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Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies ***I

Vote ID 178147Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (542 for, 97 against, 12 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

542

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

445 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 173Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 4Abstain 1Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE81 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 7Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 1Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
France62
Italy49
Poland49
Spain48

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 62Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 13Abstain 8Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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