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The EU’s response to the increase in energy prices in Europe

Energy65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "energy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 148608Source: 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: Energy
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “The EU’s response to the increase in energy prices in Europe”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (137 for, 453 against, 44 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

137

Against

453

Abstain

Margin of victory

316 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 157Abstain 2Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 17Against 100Abstain 7Absent 12

Renew101 MEPs

For 7Against 53Abstain 30Absent 11

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 58Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR62 MEPs

For 0Against 54Abstain 2Absent 6

NI44 MEPs

For 13Against 23Abstain 2Absent 6

The Left37 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Finland7
Ireland6
Cyprus4

Most against

Germany56
Italy56
Poland44
Spain38
France30

Divided delegations

Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 19Against 30Abstain 26Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 56Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 56Abstain 3Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 2Against 44Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 38Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden20 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 1

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