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Recommendation to the High Representative and to the Council under Rule 118 in preparation of the 2020 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT) review process, nuclear arms control and nuclear disarmament options

Defence & Security87%
Confidence: 87%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "weapons"
  • title/description contains "armament"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Energy65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "nuclear"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Institutional Affairs61%
Confidence: 61%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "treaty"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 123172Source: official EP roll-call records
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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Defence
  • 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+7 / 10
Group division+0 / 15
Country division+0 / 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 “Recommendation to the High Representative and to the Council under Rule 118 in preparation of the 2020 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT) review process, nuclear arms control and nuclear disarmament options”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (641 for, 5 against, 47 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
641
Against
5
Abstain
47
Margin of victory
636 votes
Turnout (cast)
693
Absent
10
Participation rate
98.6%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 176Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
S&D135 MEPs
For 131Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Renew101 MEPs
For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
PfE66 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 28Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 55Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 29Against 2Abstain 11Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany84
  • Italy74
  • Spain59
  • France56
  • Poland51
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 0Abstain 22Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 84Against 0Abstain 12Absent 0
Greece21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Ireland12 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta5 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 25Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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