← Votes·2025-10-21

Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group ***I

Vote ID 179798Source: 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
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (260 for, 372 against, 10 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

260

Against

372

Abstain

Margin of victory

112 votes

Turnout (cast)

642

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 164Abstain 1Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 7Abstain 0Absent 19

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 63Against 6Abstain 5Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands14
Belgium13
Denmark12
Sweden12
Finland11

Most against

Germany49
Poland45
France39
Italy28
Spain26

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 39Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 49Abstain 4Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 28Abstain 0Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 22Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

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