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Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group ***I

Vote ID 179802Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 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”. EPP, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (352 for, 242 against, 40 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

352

Against

242

Abstain

Margin of victory

110 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

88.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 167Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 107Abstain 3Absent 20

PfE83 MEPs

For 10Against 32Abstain 32Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 68Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 35Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
Poland41
Romania22
Netherlands17
Bulgaria14

Most against

Italy29
Spain28
Austria13
Hungary12
Greece11

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 29Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 39Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 29Abstain 1Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 28Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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