← Votes·2024-09-19

The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change

Climate & Environment66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "climate"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169568Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Climate
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 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 “The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (416 for, 170 against, 7 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

416

Against

170

Abstain

Margin of victory

246 votes

Turnout (cast)

593

Absent

128

Participation rate

82.3%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 146Against 0Abstain 0Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 1Abstain 0Absent 32

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 68Abstain 2Absent 10

Renew79 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE77 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 2Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
Spain45
France39
Italy35
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic8

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic20 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland16 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 32Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 18Abstain 0Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 28Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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