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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 166736Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Many 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+7 / 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”. ECR voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (85 for, 404 against, 35 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

Against

404

Abstain

Margin of victory

319 votes

Turnout (cast)

524

Absent

181

Participation rate

74.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 10Against 119Abstain 1Absent 49

S&D136 MEPs

For 4Against 95Abstain 1Absent 36

Renew100 MEPs

For 2Against 78Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 1Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 4Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 18Against 7Abstain 23Absent 16

NI46 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 4Absent 21

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland29
Czech Republic9
Latvia3

Most against

Germany72
France52
Spain42
Italy33
Netherlands23

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 17Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 2Against 72Abstain 2Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 17

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 33Abstain 0Absent 26

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 29Against 17Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 4Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

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