← Votes·2020-10-07

The European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward

Vote ID 118526Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (462 for, 176 against, 59 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

462

Against

176

Abstain

Margin of victory

286 votes

Turnout (cast)

697

Absent

Participation rate

99.0%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 165Against 4Abstain 10Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 113Against 7Abstain 14Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 94Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 2Against 65Abstain 2Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 12Against 29Abstain 24Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 52Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 20Abstain 3Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland50
Germany47
Spain45
Italy41
Romania31

Most against

France42
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 34Against 42Abstain 2Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 43Abstain 5Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 4Abstain 30Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

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