← Votes·2023-11-22

Packaging and packaging waste

Environment65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "waste"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 160802Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Packaging and packaging waste”. 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 (426 for, 125 against, 74 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

426

Against

125

Abstain

Margin of victory

301 votes

Turnout (cast)

625

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 117Against 11Abstain 32Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 76Against 8Abstain 8Absent 8

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR64 MEPs

For 2Against 44Abstain 14Absent 4

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 7Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 19Against 8Abstain 8Absent 11

The Left36 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
France46
Spain41
Italy40
Romania28

Most against

Sweden11

Divided delegations

Italy
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 4Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 11Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 46Against 17Abstain 7Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 14Abstain 6Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 11Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 31Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 5Absent 7

Poland51 MEPs

For 22Against 21Abstain 5Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain57 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 9Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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