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Internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen (recast) ***I

Energy86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "renewable"
title/description contains "hydrogen"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Internal Market64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "internal market"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 166864Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen (recast) ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (447 for, 90 against, 54 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

447

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

357 votes

Turnout (cast)

591

Absent

114

Participation rate

83.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 147Against 0Abstain 1Absent 31

S&D136 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 5Absent 21

Renew100 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 23Against 14Abstain 23Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 53Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 21Against 16Abstain 16Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 0Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 3Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Italy48
Poland46
Spain39
France30

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 30Against 15Abstain 19Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 14Abstain 6Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 8Abstain 2Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 6Abstain 5Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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