← Votes·2020-10-06

The European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward

Vote ID 117578Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+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 “The European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (242 for, 429 against, 22 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

242

Against

429

Abstain

Margin of victory

187 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 15Against 157Abstain 7Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 61Against 60Abstain 9Absent 6

Renew101 MEPs

For 43Against 58Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 57Abstain 3Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 15Against 27Abstain 2Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France41
Spain32
Netherlands14
Slovakia11
Denmark9

Most against

Italy59
Germany52
Poland47
Romania26
Sweden17

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Netherlands
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 41Against 32Abstain 4Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 52Abstain 1Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 59Abstain 2Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 5Against 47Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 32Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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