← Votes·2021-04-27

More efficient and cleaner maritime transport

Transport84%★

Confidence: 84%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "transport"
title/description contains "maritime transport"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 130598Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 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 “More efficient and cleaner maritime transport”. EPP, S&D, Renew and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. PfE, ECR and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (453 for, 92 against, 154 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

453

Against

Abstain

154

Margin of victory

361 votes

Turnout (cast)

699

Absent

Participation rate

99.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 166Against 5Abstain 7Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 9Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 48Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 44Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 12Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 29Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
Spain46
France37
Romania32
Hungary21

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 37Against 4Abstain 37Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 37Abstain 1Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 6Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 47Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 27Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 10Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

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