← Votes·2023-09-13

Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. Recast

Vote ID 158015Source: 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
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 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 “Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. Recast”. EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (284 for, 347 against, 3 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

284

Against

347

Abstain

Margin of victory

63 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

89.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 145Against 17Abstain 2Absent 15

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 122Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew100 MEPs

For 9Against 79Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 57Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 55Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 0Absent 2

NI46 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 1Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany44
Italy39
Poland38
Czech Republic14
Belgium10

Most against

France45
Spain40
Netherlands17
Sweden16
Romania15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 45Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 44Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 26Abstain 1Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 38Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 16Against 40Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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