← Votes·2023-02-14

CO2 emission standards for cars and vans

Vote ID 152544Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+6 / 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 “CO2 emission standards for cars and vans”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (340 for, 279 against, 21 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

340

Against

279

Abstain

Margin of victory

61 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

90.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 29Against 128Abstain 5Absent 17

S&D136 MEPs

For 119Against 1Abstain 3Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 78Against 12Abstain 5Absent 5

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR64 MEPs

For 5Against 54Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE65 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 0Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 20Abstain 1Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France43
Spain36
Netherlands17
Sweden17
Ireland13

Most against

Germany46
Italy41
Poland39
Czech Republic13
Romania13

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 26Abstain 4Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 41Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 39Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 5Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 36Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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