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The challenges facing the Republic of Moldova

Moldova95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "moldova"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"moldova" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 154368Source: 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: Moldova
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+6 / 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 “The challenges facing the Republic of Moldova”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (555 for, 49 against, 26 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

555

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

506 votes

Turnout (cast)

630

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 152Against 2Abstain 5Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 94Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 28Against 27Abstain 7Absent 2

ECR65 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 22Against 11Abstain 4Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 6Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Italy65
France49
Spain48
Poland46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 20Abstain 3Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 1Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 48Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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