← Votes·2023-11-21

Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles

Vote ID 160246Source: 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
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (445 for, 152 against, 30 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

445

Against

152

Abstain

Margin of victory

293 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 129Against 7Abstain 16Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 117Against 1Abstain 1Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 82Against 8Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR64 MEPs

For 1Against 56Abstain 4Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 57Abstain 0Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 17Abstain 7Absent 6

The Left36 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
France47
Spain38
Italy37
Romania26

Most against

Poland24
Czech Republic12
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 18Abstain 6Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 17Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 33Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain57 MEPs

For 38Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

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