← Votes·2024-04-23

Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution ***I

Environment65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "pollution"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 168627Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium 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+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution ***I”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (106 for, 454 against, 43 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

106

Against

454

Abstain

Margin of victory

348 votes

Turnout (cast)

603

Absent

102

Participation rate

85.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 147Abstain 3Absent 28

S&D136 MEPs

For 29Against 94Abstain 1Absent 12

Renew100 MEPs

For 2Against 89Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 37Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 56Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 4Against 45Abstain 0Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 1Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland6

Most against

Germany61
France45
Poland43
Spain43
Italy38

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
France
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 61Abstain 20Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 38Abstain 1Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 43Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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