← Votes·2020-07-09

The revision of the guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure

Energy65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "energy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 116001Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Energy
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 revision of the guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (172 for, 474 against, 44 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

172

Against

474

Abstain

Margin of victory

302 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 42Against 131Abstain 1Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 9Against 119Abstain 4Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 8Against 91Abstain 1Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 19Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 7Against 28Abstain 7Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 8Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland45
Italy41
Romania17
Czech Republic12
Bulgaria8

Most against

Germany77
France55
Spain54
Netherlands24
Hungary19

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Italy
Malta
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 0Against 55Abstain 23Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 13Against 77Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 6Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 32Abstain 2Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 2Against 24Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 4Against 54Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

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