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Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Ukraine95%

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "ukraine"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"ukraine" is a non-EU country topic
"russian" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Agriculture66%

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "food security"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 141001Source: official EP roll-call records

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (413 for, 120 against, 49 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

413

Against

120

Abstain

Margin of victory

293 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

123

Participation rate

82.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 148Against 1Abstain 5Absent 25

S&D136 MEPs

For 70Against 25Abstain 13Absent 28

Renew101 MEPs

For 80Against 1Abstain 2Absent 18

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 62Abstain 1Absent 6

PfE67 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 6Absent 14

ECR63 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 3Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 14Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 10Abstain 4Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy54
Poland44
France43
Spain34
Romania24

Most against

Germany46
Austria8

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 7Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 15Abstain 5Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 46Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 11Abstain 1Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 3Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 3Abstain 14Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 5Absent 2

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