← 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 160043Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. ECR voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (97 for, 426 against, 65 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

Against

426

Abstain

Margin of victory

329 votes

Turnout (cast)

588

Absent

114

Participation rate

83.8%

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

By political group

EPP177 MEPs

For 15Against 125Abstain 9Absent 28

S&D136 MEPs

For 15Against 87Abstain 3Absent 31

Renew100 MEPs

For 5Against 79Abstain 2Absent 14

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR64 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 5Absent 4

PfE64 MEPs

For 3Against 26Abstain 24Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 15Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 7Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland35

Most against

Germany78
France57
Spain50
Italy25
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Latvia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 5Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 1Against 78Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 3Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 11Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 25Abstain 24Absent 15

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 4Absent 4

Poland49 MEPs

For 35Against 7Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 5Against 50Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 3Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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