← Votes·2021-09-15

Direction of EU-Russia political relations

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"russia" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 135182Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Direction of EU-Russia political relations”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (523 for, 112 against, 37 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

523

Against

112

Abstain

Margin of victory

411 votes

Turnout (cast)

672

Absent

Participation rate

95.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 150Against 20Abstain 7Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 107Against 17Abstain 3Absent 9

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR63 MEPs

For 57Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 30Against 25Abstain 6Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 28Abstain 6Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 10Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy73
Germany65
Spain50
France42
Poland36

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Greece
Ireland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 30Abstain 7Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 18Abstain 11Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 50Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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