← 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 169678Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 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, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (458 for, 77 against, 72 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

458

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

381 votes

Turnout (cast)

607

Absent

114

Participation rate

84.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 147Against 0Abstain 1Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 37Abstain 31Absent 9

PfE77 MEPs

For 27Against 13Abstain 26Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 10Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France68
Germany59
Spain44
Italy35
Poland26

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 7Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic20 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 7Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 5Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 12Abstain 5Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 9

Hungary20 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 6Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 7Abstain 22Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 6Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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