← Votes·2021-03-10

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 128842Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Climate
✓Strong 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (444 for, 70 against, 181 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

444

Against

Abstain

181

Margin of victory

374 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 158Against 6Abstain 11Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 66Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 27Against 14Abstain 26Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 43Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 28Against 9Abstain 7Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 10Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France54
Germany51
Spain43
Romania31
Hungary21

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Ireland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 8Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 8Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 6Abstain 19Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 14Abstain 26Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 39Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 8Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 28Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 9Abstain 7Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

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