← Votes·2026-07-08

Protection de l’environnement par le droit pénal - Protection of the environment through criminal law - Schutz der Umwelt durch das Strafrecht

Vote ID 194904Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 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 “Protection de l’environnement par le droit pénal - Protection of the environment through criminal law - Schutz der Umwelt durch das Strafrecht”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (499 for, 99 against, 69 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

499

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

400 votes

Turnout (cast)

667

Absent

Participation rate

98.2%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 171Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

S&D128 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR78 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 57Absent 2

PfE75 MEPs

For 15Against 54Abstain 5Absent 1

Renew74 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA50 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left41 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

NI28 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Spain48
France44
Italy39
Poland27

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic18 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 44Against 28Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany94 MEPs

For 77Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece20 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy70 MEPs

For 39Against 7Abstain 22Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 6Abstain 19Absent 1

Portugal20 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania30 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain55 MEPs

For 48Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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