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Soil protection

Vote ID 130720Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
58
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓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+7 / 10
Group division+6 / 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 “Soil protection”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (605 for, 55 against, 41 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
605
Against
55
Abstain
41
Margin of victory
550 votes
Turnout (cast)
701
Absent
4
Participation rate
99.4%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 165Against 6Abstain 7Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 134Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Renew101 MEPs
For 96Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
PfE67 MEPs
For 13Against 31Abstain 22Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 52Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 33Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany85
  • Spain59
  • France56
  • Poland52
  • Italy48
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • Finland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 0Abstain 23Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 85Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Greece21 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 48Against 24Abstain 1Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 24Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 9Absent 0

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