The recent CBAM vote provided a good example of a straight up or down vote on a moratorium on the the European Green Deal.
The amendment was rejected with 287 for, 330 against, and 5 abstentions. See the Roll Call vote below.
The majority was a traditional progressive alliance of the S&D, most of Renew, the Greens, and The Left.
RCV moratorium Plenary EPP AMT
Amendment 194 tabled by Adam Jarubas (EPP/Poland) on behalf of the PPE Group
Considering that the transition towards a sustainable economy needs to be combined with upholding Europe’s competitiveness and creating jobs, it is crucial to the success of the European Green Deal that the single market is not overburdened with additional costs for companies to adjust to a new regulatory environment. The Commission should therefore invoke a regulatory moratorium and provide a sector-by-sector analysis of the cumulative effect of higher energy and raw material prices, new legislation and the impact of the war in Ukraine. The analysis need to be used to immediately ease the burden on businesses by delaying those acts that would unnecessarily increase costs for business already under strain. The proactive implementation of the One-In-One-Out principle should be included in the preparatory phase of every legislative act.