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A European Strategy for Energy System Integration

Energy65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "energy"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 131710Source: official EP roll-call records
85
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Energy
  • Some political group division
  • Some 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+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 “A European Strategy for Energy System Integration”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (542 for, 111 against, 42 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
542
Against
111
Abstain
42
Margin of victory
431 votes
Turnout (cast)
695
Absent
10
Participation rate
98.6%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 171Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5
S&D136 MEPs
For 133Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Renew101 MEPs
For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
PfE67 MEPs
For 9Against 54Abstain 4Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 6Against 37Abstain 20Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 27Against 11Abstain 5Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 22Against 3Abstain 12Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany83
  • France56
  • Spain48
  • Italy40
  • Romania32
Most against
  • Poland27
Divided delegations
  • Italy
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 14Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 83Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Ireland13 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 40Against 27Abstain 7Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 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 22Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 10Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

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