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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 166729Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 “Return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (456 for, 54 against, 12 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

456

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

402 votes

Turnout (cast)

522

Absent

183

Participation rate

74.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 130Against 0Abstain 0Absent 49

S&D136 MEPs

For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 35

Renew100 MEPs

For 74Against 3Abstain 0Absent 23

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 4Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 2Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 3Absent 24

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
France69
Spain44
Italy43
Netherlands21

Most against

Poland25

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

France79 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 2Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 6Abstain 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 21Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 4Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Individual MEP positions

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