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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 176897Source: 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
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (114 for, 424 against, 51 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

114

Against

424

Abstain

Margin of victory

310 votes

Turnout (cast)

589

Absent

131

Participation rate

81.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 30Against 119Abstain 1Absent 35

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 103Abstain 0Absent 32

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 7Abstain 3Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 8Against 42Abstain 18Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 20Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 9Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland43
Czech Republic11
Slovenia5
Cyprus2

Most against

France65
Germany61
Spain44
Italy32
Netherlands23

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Italy
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 5Against 65Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 5Against 61Abstain 13Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 10Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 32Abstain 6Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 6Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 5Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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