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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 176893Source: 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

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 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 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 (171 for, 407 against, 5 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

171

Against

407

Abstain

Margin of victory

236 votes

Turnout (cast)

583

Absent

137

Participation rate

81.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 144Abstain 0Absent 38

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 0Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 2Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

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 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 4Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

France34
Czech Republic12
Hungary10

Most against

Germany65
Spain45
Italy33
Poland24
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 34Abstain 1Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 13Against 65Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 33Abstain 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 4Against 20Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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