← Votes·2021-03-09

A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism

Climate & Environment66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "carbon"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Trade65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "wto"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 128552Source: 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: Climate
✓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+12 / 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+10 / 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 “A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (339 for, 320 against, 38 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

339

Against

320

Abstain

Margin of victory

19 votes

Turnout (cast)

697

Absent

Participation rate

98.9%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 19 votes. 8 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (8) 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

EPP179 MEPs

For 22Against 147Abstain 6Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 20Abstain 1Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 23Against 50Abstain 26Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 26Against 41Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 23Against 40Abstain 0Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 18Abstain 5Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy59
Germany48
Spain38
Netherlands18
Belgium12

Most against

Poland39
France30
Romania23
Hungary16
Sweden16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 27Against 30Abstain 21Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 47Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 59Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 13Against 39Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 38Against 15Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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