← Votes·2022-10-20

The 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27)

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "egypt"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Climate & Environment66%

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "climate"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 149486Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Climate
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “The 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27)”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and PfE voted mostly against. ECR and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (247 for, 270 against, 75 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

247

Against

270

Abstain

Margin of victory

23 votes

Turnout (cast)

592

Absent

104

Participation rate

85.1%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 23 votes. 104 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (104) was larger than the 23-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 32 absent MEPs (margin was 23)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP176 MEPs

For 10Against 131Abstain 3Absent 32

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 2Absent 20

Renew100 MEPs

For 7Against 77Abstain 3Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR62 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 42Absent 6

PfE65 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 10Absent 14

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 11Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany42
Spain31
Italy28
Portugal12
Belgium8

Most against

France43
Romania18
Netherlands15
Austria10
Slovakia10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 22Against 43Abstain 4Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 30Abstain 11Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 3Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 7Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy67 MEPs

For 28Against 25Abstain 8Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 24Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 18Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 31Against 19Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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