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The EU’s role in protecting and restoring the world’s forests

Vote ID 116481Source: official EP roll-call records
45
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Some political group division
  • Some 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+12 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+10 / 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 “The EU’s role in protecting and restoring the world’s forests”. EPP, PfE and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (327 for, 346 against, 14 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
327
Against
346
Abstain
14
Margin of victory
19 votes
Turnout (cast)
687
Absent
18
Participation rate
97.5%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 19 votes. 18 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (18) was not larger than the 19-vote margin.

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

EPP180 MEPs
For 168Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 9Against 120Abstain 1Absent 6
Renew101 MEPs
For 32Against 67Abstain 0Absent 2
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 2Against 66Abstain 0Absent 3
PfE66 MEPs
For 54Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2
ECR63 MEPs
For 45Against 11Abstain 5Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 14Against 23Abstain 6Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Poland42
  • Italy36
  • Czech Republic14
  • Hungary14
  • Sweden14
Most against
  • Germany50
  • France48
  • Spain38
  • Romania18
  • Netherlands16
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 30Against 48Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 38Against 50Abstain 1Absent 7
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 36Against 32Abstain 6Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 12Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 42Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 14Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain59 MEPs
For 17Against 38Abstain 3Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

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