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Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market ***I

Vote ID 192430Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market ***I”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (606 for, 16 against, 39 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

606

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

590 votes

Turnout (cast)

661

Absent

Participation rate

93.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 162Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 0Abstain 2Absent 11

PfE85 MEPs

For 71Against 6Abstain 6Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 22Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 6Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France77
Germany74
Italy65
Spain52
Poland47

Most against

Estonia3

Divided delegations

Estonia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France80 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany95 MEPs

For 74Against 1Abstain 15Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Hungary18 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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