← Votes·2020-09-16

Maximising the energy efficiency potential of the EU building stock

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 116991Source: 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
✓Some 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+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 “Maximising the energy efficiency potential of the EU building stock”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. PfE and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (594 for, 11 against, 85 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

594

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

583 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 174Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 34Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 40Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 31Against 3Abstain 8Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany84
Italy75
France56
Spain55
Romania29

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 23Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 11Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 26Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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