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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 148253Source: 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, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (210 for, 331 against, 28 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
210
Against
331
Abstain
28
Margin of victory
121 votes
Turnout (cast)
569
Absent
136
Participation rate
80.7%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 129Against 12Abstain 2Absent 36
S&D136 MEPs
For 1Against 110Abstain 3Absent 22
Renew101 MEPs
For 8Against 79Abstain 0Absent 14
Greens/EFA72 MEPs
For 0Against 65Abstain 2Absent 5
ECR63 MEPs
For 47Against 1Abstain 2Absent 13
PfE67 MEPs
For 17Against 16Abstain 12Absent 22
The Left37 MEPs
For 0Against 31Abstain 1Absent 5
NI44 MEPs
For 7Against 14Abstain 5Absent 18
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Poland43
  • Italy27
  • Bulgaria5
  • Croatia5
  • Latvia4
Most against
  • France69
  • Germany51
  • Spain33
  • 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 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3
Estonia7 MEPs
For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 3Against 69Abstain 1Absent 6
Germany96 MEPs
For 29Against 51Abstain 8Absent 8
Greece21 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 5Absent 5
Hungary21 MEPs
For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 16
Ireland13 MEPs
For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 27Against 19Abstain 1Absent 29
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 2Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 7Against 17Abstain 1Absent 4
Poland52 MEPs
For 43Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5
Portugal21 MEPs
For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 12
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain59 MEPs
For 13Against 33Abstain 0Absent 13
Sweden21 MEPs
For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

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