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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 181911Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium 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+10 / 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, S&D, ECR, Renew and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (497 for, 152 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

497

Against

152

Abstain

Margin of victory

345 votes

Turnout (cast)

660

Absent

Participation rate

91.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 172Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 4Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 39Against 40Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 7Against 43Abstain 2Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 8Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France62
Germany51
Italy51
Poland47
Spain42

Most against

Hungary11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

France81 MEPs

For 62Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 32Abstain 7Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 18Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs