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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 148661Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (424 for, 162 against, 46 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

424

Against

162

Abstain

Margin of victory

262 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 152Against 9Abstain 2Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 3Abstain 1Absent 14

Renew101 MEPs

For 36Against 48Abstain 6Absent 11

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 5Against 61Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE67 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 23Absent 7

ECR62 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 8Abstain 7Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy57
Germany51
Poland45
Spain44
Romania27

Most against

France47
Finland7
Ireland7

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 6Against 47Abstain 21Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 28Abstain 9Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 4Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 57Against 8Abstain 2Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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