← Votes·2022-05-05

The impact of the Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors

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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Transport64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "transport"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 143149Source: 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: Ukraine
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “The impact of the Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (242 for, 262 against, 41 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

242

Against

262

Abstain

Margin of victory

20 votes

Turnout (cast)

545

Absent

160

Participation rate

77.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 20 votes. 160 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (160) was larger than the 20-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 48 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
S&Dhad 35 absent MEPs (margin was 20)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 2Against 119Abstain 10Absent 48

S&D136 MEPs

For 90Against 11Abstain 0Absent 35

Renew101 MEPs

For 24Against 61Abstain 6Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE67 MEPs

For 19Against 20Abstain 14Absent 14

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 39Abstain 7Absent 16

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 4Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy49
France33
Spain31
Portugal13
Ireland8

Most against

Germany40
Poland37
Netherlands16
Romania16
Sweden13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Finland
Germany
Greece
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 33Against 13Abstain 18Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 40Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 9Abstain 6Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 5Against 37Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 31Against 17Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

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Close vote analysis

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

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Individual MEP positions

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