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The 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Vote ID 111731Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
57
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Significant national delegation divergence
  • ✓Very close result
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+0 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+15 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 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 “The 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (271 for, 277 against, 66 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For
271
Against
277
Abstain
66
Margin of victory
6 votes
Turnout (cast)
614
Absent
62
Participation rate
90.8%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 6 votes. 62 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (62) was larger than the 6-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

  • EPPhad 19 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
  • S&Dhad 13 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
  • Renewhad 9 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
  • PfEhad 7 absent MEPs (margin was 6)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (14 absent)Italy (9 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP172 MEPs
For 7Against 137Abstain 9Absent 19
S&D132 MEPs
For 114Against 3Abstain 2Absent 13
Renew96 MEPs
For 29Against 55Abstain 3Absent 9
Greens/EFA67 MEPs
For 63Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
PfE64 MEPs
For 3Against 51Abstain 3Absent 7
ECR59 MEPs
For 2Against 10Abstain 44Absent 3
NI42 MEPs
For 16Against 17Abstain 4Absent 5
The Left37 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany42
  • France41
  • Spain29
  • Portugal14
  • Netherlands12
Most against
  • Italy35
  • Romania19
  • Hungary13
  • Sweden11
  • Bulgaria9
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Croatia
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria17 MEPs
For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 4Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2
Croatia11 MEPs
For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 4Against 8Abstain 8Absent 1
Denmark13 MEPs
For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia6 MEPs
For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1
Finland13 MEPs
For 4Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1
France74 MEPs
For 41Against 28Abstain 0Absent 5
Germany96 MEPs
For 42Against 39Abstain 1Absent 14
Greece21 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4
Ireland11 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3
Italy73 MEPs
For 29Against 35Abstain 0Absent 9
Latvia8 MEPs
For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands26 MEPs
For 12Against 8Abstain 4Absent 2
Poland51 MEPs
For 9Against 13Abstain 25Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania32 MEPs
For 8Against 19Abstain 1Absent 4
Slovakia13 MEPs
For 3Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain53 MEPs
For 29Against 18Abstain 3Absent 3
Sweden20 MEPs
For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

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