Maximising the energy efficiency potential of the EU building stock
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Summary written by AI from the official roll-call record. It can make mistakes, so check the numbers.
- For526
- Against77
- Abstained94
- Absent8
- Margin
- +449
- Turnout
- 99%
How the groups voted
GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity
The Left3917021155%
S&D146144002100%
Greens/EFA68670
By country
- DE Germany77–12–5
- FR France54–0–25
- IT Italy40–6–29
- ES Spain50–4–5
- PL Poland24–27–0
- RO Romania
Every MEP
- Magdalena ADAMOWICZEPP · PL
- Asim ADEMOVEPP · BG
- Isabella ADINOLFINon-attached · IT
- Matteo ADINOLFIID · IT
- Alex AGIUS SALIBAS&D · MT
- Mazaly AGUILARECR · ES
- Clara AGUILERAS&D · ES
- Abir AL-SAHLANIRenew · SE
- Alviina ALAMETSÄGreens/EFA · FI
- Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOVEPP · BG
- François ALFONSIGreens/EFA · FR
- Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELIRenew · BG
- Álvaro AMAROEPP · PT
- Andris AMERIKSS&D · LV
- Christine ANDERSONID · DE
- Rasmus ANDRESENGreens/EFA · DE
- Barry ANDREWSRenew · IE
- Eric ANDRIEUS&D · FR
- Nikos ANDROULAKISS&D · GR
- Mathilde ANDROUËTID · FR
- Marc ANGELS&D · LU
- Gerolf ANNEMANSID · BE
- Andrus ANSIPRenew · EE
- Attila ARA-KOVÁCSS&D · HU
- Maria ARENAS&D · BE
- Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍAEPP · ES
- Pascal ARIMONTEPP · BE
- Clotilde ARMANDRenew · RO
- Konstantinos ARVANITISThe Left · GR
- Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZEPP · PL
- Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOUEPP · GR
- Manon AUBRYThe Left · FR
- Margrete AUKENGreens/EFA · DK
- Petras AUŠTREVIČIUSRenew · LT
- Carmen AVRAMS&D · RO
- Malik AZMANIRenew · NL
- Simona BALDASSARREID · IT
- Marek Paweł BALTS&D · PL
- Jordan BARDELLAID · FR
- Katarina BARLEYS&D · DE
- Pernando BARRENA ARZAThe Left · ES
- Pietro BARTOLOS&D · IT
- Alessandra BASSOID · IT
- José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZRenew · ES
- Nicolas BAYID · FR
- Gunnar BECKID · DE
- Nicola BEERRenew · DE
- Tiziana BEGHINNon-attached · IT
- Aurélia BEIGNEUXID · FR
- Marek BELKAS&D · PL
- François-Xavier BELLAMYEPP · FR
- Dragoş BENEAS&D · RO
- Brando BENIFEIS&D · IT
- Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEAEPP · ES
- Hildegard BENTELEEPP · DE
- Tom BERENDSENEPP · NL
- Lars Patrick BERGID · DE
- Stefan BERGEREPP · DE
- Erik BERGKVISTS&D · SE
- Sergio BERLATOECR · IT
From the Parliament's press release
- The European Parliament adopted by 526 votes to 77, with 94 abstentions, a resolution on maximising the energy efficiency potential of the EU building stock.Buildings account for approximately 40% of the EU's energy consumption and 36% of its CO2 emissions. A major ‘renovation wave’ is of major importance to achieve the EU's goal of achieving zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.Rising renovation rates of almost 3% and the renovation of 210 million existing buildings could create up to 2 million jobs in the construction sector, which accounts for around 9% of EU GDP and is an important part of the EU's recovery strategy from the COVID-19 crisis.Parliament underlined the role that energy districts and communities, as well as other…