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EU development cooperation in support of access to energy in developing countries

Energy65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "energy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 163040Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “EU development cooperation in support of access to energy in developing countries”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. EPP, PfE and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (366 for, 41 against, 220 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

366

Against

Abstain

220

Margin of victory

325 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 37Against 2Abstain 116Absent 24

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew100 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 42Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 45Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 19Against 9Abstain 11Absent 7

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
France45
Spain40
Portugal18
Netherlands17

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 8Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 14Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 24Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 12Abstain 22Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 13Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 38Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 5Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 37Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 10Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 13Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1

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