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Implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directives

Vote ID 129033Source: official EP roll-call records
47
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • 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+0 / 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 “Implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directives”. S&D, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (319 for, 337 against, 33 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
319
Against
337
Abstain
33
Margin of victory
18 votes
Turnout (cast)
689
Absent
16
Participation rate
97.7%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 18 votes. 16 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (16) was not larger than the 18-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 10Against 159Abstain 4Absent 6
S&D136 MEPs
For 125Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 8Against 91Abstain 2Absent 0
PfE67 MEPs
For 5Against 43Abstain 18Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5
ECR63 MEPs
For 44Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 23Against 14Abstain 7Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Italy37
  • Spain37
  • Poland36
  • Portugal14
  • Greece10
Most against
  • Germany47
  • France28
  • Romania22
  • Netherlands16
  • Czech Republic15
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 7Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 26Against 28Abstain 24Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 41Against 47Abstain 0Absent 8
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 37Against 35Abstain 1Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 36Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 11Against 22Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 37Against 22Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

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