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The situation of Ethiopian migrants in detention centres in Saudi Arabia

Foreign Affairs75%★
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title contains non-EU country "saudi arabia"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Migration & Asylum66%
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "migrant"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 118633Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
91
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High-interest topic: Migration
  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Significant national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+12 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+12 / 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 “The situation of Ethiopian migrants in detention centres in Saudi Arabia”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. EPP, PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (413 for, 49 against, 233 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
413
Against
49
Abstain
233
Margin of victory
364 votes
Turnout (cast)
695
Absent
10
Participation rate
98.6%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs
For 32Against 3Abstain 143Absent 2
S&D136 MEPs
For 131Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3
Renew101 MEPs
For 94Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE66 MEPs
For 20Against 4Abstain 41Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 4Against 39Abstain 19Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 27Against 2Abstain 14Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 35Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France70
  • Germany55
  • Spain42
  • Netherlands18
  • Portugal18
Most against
  • Poland27
Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 10Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 13Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 55Against 2Abstain 36Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 1Abstain 10Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 32Against 6Abstain 37Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 18Against 1Abstain 10Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 9Against 27Abstain 15Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 18Against 1Abstain 13Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 42Against 4Abstain 13Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

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