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A European strategy for critical raw materials

Internal Market85%★

Confidence: 85%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

dossier "critical raw materials" implies this topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Environment60%

Confidence: 60%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

dossier "critical raw materials" implies this topic

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 137460Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “A European strategy for critical raw materials”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (543 for, 52 against, 94 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

543

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

491 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 170Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 7Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 95Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 55Absent 3

PfE67 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 55Against 2Abstain 6Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 5Abstain 10Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 5Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Italy63
France54
Poland50
Spain43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 18Abstain 6Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 6Abstain 23Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 6Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 12Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 5Abstain 6Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

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