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

Vote ID 166887Source: official EP roll-call records
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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+3 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 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 ***I”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (341 for, 268 against, 14 abstentions).

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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
341
Against
268
Abstain
14
Margin of victory
73 votes
Turnout (cast)
623
Absent
82
Participation rate
88.4%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 35Against 120Abstain 3Absent 21
S&D136 MEPs
For 116Against 1Abstain 3Absent 16
Renew100 MEPs
For 72Against 16Abstain 5Absent 7
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4
ECR65 MEPs
For 4Against 53Abstain 0Absent 8
PfE64 MEPs
For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 13
NI46 MEPs
For 15Against 20Abstain 2Absent 9
The Left38 MEPs
For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France45
  • Spain31
  • Netherlands20
  • Belgium17
  • Sweden15
Most against
  • Germany46
  • Poland38
  • Italy31
  • Czech Republic14
  • Hungary12
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 5Against 14Abstain 2Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 45Against 26Abstain 0Absent 8
Germany96 MEPs
For 45Against 46Abstain 0Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 6
Hungary21 MEPs
For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 27Against 31Abstain 3Absent 15
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 20Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 9Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5
Portugal21 MEPs
For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 9Against 6Abstain 2Absent 16
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain59 MEPs
For 31Against 25Abstain 0Absent 3
Sweden21 MEPs
For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

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