← Votes·2021-02-11

Safety of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (Belarus)

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "belarus"

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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Vote ID 127972Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Energy
✓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+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 “Safety of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (Belarus)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (642 for, 29 against, 21 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

642

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

613 votes

Turnout (cast)

692

Absent

Participation rate

98.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 172Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 49Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 59Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 28Against 8Abstain 8Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 11Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany90
Italy74
France56
Spain56
Poland49

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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