← Votes·2021-06-10

Systematic repression in Belarus and its consequences for European security following abductions from an EU civilian plane intercepted by Belarusian authorities

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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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 133934Source: 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: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+6 / 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 “Systematic repression in Belarus and its consequences for European security following abductions from an EU civilian plane intercepted by Belarusian authorities”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (626 for, 16 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

626

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

610 votes

Turnout (cast)

678

Absent

Participation rate

96.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 171Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

S&D136 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 9Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 7Abstain 6Absent 4

The Left38 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 13Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
France77
Italy73
Spain53
Poland49

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 1Abstain 17Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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