← Votes·2022-04-05

Trans-European energy infrastructure

Energy65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "energy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 141284Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Energy
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 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+12 / 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 “Trans-European energy infrastructure”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (410 for, 146 against, 72 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

410

Against

146

Abstain

Margin of victory

264 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 163Against 1Abstain 1Absent 14

S&D136 MEPs

For 106Against 12Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew101 MEPs

For 63Against 13Abstain 18Absent 7

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 1Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 8Absent 8

PfE67 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 33Absent 16

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 11Abstain 7Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 26Abstain 3Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany54
Poland46
Spain42
Italy41
Romania29

Most against

Austria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 29Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 54Against 39Abstain 1Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 5Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 5Abstain 22Absent 8

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

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