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Gender aspects of the rising cost of living and the impact of the energy crisis

Energy65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "energy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 163056Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Gender aspects of the rising cost of living and the impact of the energy crisis”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (383 for, 99 against, 71 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

383

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

284 votes

Turnout (cast)

553

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 82Against 27Abstain 23Absent 47

S&D136 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31

Renew100 MEPs

For 67Against 9Abstain 9Absent 15

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 23Against 15Abstain 13Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 17Absent 17

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 7Absent 9

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland45
France40
Spain37
Italy32
Portugal20

Most against

Germany36
Sweden11
Hungary9

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Germany
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 23Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 36Abstain 1Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 16Abstain 4Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 4Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 4Abstain 10Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

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