← Votes·2022-06-08

Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation)

Climate & Environment66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "greenhouse gas"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 143830Source: 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: Climate
✓Strong political group division
✓Some 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation)”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (437 for, 142 against, 40 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

437

Against

142

Abstain

Margin of victory

295 votes

Turnout (cast)

619

Absent

Participation rate

87.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 140Against 11Abstain 9Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 121Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew101 MEPs

For 88Against 3Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 53Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 0Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 27Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 3Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
Spain46
France45
Italy40
Poland24

Most against

Czech Republic12
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Poland
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 6Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 14Abstain 4Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 9Abstain 5Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 5Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 25Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 5Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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