← Votes·2021-03-25

Implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directives

Vote ID 129468Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (425 for, 109 against, 153 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

425

Against

109

Abstain

153

Margin of victory

316 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 66Against 4Abstain 102Absent 7

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 90Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 40Abstain 26Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 49Abstain 11Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 8Abstain 11Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France56
Spain54
Germany47
Netherlands18
Romania18

Most against

Italy35
Poland27

Divided delegations

Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 22Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 17Abstain 29Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 35Abstain 7Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 3Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 6Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 13Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1

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