← Votes·2021-04-26

Chemical residues in the Baltic Sea based on petitions 1328/2019 and 0406/2020 under Rule 227(2)

Vote ID 130058Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Procedural or paragraph vote
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+3 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Chemical residues in the Baltic Sea based on petitions 1328/2019 and 0406/2020 under Rule 227(2)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (660 for, 8 against, 25 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a procedural vote — it concerns how Parliament organises its work rather than a substantive policy decision. It is generally of lower public-interest weight, though procedural votes can still signal political alignments.

Result analysis

For

660

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

652 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 176Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 34Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 22Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany91
Italy73
France71
Spain52
Poland51

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 6Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 52Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs