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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 176898Source: 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 (111 for, 428 against, 52 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

111

Against

428

Abstain

Margin of victory

317 votes

Turnout (cast)

591

Absent

129

Participation rate

82.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 29Against 123Abstain 1Absent 32

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 0Absent 30

PfE81 MEPs

For 8Against 43Abstain 17Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 59Against 5Abstain 4Absent 14

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 4Against 0Abstain 21Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 9Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland43
Czech Republic10
Slovenia5
Cyprus2

Most against

France66
Germany60
Spain45
Italy33
Netherlands23

Divided delegations

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 10Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 5Against 66Abstain 1Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 4Against 60Abstain 14Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 10Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 33Abstain 5Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

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 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 6Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 5Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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