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Energy performance of buildings (recast) ***I

Energy65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "energy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 166038Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Energy
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Energy performance of buildings (recast) ***I”. 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 (370 for, 199 against, 46 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

370

Against

199

Abstain

Margin of victory

171 votes

Turnout (cast)

615

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 74Against 56Abstain 24Absent 25

S&D136 MEPs

For 123Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11

Renew100 MEPs

For 66Against 16Abstain 1Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 55Abstain 4Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 5Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 7Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 4Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain51
France46
Germany46
Portugal17
Romania17

Most against

Italy37
Poland26
Czech Republic12
Estonia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 4Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 46Against 24Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 38Abstain 2Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 11Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 37Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 11Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 6Against 26Abstain 13Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 2Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 51Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

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