← Votes·2022-10-20

Non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in occupied foreign regions

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"russian" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 149730Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in occupied foreign regions”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (540 for, 6 against, 36 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

540

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

534 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

114

Participation rate

83.6%

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

By political group

EPP176 MEPs

For 142Against 0Abstain 0Absent 34

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew100 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR62 MEPs

For 54Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

PfE65 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 17Absent 15

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 10Absent 13

The Left37 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
Italy60
France52
Spain49
Poland44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 1Abstain 14Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 8Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy67 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs