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Human rights violations in the context of the forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to and the forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Ukraine95%

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "ukrainian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"ukrainian" is a non-EU country topic
"russia" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 148250Source: 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
✓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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 “Human rights violations in the context of the forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to and the forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia”. EPP, S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. Renew and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (423 for, 63 against, 94 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

423

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

360 votes

Turnout (cast)

580

Absent

125

Participation rate

82.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 140Against 0Abstain 2Absent 37

S&D136 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew101 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 53Absent 15

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

PfE67 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 23Absent 17

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 44Abstain 2Absent 13

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 12Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
France55
Italy42
Spain40
Portugal21

Most against

Poland25

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 3Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 18Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 6Abstain 7Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 13Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 0Absent 30

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 6Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 6Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 5Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 3Abstain 5Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

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