← 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 168629Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (129 for, 467 against, 2 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

129

Against

467

Abstain

Margin of victory

338 votes

Turnout (cast)

598

Absent

107

Participation rate

84.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 6Against 143Abstain 0Absent 30

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 122Abstain 1Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 92Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 0Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland23
Hungary8

Most against

Germany74
France51
Spain50
Italy34
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 19Against 51Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 12Against 74Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 34Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 20Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 50Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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