← Votes·2022-06-22

Carbon border adjustment mechanism

Climate & Environment66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "carbon"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 145254Source: 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
✓Some 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+10 / 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 “Carbon border adjustment mechanism”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (450 for, 115 against, 55 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

450

Against

115

Abstain

Margin of victory

335 votes

Turnout (cast)

620

Absent

Participation rate

87.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 148Against 2Abstain 11Absent 18

S&D136 MEPs

For 119Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew101 MEPs

For 84Against 2Abstain 8Absent 7

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 4Absent 8

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 35Abstain 16Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 10Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 10Against 17Abstain 5Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
France52
Spain45
Romania26
Poland24

Most against

Italy28
Czech Republic11
Hungary6

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 2Abstain 15Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 11Abstain 8Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 15Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

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