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The preparation of the special European Council summit focusing on the dangerous escalation and the role of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean

Foreign Affairs75%★
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title contains non-EU country "turkey"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Institutional Affairs61%
Confidence: 61%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "european council"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 117182Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
41
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+8 / 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+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 “The preparation of the special European Council summit focusing on the dangerous escalation and the role of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (592 for, 77 against, 25 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
592
Against
77
Abstain
25
Margin of victory
515 votes
Turnout (cast)
694
Absent
11
Participation rate
98.4%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs
For 178Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
S&D136 MEPs
For 125Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 98Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 67Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1
PfE66 MEPs
For 37Against 18Abstain 11Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 53Against 3Abstain 5Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 26Against 14Abstain 4Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 5Against 33Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany79
  • Italy74
  • France50
  • Poland50
  • Spain50
Most against
  • Greece11
  • Cyprus4
Divided delegations
  • France
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Malta
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 50Against 29Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 79Against 6Abstain 11Absent 0
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 27Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 50Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

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