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Russia, notably the situation of environmental activists and Ukrainian political prisoners

Russia95%★
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "russia"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Ukraine95%
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "ukrainian"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Foreign Affairs75%
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • "ukrainian" is a non-EU country topic
  • "russia" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Human Rights64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "political prisoner"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 108539Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
52
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Significant national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+10 / 15
Country division+12 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Russia, notably the situation of environmental activists and Ukrainian political prisoners”. EPP, S&D, Renew and ECR voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (324 for, 198 against, 68 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For
324
Against
198
Abstain
68
Margin of victory
126 votes
Turnout (cast)
590
Absent
88
Participation rate
87.0%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs
For 130Against 8Abstain 5Absent 30
S&D133 MEPs
For 50Against 29Abstain 35Absent 19
Renew95 MEPs
For 82Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7
Greens/EFA67 MEPs
For 8Against 55Abstain 1Absent 3
PfE64 MEPs
For 4Against 45Abstain 4Absent 11
ECR59 MEPs
For 42Against 1Abstain 6Absent 10
NI43 MEPs
For 4Against 19Abstain 14Absent 6
The Left37 MEPs
For 2Against 30Abstain 3Absent 2
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Poland43
  • Romania23
  • Spain21
  • Netherlands18
  • Czech Republic15
Most against
  • Germany46
  • France40
  • Italy37
  • Portugal11
  • Austria9
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Ireland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria18 MEPs
For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 10Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2
Croatia11 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3
Denmark13 MEPs
For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2
Estonia6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Finland13 MEPs
For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2
France74 MEPs
For 30Against 40Abstain 2Absent 2
Germany96 MEPs
For 31Against 46Abstain 3Absent 16
Greece21 MEPs
For 6Against 5Abstain 6Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 8Absent 6
Ireland11 MEPs
For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2
Italy73 MEPs
For 17Against 37Abstain 8Absent 11
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
Netherlands26 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2
Poland51 MEPs
For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Portugal21 MEPs
For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2
Romania32 MEPs
For 23Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5
Slovakia13 MEPs
For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Spain54 MEPs
For 21Against 6Abstain 17Absent 10
Sweden20 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 6Absent 0

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