← Votes·2022-09-14

Energy Efficiency Directive

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 147557Source: 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
✓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+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 “Energy Efficiency Directive”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (469 for, 93 against, 82 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

469

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

376 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

91.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 152Against 0Abstain 15Absent 12

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew100 MEPs

For 78Against 1Abstain 13Absent 8

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 34Absent 9

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 10Absent 10

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 19Abstain 2Absent 6

The Left37 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 8Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany69
France56
Spain51
Italy34
Romania29

Most against

Poland23
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 2Abstain 19Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 11Abstain 13Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 2Abstain 22Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 23Abstain 14Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain58 MEPs

For 51Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

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