← Votes·2024-04-24

Surface water and groundwater pollutants ***I

Vote ID 168479Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Surface water and groundwater pollutants ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. PfE, NI and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (452 for, 43 against, 83 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

452

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

409 votes

Turnout (cast)

578

Absent

127

Participation rate

82.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 144Against 0Abstain 0Absent 35

S&D136 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 1Absent 24

Renew100 MEPs

For 78Against 5Abstain 6Absent 11

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 8Against 31Abstain 15Absent 11

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 41Absent 16

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 13Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
France52
Spain50
Italy26
Belgium21

Most against

Poland22

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 3Abstain 16Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 15Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 6Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 19Absent 31

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 21Against 22Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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