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Cohesion rates
Cohesion measures the extent in which the members of a European Party Group vote as a block or not. The highest the score, the more cohesive a European Group is.
European Party Groups Cohesion Rates
Overall cohesion rates
0.91 0.97 0.84 0.43 0.86 0.47 0.94 0.93
Agriculture
0.83 0.89 0.80 0.43 0.86 0.43 0.84 0.81
Budget
0.89 0.96 0.82 0.47 0.76 0.47 0.97 0.98
Budgetary control
0.97 0.96 0.90 0.47 0.59 0.59 0.98 0.97
Civil liberties, justice & home affairs
0.96 0.98 0.84 0.50 0.86 0.53 0.98 0.95
Constitutional and inter-institutional affairs
0.95 0.96 0.66 0.45 0.93 0.41 0.94 0.96
Culture & education
1.00 1.00 0.57 0.37 0.96 0.32 0.99 1.00
Development
0.87 0.98 0.95 0.41 0.86 0.53 0.97 0.84
Economic & monetary affairs
0.90 0.98 0.82 0.39 0.90 0.47 0.97 0.97
Employment & social affairs
0.96 0.98 0.94 0.53 0.99 0.57 0.96 0.91
Environment & public health
0.83 0.98 0.86 0.38 0.91 0.41 0.87 0.89
Fisheries
0.92 0.94 0.88 0.45 0.76 0.45 0.94 0.95
Foreign & security policy
0.94 0.96 0.84 0.46 0.91 0.50 0.92 0.94
Gender equality
0.94 1.00 0.94 0.42 0.77 0.38 0.99 0.84
Industry, research & energy
0.90 0.98 0.68 0.35 0.93 0.46 0.92 0.95
Internal market & consumer protection
0.91 0.95 0.89 0.36 0.97 0.32 0.97 0.97
Internal regulations of the EP
0.67 0.85 0.55 0.52 0.79 0.90 0.84 0.82
International trade
0.94 0.98 0.88 0.30 0.97 0.37 0.95 0.97
Juridical affairs
0.97 0.99 0.92 0.52 0.91 0.44 0.97 0.99
Regional development
0.98 0.98 0.89 0.31 0.81 0.38 0.98 0.99
Transport & tourism
0.93 0.97 0.80 0.32 0.94 0.53 0.94 0.96