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Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group ***I

Vote ID 179797Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group ***I”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, Renew, ECR and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (236 for, 395 against, 9 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

236

Against

395

Abstain

Margin of victory

159 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 11Against 156Abstain 1Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 8Abstain 1Absent 19

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 13Against 60Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany44
Sweden10
Denmark9
Greece9
Finland7

Most against

France51
Poland45
Italy28
Romania26
Spain26

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 25Against 51Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 44Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 28Abstain 0Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 45Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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