← 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 135331Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Strong political group division
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (528 for, 57 against, 86 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

528

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

471 votes

Turnout (cast)

671

Absent

Participation rate

95.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 169Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 122Against 1Abstain 3Absent 10

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 65Absent 3

ECR63 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 6Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 31Abstain 3Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 6Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Italy61
France52
Poland49
Spain48

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 12Abstain 15Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 4Abstain 25Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 8Abstain 5Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

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