← 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 169580Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (445 for, 128 against, 32 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

445

Against

128

Abstain

Margin of victory

317 votes

Turnout (cast)

605

Absent

116

Participation rate

83.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 142Against 1Abstain 5Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 1Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 59Abstain 8Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE77 MEPs

For 4Against 58Abstain 5Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 9Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Spain42
France38
Italy35
Poland25

Most against

Cyprus2

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic20 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 31Abstain 4Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

Hungary20 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 29Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 7Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 7Abstain 3Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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