13Against 4Abstain 158Absent 4
S&D136 MEPs
For 130Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5
Renew101 MEPs
For 91Against 2Abstain 4Absent 4
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 63Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4
PfE67 MEPs
For 1Against 56Abstain 8Absent 2
ECR63 MEPs
For 2Against 39Abstain 21Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 19Against 11Abstain 12Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany50
  • France48
  • Spain40
  • Italy32
  • Romania18
Most against
  • Poland26
  • Czech Republic8
Divided delegations
  • Czech Republic
  • Italy
  • Latvia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 7Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 7Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 7Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2
France79 MEPs
For 48Against 23Abstain 8Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 50Against 11Abstain 31Absent 4
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 3Abstain 8Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 32Against 22Abstain 20Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 17Against 4Abstain 7Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 11Against 26Abstain 15Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 9Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 14Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 40Against 4Abstain 12Absent 3
Sweden21 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

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