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A European Strategy for Hydrogen

Energy65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "hydrogen"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 131085Source: official EP roll-call records
57
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • High-interest topic: Energy
  • 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+12 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+15 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+10 / 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 “A European Strategy for Hydrogen”. EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (343 for, 343 against, 9 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
343
Against
343
Abstain
9
Margin of victory
0 votes
Turnout (cast)
695
Absent
10
Participation rate
98.6%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 0 votes. 10 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (10) was not larger than the 0-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 171Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 4Against 130Abstain 0Absent 2
Renew101 MEPs
For 19Against 81Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 57Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 18Against 19Abstain 6Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany48
  • Poland44
  • Italy43
  • Romania22
  • Czech Republic16
Most against
  • France47
  • Spain40
  • Netherlands19
  • Portugal14
  • Sweden12
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 31Against 47Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 48Against 46Abstain 0Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 43Against 31Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 44Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 22Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 18Against 40Abstain 0Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 5Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

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