← Votes·2025-06-17

Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union ***

Vote ID 177333Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union ***”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (583 for, 78 against, 8 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

583

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

505 votes

Turnout (cast)

669

Absent

Participation rate

92.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 176Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

S&D135 MEPs

For 130Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 40Against 30Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 5Against 35Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 6Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany80
Italy62
Poland51
Spain46
Romania28

Most against

France39

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 39Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 80Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs