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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 150204Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
66
/ 100

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, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (531 for, 7 against, 34 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
531
Against
7
Abstain
34
Margin of victory
524 votes
Turnout (cast)
572
Absent
132
Participation rate
81.3%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 141Against 0Abstain 0Absent 38
S&D136 MEPs
For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25
Renew100 MEPs
For 86Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
PfE65 MEPs
For 31Against 1Abstain 20Absent 13
ECR64 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13
NI45 MEPs
For 21Against 5Abstain 5Absent 14
The Left37 MEPs
For 23Against 0Abstain 4Absent 10
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany73
  • Italy55
  • France48
  • Poland45
  • Spain43
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
France79 MEPs
For 48Against 1Abstain 16Absent 14
Germany96 MEPs
For 73Against 0Abstain 8Absent 15
Greece21 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7
Hungary21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Ireland13 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Italy75 MEPs
For 55Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Poland52 MEPs
For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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