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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 168628Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution ***I”. EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (283 for, 316 against, 4 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

283

Against

316

Abstain

Margin of victory

33 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 144Against 8Abstain 0Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 122Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew100 MEPs

For 27Against 65Abstain 1Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 41Against 8Abstain 0Absent 15

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 2Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland36
Italy33
Netherlands15
Czech Republic14
Romania12

Most against

Germany50
France46
Spain38
Belgium15
Portugal13

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 50Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 22Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 11Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 17Against 38Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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