← Votes·2023-11-09

Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "sanctions"
"russia" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 160042Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (448 for, 115 against, 31 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

448

Against

115

Abstain

Margin of victory

333 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

108

Participation rate

84.6%

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

By political group

EPP177 MEPs

For 146Against 3Abstain 3Absent 25

S&D136 MEPs

For 106Against 0Abstain 2Absent 28

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 3Against 62Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR64 MEPs

For 58Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE64 MEPs

For 26Against 15Abstain 13Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 11Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy56
Spain49
Germany47
Poland43
Romania21

Most against

France33

Divided delegations

France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 31Against 33Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 25Abstain 8Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 11Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 5Abstain 2Absent 13

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland49 MEPs

For 43Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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