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Shipments of waste: export of mixed municipal waste for recovery to Switzerland ***I

Trade65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "export"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Environment65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "waste"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 194546Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “Shipments of waste: export of mixed municipal waste for recovery to Switzerland ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (559 for, 7 against, 5 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

559

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

552 votes

Turnout (cast)

571

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.5%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 142Against 0Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 2Abstain 0Absent 27

ECR81 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 2Absent 19

Renew76 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
France60
Italy60
Spain48
Poland42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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