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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
View all votes on Foreign Affairs →
Vote ID 135333Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
57
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Russia
  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Significant national delegation divergence
  • ✓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+3 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+12 / 15
Country division+12 / 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, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (268 for, 336 against, 68 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
268
Against
336
Abstain
68
Margin of victory
68 votes
Turnout (cast)
672
Absent
33
Participation rate
95.3%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 163Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2
S&D136 MEPs
For 17Against 109Abstain 0Absent 10
Renew101 MEPs
For 9Against 92Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 0Against 67Abstain 1Absent 3
ECR63 MEPs
For 7Against 2Abstain 53Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 53Against 0Abstain 8Absent 6
The Left38 MEPs
For 6Against 29Abstain 1Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 9Against 22Abstain 4Absent 9
ESN4 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany51
  • Italy34
  • Austria10
  • Czech Republic10
  • Bulgaria8
Most against
  • France50
  • Spain41
  • Netherlands19
  • Romania18
  • Portugal14
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 6Against 7Abstain 7Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 4Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 10Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 29Against 50Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 51Against 41Abstain 1Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14
Ireland13 MEPs
For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 34Against 31Abstain 9Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 6Against 19Abstain 4Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 16Against 8Abstain 26Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 14Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 13Against 41Abstain 4Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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