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UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "azerbaijan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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 170503Source: 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
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (279 for, 334 against, 25 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

279

Against

334

Abstain

Margin of victory

55 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

88.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 10Against 146Abstain 8Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 5Abstain 0Absent 19

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 9Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 66Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 63Abstain 4Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 3Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain25
Netherlands22
Belgium13
Sweden13
Denmark11

Most against

Germany51
Poland44
France39
Italy39
Czech Republic15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland16 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 39Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 51Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 9Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 39Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 44Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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