← 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 149509Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 “The 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (458 for, 100 against, 26 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

458

Against

100

Abstain

Margin of victory

358 votes

Turnout (cast)

584

Absent

112

Participation rate

83.9%

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

By political group

EPP176 MEPs

For 141Against 0Abstain 1Absent 34

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 1Absent 21

Renew100 MEPs

For 86Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

ECR62 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 4Absent 7

PfE65 MEPs

For 3Against 31Abstain 17Absent 14

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 11Abstain 2Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
France51
Spain46
Italy34
Romania23

Most against

Poland24
Czech Republic11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 16Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 10Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy67 MEPs

For 34Against 8Abstain 18Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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