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Union certification framework for carbon removals ***I

Climate & Environment66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "carbon"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 166844Source: 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: Climate
✓Some political group division
✓Some 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+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 “Union certification framework for carbon removals ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (441 for, 139 against, 41 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

441

Against

139

Abstain

Margin of victory

302 votes

Turnout (cast)

621

Absent

Participation rate

88.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 152Against 5Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 2Absent 15

Renew100 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 55Against 8Abstain 3Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 4Against 51Abstain 2Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 23Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 14Abstain 6Absent 9

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 3Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
Spain46
France40
Italy34
Poland24

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 40Against 31Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 16Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 10Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 11Abstain 15Absent 16

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 1Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 5Abstain 4Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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