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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 176895Source: 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
✓Strong 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (189 for, 388 against, 17 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

189

Against

388

Abstain

Margin of victory

199 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

126

Participation rate

82.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 14Against 136Abstain 2Absent 33

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 104Abstain 1Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 2Abstain 3Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 5Against 61Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 11Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Czech Republic12
Romania11
Hungary10
Slovenia6

Most against

Germany56
Spain45
Italy33
Poland25
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 56Abstain 5Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 33Abstain 0Absent 15

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 3Against 20Abstain 1Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 4Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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