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Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism

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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Security64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "terrorism"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 150459Source: official EP roll-call records
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/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Russia
  • Strong political group division
  • 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+12 / 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 “Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while NI and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (494 for, 58 against, 44 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
494
Against
58
Abstain
44
Margin of victory
436 votes
Turnout (cast)
596
Absent
108
Participation rate
84.7%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 151Against 0Abstain 2Absent 26
S&D136 MEPs
For 101Against 8Abstain 8Absent 19
Renew100 MEPs
For 89Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 59Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8
ECR64 MEPs
For 57Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5
PfE65 MEPs
For 24Against 22Abstain 7Absent 12
The Left37 MEPs
For 5Against 9Abstain 16Absent 7
NI45 MEPs
For 6Against 14Abstain 6Absent 19
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany63
  • Italy49
  • Poland48
  • Spain46
  • France45
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 14Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
France79 MEPs
For 45Against 18Abstain 7Absent 9
Germany96 MEPs
For 63Against 12Abstain 3Absent 18
Greece21 MEPs
For 7Against 3Abstain 5Absent 6
Hungary21 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14
Ireland13 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Italy75 MEPs
For 49Against 4Abstain 5Absent 17
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 25Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2
Poland52 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Spain59 MEPs
For 46Against 1Abstain 3Absent 9
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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