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Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders ***I

Environment65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "deforestation"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 181900Source: 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+8 / 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 “Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders ***I”. EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (394 for, 259 against, 13 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

394

Against

259

Abstain

Margin of victory

135 votes

Turnout (cast)

666

Absent

Participation rate

92.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 172Against 2Abstain 1Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 10Against 114Abstain 1Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 19Against 50Abstain 2Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 1Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 8Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
Poland44
France40
Italy36
Spain30

Most against

Netherlands15
Sweden11
Denmark8
Ireland8
Finland7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 34Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 33Abstain 7Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 33Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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