Parliament gave its consent to the Council decision on protecting the environment through criminal law by 499 votes to 99 , with 69 abstentions. The EPP, S&D, Renew, the Greens/EFA and The Left all backed it; the ESN opposed it outright, the PfE split against with the majority of its members voting no, and the ECR mostly abstained. As a consent procedure, this single vote was pass-or-fail: Parliament could approve or withhold approval, but not amend the text. The broad centre-to-left coalition delivered a decisive result well clear of any threshold concern. The decision on its own carries no legislative amending role for Parliament here, but consent is a required step, and the wide margin sends a clear political signal of cross-group support for the measure. Opposition was concentrated on the right, with the ESN unanimously against and the PfE divided, while the ECR largely stepped aside by abstaining.
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