← 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 169585Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Climate
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+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”. 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 (185 for, 409 against, 10 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

185

Against

409

Abstain

Margin of victory

224 votes

Turnout (cast)

604

Absent

117

Participation rate

83.8%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 9Against 137Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 92Abstain 1Absent 29

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE77 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 40Abstain 0Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Romania22
Hungary7
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany60
Spain44
France40
Italy33
Poland28

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic20 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 40Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 60Abstain 0Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 33Abstain 2Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 28Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 44Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs