Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Climate & environment
Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of application
Passed by a clear majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 371
- Against
- 240
- Abstained
- 30
roll-call vote at 11:19 · 58% of votes cast in favour
Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
How the groups voted
For: EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Against: The Left, Greens, S&D; Divided: Renew
- The Left Against 0 for, 42 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens Against 0 for, 48 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D Against 1 for, 119 against, 0 abstainedof 138
- Renew Divided 29 for, 20 against, 24 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 165 for, 3 against, 0 abstainedof 196
- ECR For 63 for, 1 against, 2 abstainedof 78
- Patriots For 80 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 91
- ESN For 18 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 15 for, 7 against, 2 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
9 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted against (48 of 49). Abstained: 1
Markéta Gregorová (Czechia)
S&D voted against (119 of 120). For: 1
Nils Ušakovs (Latvia)
EPP voted for (165 of 168). Against: 3
Georgios Aftias (Greece), Manuela Ripa (Germany), Péter Magyar (Hungary)
ECR voted for (63 of 66). Against: 1, Abstained: 2
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Geadis Geadi (Cyprus, abstained), Gheorghe Piperea (Romania, against)
ESN voted for (18 of 19). Abstained: 1
Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 9 amendments (8 adopted, 1 rejected) and 6 parts of the text voted on separately (6 lapsed). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.
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