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Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism ***I

Climate & Environment66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "carbon"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 176892Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism ***I”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (169 for, 415 against, 8 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

169

Against

415

Abstain

Margin of victory

246 votes

Turnout (cast)

592

Absent

128

Participation rate

82.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 150Abstain 4Absent 31

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 0Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 62Against 6Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic12
Hungary10
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany61
Spain46
France35
Italy32
Poland25

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 35Abstain 5Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 61Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 32Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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