EuropeScopeEU
← Votes·2021-10-05

The role of development policy in the response to biodiversity loss in developing countries, in the context of the achievement of the 2030 Agenda

Environment65%★
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "biodiversity"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Environment →
Vote ID 135948Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
83
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
Show full breakdown
Topic importance+8 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+10 / 15
Country division+10 / 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 “The role of development policy in the response to biodiversity loss in developing countries, in the context of the achievement of the 2030 Agenda”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. EPP, PfE and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (351 for, 31 against, 304 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
351
Against
31
Abstain
304
Margin of victory
320 votes
Turnout (cast)
686
Absent
18
Participation rate
97.4%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP178 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 155Absent 4
S&D136 MEPs
For 128Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7
Renew101 MEPs
For 71Against 0Abstain 29Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 2Against 13Abstain 52Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 51Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 22Against 6Abstain 14Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France45
  • Germany45
  • Spain42
  • Romania18
  • Belgium15
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 12Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 6Against 2Abstain 5Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 45Against 0Abstain 34Absent 0
Germany95 MEPs
For 45Against 9Abstain 37Absent 4
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 10Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 13Absent 4
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 43Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 13Against 5Abstain 11Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 41Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 14Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 8Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 42Against 4Abstain 13Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 8Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…

Download & share