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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 148251Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
46
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓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+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Human rights violations in the context of the forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to and the forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia”. EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (204 for, 327 against, 36 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
204
Against
327
Abstain
36
Margin of victory
123 votes
Turnout (cast)
567
Absent
138
Participation rate
80.4%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 131Against 7Abstain 3Absent 38
S&D136 MEPs
For 3Against 111Abstain 2Absent 20
Renew101 MEPs
For 2Against 83Abstain 1Absent 15
Greens/EFA72 MEPs
For 0Against 64Abstain 2Absent 6
ECR63 MEPs
For 46Against 0Abstain 4Absent 13
PfE67 MEPs
For 18Against 17Abstain 10Absent 22
The Left37 MEPs
For 0Against 27Abstain 5Absent 5
NI44 MEPs
For 4Against 16Abstain 6Absent 18
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Poland41
  • Italy23
  • Bulgaria5
  • Croatia5
  • Estonia4
Most against
  • France62
  • Germany52
  • Spain35
  • Netherlands17
  • Portugal14
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2
Belgium21 MEPs
For 7Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4
Denmark14 MEPs
For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3
Estonia7 MEPs
For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 3Against 62Abstain 7Absent 7
Germany96 MEPs
For 28Against 52Abstain 7Absent 9
Greece21 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 5Absent 5
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 15
Ireland13 MEPs
For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 23Against 17Abstain 6Absent 30
Latvia8 MEPs
For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 7Against 17Abstain 1Absent 4
Poland52 MEPs
For 41Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6
Portugal21 MEPs
For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 13
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain59 MEPs
For 13Against 35Abstain 0Absent 11
Sweden21 MEPs
For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

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