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Return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by 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:

"russia" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 166728Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (496 for, 11 against, 26 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

496

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

485 votes

Turnout (cast)

533

Absent

172

Participation rate

75.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 0Absent 46

S&D136 MEPs

For 102Against 1Abstain 0Absent 33

Renew100 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 25Against 4Abstain 20Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 3Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
France52
Spain50
Italy49
Poland46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 2Abstain 17Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 6Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Individual MEP positions

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