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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 181912Source: 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, S&D, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (417 for, 232 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

417

Against

232

Abstain

Margin of victory

185 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 168Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 10Against 70Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 22Against 49Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 7Against 43Abstain 2Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 8Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy51
Germany50
Poland46
Spain41
Romania28

Most against

France51
Netherlands15
Hungary11
Ireland9
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Lithuania
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 23Against 51Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 50Against 34Abstain 6Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 18Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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