Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Climate & environment
Shipments of waste: export of mixed municipal waste for recovery to Switzerland
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 559
- Against
- 7
- Abstained
- 5
roll-call vote at 13:14 · 98% 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: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 37 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 43 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 106 for, 2 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 62 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 142 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 185
- ECR For 64 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 82
- Patriots For 63 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 86
- ESN For 24 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 18 for, 4 against, 2 abstainedof 29
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
6 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (37 of 38). Abstained: 1
Irene Montero (Spain)
S&D voted for (106 of 108). Against: 2
Nora Mebarek (France), Vasile Dîncu (Romania)
ECR voted for (64 of 65). Against: 1
Cristian Terheş (Romania)
Patriots voted for (63 of 65). Abstained: 2
Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland), Tomasz Buczek (Poland)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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