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← Votes·2021-09-14

Towards Future-proof Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) in Europe

Transport64%★
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "transport"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 135217Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
21
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Some MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+6 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+4 / 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 “Towards Future-proof Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) in Europe”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (641 for, 7 against, 45 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.

Result analysis

For
641
Against
7
Abstain
45
Margin of victory
634 votes
Turnout (cast)
693
Absent
12
Participation rate
98.3%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 178Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 33Against 1Abstain 33Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 56Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 32Against 3Abstain 7Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany85
  • Italy74
  • France55
  • Spain55
  • Poland52
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
France79 MEPs
For 55Against 0Abstain 23Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 85Against 0Abstain 9Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 55Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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