← Votes·2022-06-23

Illegal logging in the EU

Vote ID 146438Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Illegal logging in the EU”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (317 for, 248 against, 20 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

317

Against

248

Abstain

Margin of victory

69 votes

Turnout (cast)

585

Absent

120

Participation rate

83.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 22Against 119Abstain 5Absent 33

S&D136 MEPs

For 102Against 1Abstain 6Absent 27

Renew101 MEPs

For 83Against 3Abstain 5Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR63 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 0Absent 11

NI44 MEPs

For 15Against 16Abstain 2Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany49
France36
Spain32
Netherlands17
Belgium13

Most against

Italy37
Poland25
Romania12
Sweden10
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 7Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 23Abstain 2Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 49Against 34Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 37Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 6Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 32Against 13Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

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