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Recent actions by the Russian Federation against Lithuanian judges, prosecutors and investigators involved in investigating the tragic events of 13 January 1991 in Vilnius

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"russian" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 110576Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Recent actions by the Russian Federation against Lithuanian judges, prosecutors and investigators involved in investigating the tragic events of 13 January 1991 in Vilnius”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (456 for, 43 against, 81 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

456

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

413 votes

Turnout (cast)

580

Absent

Participation rate

85.5%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 9Absent 30

S&D132 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 8Absent 19

Renew96 MEPs

For 83Against 0Abstain 5Absent 8

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 8Absent 7

PfE64 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 27Absent 8

ECR59 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 10Absent 6

NI43 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 9Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 3Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
Spain45
Poland44
France38
Romania27

Most against

Cyprus1

Divided delegations

France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 38Against 26Abstain 5Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 6Abstain 9Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 15

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 48Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland51 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania32 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden20 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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