← Votes·2025-10-21

Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group ***I

Vote ID 179799Source: 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”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (198 for, 422 against, 11 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

198

Against

422

Abstain

Margin of victory

224 votes

Turnout (cast)

631

Absent

Participation rate

87.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 17Against 145Abstain 3Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 115Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE83 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 7Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland36
Czech Republic12
Hungary12
Slovakia6
Slovenia5

Most against

Germany68
France42
Spain41
Italy31
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 42Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 68Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 31Abstain 0Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 36Against 11Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 41Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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