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Outcome of the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty

Energy65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "energy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "treaty"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 150815Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Energy
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Outcome of the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (303 for, 209 against, 63 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

303

Against

209

Abstain

Margin of victory

94 votes

Turnout (cast)

575

Absent

129

Participation rate

81.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 17Against 111Abstain 13Absent 38

S&D136 MEPs

For 99Against 2Abstain 7Absent 28

Renew100 MEPs

For 76Against 5Abstain 6Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE65 MEPs

For 1Against 53Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR64 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 32Absent 12

NI45 MEPs

For 17Against 14Abstain 3Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France46
Germany41
Spain30
Italy22
Netherlands16

Most against

Romania14
Hungary11
Austria10
Greece8
Sweden8

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 46Against 18Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 35Abstain 5Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy75 MEPs

For 22Against 21Abstain 15Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 3Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 17Abstain 21Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 30Against 11Abstain 1Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 5Absent 1

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