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Role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future?

Foreign Affairs63%★

Confidence: 63%

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title/description contains "diplomacy"

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Vote ID 163294Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “Role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future?”. EPP, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. S&D and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (336 for, 82 against, 183 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

336

Against

Abstain

183

Margin of victory

254 votes

Turnout (cast)

601

Absent

104

Participation rate

85.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 148Against 6Abstain 1Absent 24

S&D136 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 100Absent 25

Renew100 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 58Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 54Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 25Against 20Abstain 4Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 4Absent 4

NI46 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 10Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland41
Italy40
Germany37
France29
Spain27

Most against

Ireland8

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Greece
Malta
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 11Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 6Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 29Against 20Abstain 20Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 14Abstain 33Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 5Abstain 19Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 8Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 7Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 10Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 7Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 27Against 7Abstain 22Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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