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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 117272Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
78
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓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+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 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, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (601 for, 57 against, 36 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
601
Against
57
Abstain
36
Margin of victory
544 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 133Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Renew101 MEPs
For 95Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE66 MEPs
For 31Against 35Abstain 0Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 26Against 9Abstain 26Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 32Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 33Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany81
  • Italy74
  • France56
  • Spain52
  • Romania31
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 81Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
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 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 25Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 24Against 0Abstain 26Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 52Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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