← 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 169586Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, ECR, PfE, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (343 for, 230 against, 29 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

343

Against

230

Abstain

Margin of victory

113 votes

Turnout (cast)

602

Absent

119

Participation rate

83.5%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 140Against 7Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 98Abstain 1Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 62Against 6Abstain 5Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 69Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE77 MEPs

For 52Against 5Abstain 9Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 16Against 23Abstain 2Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 9Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 3Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy46
Poland43
France42
Germany37
Spain31

Most against

Sweden18
Netherlands16
Portugal12
Belgium11
Finland9

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 6Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic20 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 42Against 24Abstain 5Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 34Abstain 5Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 9

Hungary20 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 46Against 16Abstain 1Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 21Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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